Rotating The Stage; Adjusting The Stage Height - Olympus BX51 Instructions Manual

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Fig. 18
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Fig. 19
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Fig. 20
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Rotating the Stage

1. Slightly loosen the stage clamping screw @.
2. The stage can be rotated both clockwise and counterclockwise by the
stage clamping screw.
# A click may be heard and felt during rotation. However, this is due to
the construction of the substage and does not indicate a malfunc-
tion.
}The angle of rotation varies depending on the positions of the X- and Y-
axis knobs.
Right hand knobs
Left hand knobs
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Adjusting the Stage Height

}By lowering the position of the substage, the microscope will accommo-
date specimens with maximum height of 35 mm. This is useful when
observing metallurgical specimens and other thick objects.
1 Lower the stage to the lower limit, then remove the stage from the micro-
scope.
2 Using the Allen screwdriver, loosen the substage bracket clamping screw
@ and remove the substage.
3. Turn the coarse adjustment knob and raise the focusing block ³ to
where the stopper screw ² on the arm becomes visible.
4. Using the Allen screwdriver, loosen and remove the upper stopper screw
².
5. Reattach substage bracket and stage.
Angle of Rotation
Clockwise Counterclockwise
230° 20°
20° 230°
(Fig. 18)
(Figs. 19 & 20)