Celestron 44320 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MODEL #44320

ENGLISH

DIGITAL MICROSCOPEKIT

Computer not included

Congratulations on your Celestron microscope purchase.

Your new microscope is a precision optical instrument,

made of high quality materials to ensure durability and

long life. It is designed to give you a lifetime of pleasure

with a minimal amount of maintenance.

Before attempting to use your microscope, please read

through the instructions to familiarize yourself with the

functions and operations to maximize your enjoyment and

usage. See the microscope diagrams to locate the parts

discussed in this manual.

The microscope provides high powers from 40x to

600x. It is ideally suited for examining specimen slides

of yeasts and molds, cultures, plant and animal parts,

ﬁbers, bacteria, etc. You can also examine small and

thin objects at low powers such as coins, rocks, insects,

various materials, etc. You can also explore the exciting

microscopic world by creating your own specimen slides.

An excellent book to get you started, which describes

various projects and activities along with techniques, is

“The World of the Microscope” by Usborne.

With the included digital camera and the software,

you can observe magniﬁed images, capture video or

take snapshots.

The ﬁnal section of this manual provides simple care

and maintenance tips for you to follow to ensure that

your microscope provides you with years of quality

performance, usage, and enjoyment.

Note: This product is designed and intended for use

by those 14 years of age and older.

INTRODUCTION

Standard Accessories Included with your Microscope

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

3. TOP ILLUMINATION - LED

1.10x to 20x ZOOM EYEPIECE

2. EYEPIECE TUBE

10. BOTTOM ILLUMINATION – LED

6. 4x, 15x and 30x OBJECTIVE LENSES

5. NOSEPIECE

8. STAGE CLIP

7. STAGE

9. FOCUS KNOB

4. ARM

11. BASE

FIGURE 1

EYE DROPPER

NEEDLE PROBE

TWEEZERS

3 SPECIMEN SAMPLES

DIFFUSER

3 PREPARED SLIDES,

HOLE (CLEAR) SLIDE,

2 BLANK SLIDES

DIGITAL CAMERA

CD-ROM-SOFTWARE

SPECIFICATIONS — MODEL # 44320

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Use the following table to determine the magniﬁcation

of the different eyepiece/objective lens combination of

your microscope.

1. Take the Styrofoam container out of the carton.

the various parts in place.

the container and set them on a table, desk, or other

ﬂat surface.



6. Install the batteries for the bottom illuminator in the

A, showing

the battery compartment closed at the back of the

Bshows the batteries being

battery compartment door to locate where the positive the door to open it while holding the base ﬁrmly and

push ﬁrmly to close it after the batteries are installed.

FIGURE 3AFIGURE 3B

You are now ready to use your microscope for looking

at specimen slides or small objects through the zoom

and operating instructions will follow later in this manual.

SETTING UP YOUR MICROSCOPE 

VIEWING A SPECIMEN

Carefully place a specimen slide under the stage clips Fig.

4Ashows the stage

area with the hole in the center and Figure 4Bshows a

specimen slide centered over the hole in the stage. It will

take some experimenting to place slides or objects in the

center of the stage as the image you see is upside down

and reversed but after some usage you will have an easy

You are now ready to focus and view the specimen, but ﬁrst

you must take some precautions so you do not damage a

specimen slide or valuable object. When using the higher

powers while you are focusing, make sure that the objective

lens does not hit the slide or object being viewed.

MICROSCOPE OPERATION FIGURE 4AFIGURE 4BFIGURE 5

FOCUSING & CHANGING POWER (MAGNIFICATION)

focus on the specimen. Note that for very small objects,

you should set them on the clear slide with a recessed hold

in the center.

have the zoom eyepiece at the 10x position, all the way

that you will have to refocus whenever you rotate the

eyepiece to obtain a sharp focus.

holding the microscope above the nosepiece with one

hand and rotate the nosepiece with the other hand until it

clicks at the position. Be cautious not to let the objective

lens touch the specimen slide or object when changing

to lower the stage to a low position. Note the power

range of the objective lens you are using is shown on the

nosepiece after it clicks into position.

4. At the highest powers, your views will be greatly

magniﬁed but somewhat darker. The most enjoyable

views can be at the lower powers which have a wider

ﬁeld of view and brighter illumination.

ILLUMINATION

To get the sharpest and best views, the illumination

illuminator to turn it on/off. After some usage, you can

determine the best way of adjusting the light to provide

the most pleasant views.



Your microscope camera will work on Windows and Mac

based operating systems, but the installation process for

each is different.

WINDOWS:

· Connect your Microscope camera via the included

USB cable

completion of installation, a desktop icon

· The software should automatically recognize

your microscope camera and begin streaming a

live image

MAC:

· Instead launch one of your Mac’s imaging software

· Connect your Microscope camera via the included

USB cable

· Your imaging software of choice, should

automatically recognize your microscope camera

and begin streaming a live image

Please note: Many keyboards on Macs have a USB port.

The microscope will not work through this USB port

because it does not have enough power. You will have

to connect the USB directly to your computer tower.

USING THE DIGITAL CAMERA FOR VIEWING AND IMAGING WITH YOUR MICROSCOPE

slides which shine up through the hole in the stage

through the slide. You can see a close up of the

illuminator in Figure 6Abelow. The illuminator is turned

on by rotating it so the light goes up through the hole.

You turn off the illuminator by rotating it down so that

with this microscope since you have the much better

or decreased by rotating it with very slight movements.

As with the top illuminator, you will have to experiment

to provide the best lighting for the best views.

4. The bottom illumination may be too bright with some

specimen slides. Included with your microscope is a

light diffuser which reduces the brightness and glare

somewhat and can make the views sharper with a higher

contrast level. In Figure 6Athe diffuser is the small black

piece. The diffuser ﬁts over the bulb area by press ﬁtting

it on. Figure 6Bshows what the illuminator looks like with

the light diffuser in place. It will take experimenting to

get this right.

FIGURE 6AFIGURE 6B

After installing the software conﬁrming the microscope

camera is working with your software, you are ready to

attach the camera to the microscope. This step can be

done before the software install, if you prefer, just make

sure to follow the installation steps with the camera

disconnected.

turning it counterclockwise to unthread it from the

eyepiece tube. Take the protective cap off of the camera.

open USB port on your computer.

When viewing or imaging a specimen slide or object, you

can change the orientation of the image on the computer

generally do this counterclockwise so you don’t tighten the

camera in the eyepiece tube.

7A7B7C7DThe software allows you to observe specimen slides or

objects on your computer. When you view with the camera

installed, the magniﬁcation depends on the objective lens

computer.

Note: The software package may not have some

of the programs listed due to the version of

this software package. You can print out a short

instruction sheet from the installed software. If you

need additional information about the software, visit

http://www.mmedia.com.tw.

ATTACHING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO YOUR MICROSCOPE

VP EYE SOFTWARE

FIGURE 7AFIGURE 7BFIGURE 7CFIGURE 7D

MAGNIFICATION USING DIGITAL CAMERA — ESTIMATES



CARE, MAINTENANCE, AND WARRANTY

Your Celestron microscope and digital camera are precision optical instruments and should be treated with care at

all times. Follow these care and maintenance suggestions and your microscope will need very little maintenance

throughout its lifetime.



bottom illuminators.

and when cleaning do not rub in circles as this may cause sleeks or scratches to occur.

other authorized repair facilities.

YOUR MICROSCOPE HAS A TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY.

PLEASE VISIT CELESTRON WEBSITE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION

ON ALL CELESTRON MICROSCOPES AT WWW.CELESTRON.COM.

BELOW ARE A FEW SNAPSHOT IMAGES TAKEN BY A YOUNG TEENAGER ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT USING THE VP EYE SOFTWARE.





6

www.celestron.com

prior notiﬁcation.

This product is designed and intended for use by those 14 years

of age and older.

FCC Statement

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

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