Nikon DS-L4 Instructions Manual page 48

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Capture images.
(1) Press the [REAR] button on the DS-L4 screen to direct the
optical path of the quadrocular tilting tube to the rear port
(motorized DSC zooming port), to which the digital camera is
connected.
Interlocking operations with the switching of the
optical path
The DIA field diaphragm diameter can be configured to be
automatically adjusted when the optical path is switched.
For details, refer to Chapter 6, "5.1.6 Configuring the
Interlocked Operation with Switching of Optical Path".
(2) Press the [MIC EASY] button on the [MAIN] menu to switch
to the [MIC EASY] screen, which allows the microscope to
be operated while viewing images captured by the camera.
(3) Press the [ZOOM] button to open the sub screen, and move
the slider to adjust the zoom magnification of the motorized
DSC zooming port.
Interlocking operations with the switching of the
motorized DSC zooming port's zoom
magnification
The following operations can be configured to be
automatically performed when the zoom magnification is
changed.
 DIA field diaphragm adjustment on the Ni-E microscope
main body
 ND filter transmittance adjustment on the motorized ND
filter wheel
For details, refer to Chapter 6, "5.1.5 Configuring the
Interlocked Operation with Switching of Zoom Magnification".
(4) Press the [CAPTURE] button to capture an image.
Configure the camera settings as necessary before starting
capturing.
Capture operation available on DS-L4
DS-L4 offers two capturing operations, each with differing
operation methods.
 Capture operation of digital camera directly controlled by
this DS-L4 (operation in this procedure)
 Output of capture trigger signal from microscope
For details, refer to Chapter 5, "1.17 Outputting Capture
Trigger Signals from the Microscope".
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Turn off DS-L4 by pressing its power switch.
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Turn off the power on the microscope main unit and the motorized parts.
Turn off control box A and the connected motorized devices by
pressing their power switches to the "O" position.
(Each power LED turns off.)
Chapter 4
Microscopy with DS-L4
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