Attaching The Specimen Hold Plate Cx3-Shp Or The Specimen Holder Cx3-Hldt; Attaching The Polarizer (U-Pot) - Olympus CX43 Instructions Manual

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Attaching the specimen hold plate CX3-SHP or the specimen holder CX3-HLDT

A
b
c
B
b
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Attaching the polarizer (U-POT)

b
1
a
2
TIP
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a
TIP
4
TIP
1
a
NOTE
Rotate the coarse focusing knob to fully lower the stage.
Loosen the specimen holder fixing knob a (2 pcs.) of the stage
plate and remove the standard specimen holder by pulling it toward
front side.
You can also loosen the specimen holder fixing knob a by
inserting the coin into the groove of the specimen holder fixing
knob a and rotating it in counterclockwise direction.
When using the specimen hold plate CX3-SHP
Put the metal plate c over the resin sheet (one sheet only) b by matching
respective U-shape grooves, and engage U-shape grooves to the screws a .
(Picture A shown on the left)
Be sure to peel off the protection sticker attached to both
surfaces of the resin sheet b before use.
When using the the specimen holder CX3-HLDT
Insert the U-shape groove of the specimen holder b in the specimen
holder fixing knob a . (Picture B shown on the left)
While pushing the specimen holder toward the back (arrow direction),
tighten the specimen holder fixing knob a (2 pcs.).
You can also tighten the specimen holder fixing knob a by
inserting the coin into the groove of the specimen holder fixing
knob a and rotating it in clockwise direction.
Attach the polarizer in the filter holder (window lens a ) of the base
portion of the microscope frame with the index (concave portion) b
facing up.
Be sure to attach the polarizer in the direction so that indexes (concave
portions) are placed on right and left viewing from the front of the
microscope.
If it is difficult to attach the polarizer due to the narrow
space, rotate the coarse focusing knob to raise the stage.
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