Focusing, Adjusting The Resistance Of The Focus Drive - Leica DMS1000 User Manual

Focusing, Adjusting the Resistance of the Focus Drive

Focusing
Leica DMS1000 User Manual
Focusing raises or lowers the microscope using
the focusing drive. The specimen detail is
brought into sharp focus as soon as it is in the
focal point of the objective.
The focusing drive can be operated either
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left- or right-handed.
Startup Procedure
Adjusting the resistance
Is the focusing drive too loose or too tight? Does
the equipment tend to slide downwards? The
resistance can be adjusted individually depend-
ing on the equipment weight and personal pref-
erences as follows:
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1. Grip the drive knobs with both hands and
turn them towards each other until the
desired resistance is reached during focus-
ing. On focusing columns with separate
coarse and fine adjustment, the outer drive
knobs have to be twisted in opposite direc-
tions relative to each other.
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