Attach The Condenser; Mount The Objectives; Mount The Observation Tube; Mount The Eyepieces - Olympus BX40 Instructions Manual

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BX40
a Attach the Condenser (Fig. 7)
1 . Turn the coarse adjustment knob (©) to raise the stage to its upper
limit
2. Turn the condenser height adjustment knob @ to lower the condenser
holder to its lower limit
3. Fully loosen the condenser clamping screw @.
4. Holding the condenser with the scale markings in front, carefully position
the condenser and insert it into the condenser sleeve as far as it will
go.
5. Tighten the condenser clamping screw, then raise the condenser io
its upper limit, with the condenser height adjustment knob.
* When mounting the U-SC swing-out Achromat condenser, align
the positioning pin at the back of the condenser with the slot
in the condenser sleeve.
%* When using the U-SC swing-out Achromat condenser or the U-
UCD universal condenser, swing the front lens out of the way
before inserting the condenser.
Mount the objectives on the revolving nosepiece so that the magnification
increases from low to higher in a clockwise direction
a Mount the Observation Tube (Fig. 9)
1. Use the provided Allen (hex) driver to fully loosen the observation
tube clamping screw ©.
2. Insert the circular dovetail mount at the bottom of the observation
tube into the opening on the microscope frame, setting the observation
tube into place so that the binocular eyepieces are at the front. Clamp
the observation tube by tightening screw.
A Ifthe direction of stage movement does not match the direction
of image movement when making observations, loosen the
observation tube clamping screw slightly and adjust by turning
the tube while observing the image.
a Mount the Eyepieces (Fig. 10)
1 . Remove the eyepiece cap ©.
2. Insert the eyepieces @ into the eyepiece sleeves as far as they will
go. (Fig. 8)
* Eyepiece with helicoid can not be used with U-TBI tilting tube.
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