Welcome to a new world of adventure. Your new MicroXplore LCD microscope is capable of capturing detailed, high resolution, full-color images and movies of the microscopic world, both with your eyes and with the included CMOS chip and LCD screen. Examine details at high powers of 40x-640x with the included eyepieces, or 24x-960x with the LCD screen.
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Eyepiece collar - remove before inserting LCD head Case USB Cable Tweezers Sea salt Yeast Brine shrimp eggs 16x WF Hatchery Eyepiece container 10x WF Eyepiece Microscope 5 Blank Slides Figure 2. Included items...
such as slides will use the bottom illuminator (transmitted light) at all powers of magnification. Power On/Off Filter Wheel The 5mp features a manual six position color filter wheel (Figure 6). Choose from five colored filters (or clear). The fil- Snap ters can aid to increase contrast and detail of various speci- mens.
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es to a separate monitor. You’ll need a mini-AV to RCA Video cable (sold separately and available at most electronic stores) in order to display the live image on another device. Capturing Images Press the Mode button a few times until the microscope is in Camera mode, indicated by a small picture of a camera in the top left corner (Figure 8).
Troubleshooting Viewing If you do not get an image (or a good image) to view on your Use a dropper to place shrimp from hatchery onto a blank slide LCD screen, here are a few things to double check: or place hatchery directly under microscope with lid removed. Take images and movies of the prawns to create a record of the Make sure the AC Adapter is plugged in to an AC power lifecycle of the brine shrimp.