Table Of Contents - Nikon eclipse lv150 Instruction Manual

CONTENTS
Warning/Caution Symbols Used in This Manual .............................................. 1
Meaning of Symbols Used on the Equipment .................................................. 2
WARNING ......................................................................................................... 2
CAUTION .......................................................................................................... 4
LAYOUT DIAGRAMS ........................................................................................... 6
OPERATING POSTURE....................................................................................... 7
Names of Each Part ................................................................................... 10
1 When Configured with the Illuminator LV-UEPI ........................................................... 10
2 When Configured with the Illuminator LV-UEPI2 ......................................................... 12
3 Rear View ........................................................................................................................ 14
Microscopy ................................................................................................. 15
1 Bright-Field Microscopy ................................................................................................. 16
2 Dark-Field Microscopy ................................................................................................... 18
3 Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) Microscopy ..................................................... 20
4 Simplified Polarization Microscopy ................................................................................ 22
5 Sensitive Polarization Microscopy .................................................................................. 24
6 Epi-Fluorescence Microscopy ......................................................................................... 25
Operation of Each Part .............................................................................. 26
1 Operation of the Illumination .......................................................................................... 26
2 Filters ............................................................................................................................... 26
3 Coarse/Fine Focus Knobs ................................................................................................ 27
4 Eyepiece Tube ................................................................................................................. 29
5 Diopter Adjustment ......................................................................................................... 30
6 Interpupillary Distance Adjustment ................................................................................ 30
7 Field Diaphragm .............................................................................................................. 31
8 Aperture Diaphragm ........................................................................................................ 32
9 Illumination Selection Lever and Microcopy Selection Knob ........................................ 33
10 Stage ................................................................................................................................ 34
11 Motorized Nosepiece Operation ...................................................................................... 35
12 Polarizer Slider ................................................................................................................ 36
13 Lambda Plate Slider (for the LV-UEPI2 only) ................................................................ 37
14 Analyzer Slider ................................................................................................................ 38
15 DIC Slider ....................................................................................................................... 39
16 Filter Cubes for Fluorescence Observation (for the LV-UEPI2 only) ............................. 40
17 Excitation Light Balancer (for the LV-UEPI2 Only) ....................................................... 43
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