Operating The Stage Specimen Holder; Placing A Specimen Using The Specimen Holder; Operating The Stage - Nikon ECLIPSE Si Instructions Manual

3.3

Operating the Stage Specimen Holder

3.3.1

Placing a Specimen Using the Specimen Holder

Specimens are placed using the specimen holder installed
on the stage.
(1) Use the knob of the claw on the specimen holder
to open the claw.
(2) Place the specimen slide on the stage with the
cover glass facing up.
(3) Fix the specimen in place by returning the claw to
its original position.
Placing a specimen
Two glass slides can be mounted on the specimen
holder.
Cleaning the specimen
Clean the surface of the glass slide and the cover
glass as necessary.
3.3.2

Operating the Stage

You can set the specimen fixed to the specimen holder to
the desired position by operating the stage motion knobs to
move the stage back and forth, and right and left. Set the
specimen so that the region you want to observe is in the
optical path.
The stage is capable of the following travel strokes:
• Forward and back (top knob): 52 mm
• Left and right (bottom knob): 76 mm
Travel scale
The stage has the scales that indicate the travel of
the specimen in the horizontal and vertical
directions. You can use the main scale and vernier
scale to read the travel in units of 0.1 mm.
The end of the travel scale shows the icon of the stage
motion knob to be operated.
Chapter 3 Detailed Explanation
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Knob
Claw
Placing a specimen using the specimen holder
Operating the stage
This symbol indicates that you can
move the specimen forward and back
by turning the top movement knob of
the stage.
This symbol indicates that you can
move the specimen left and right by
turning the bottom movement knob of
the stage.
Specimen (Up to two
glass slides can be
placed.)