Ken A Vision X2000 User manual

9.Rotate thelensturret(item#10)toselecttherightlensforidealviewing.
10.Thegreaterthe magnification thedarkerthe roomshouldbe.
HORIZONTALPROJECTION
1.Holding theneckofthemicroprojectorwithyourlefthand,placeyour
righthand around thebackofthedustproofrevolving disk(item#14 avail-
ableon X-1000-1only)and pulltheprojecting mechanismup intothehori-
zontalposition
2.Whenusing liquidsand projecting horizontally, the instrumentheadmust
beplacedinaverticalposition.Bring thespecimenintofocuswhileinthe
verticalposition,thenmovethemirror(item#15)intothelightpathand
adjustsothe image appearsonthe screen.Selectthe lensdesiredandrefocus.
LIGHTPOLARIZATION
1.Rotatethepolarizing lens/analyzer(item#6-white)until thelensis
beneaththelightbeam.
2.Rotate the dustproofrevolving disk(item#14)untiltheRED“P”onthe
edge ofthediskisdirectlybelowtheREDline.
3.Place aslidecontainingpolarizing materialon the stage.
4.Bringintofocusand change colorsby turning thepolarizing lens/analyz-
er. (item#5)
USEASAMICROSCOPE
(X-1000-1only)
1.Rotatetheauxiliarylensdisk(item#14)untiltheRED“E”ontheedge
ofthe diskisdirectlybelowthe REDline.
2.Rotatethelightdiffusing lens(item#5-darkerlens)untilitisunderthe
lightbeam.
3.Place theunit inthe horizontalposition.
4.Viewthespecimenthrough the 10Xeyepiecetube (item#16).
5.Bringintofocususing the 16mmlens;thenselectthe lensdesired.
MODELTRIG
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Instructionscovering theuse ofKen-A-Vision MicroprojectorModelX1000-
1applyexceptforthefollowing:
1.Under“VerticalProjection”instructionsdisregard#4.ModelTrighasonly
oneobjectivelens.
2.Under“VerticalProjection”instructionsdisregard#7entirely.Turning
theknob betweenthetwomounting rodsadjuststhefocus.
3.Under“VerticalProjection”disregard#9 initsentirety.
4.Instructionsforthelightpolarization and useasamicroscope arethe same asfor
ModelX1000-1
MODELTECHA-11
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
VERTICALPROJECTION
1.Turn theswitchtothe“ON”position.
2.Placeawhitesheetofpaperbetweenthelegsof thebase.
3.
Rotatelenses(item#5 and#6),polarizing lens(item#14) 5XWideFieldauxiliary
lens(item#15), andthemirror (item#16) sothelightbeamwill notbeobstructed.
4.
Rotatetherevolving lensturret(item#10) containingthethreelenses,untilthe
16mm lens(item#11)ispositionedsothelightbeampenetratesit.
5.Placeaspecimenslideonthestage(item#8),and centeritunderthelight.
6.
Turn thefocusing knob(item#9) andlowerthestage(item#8) tothelowestposi
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tion;thenreversethedirection until thespecimenisbroughtintofocus.
7.
Tousethe5XWideFieldAuxiliarylens(item#15),moveitdirectlyunderthe
lightbeam.Itcanbeusedwithanyof theselenses.
8.Rotatethelensturret(item#10) toselecttheproperlensfor idealviewing.
9.Thegreaterthemagnification thedarkertheroomshouldbe.
HORIZONTALPROJECTION
1.
Followtheaboveinstructions;thenholdingtheneckofthemicroprojector with
yourlefthand,placeyour righthand around thebackof thefocusingknob(item#9),
and pulltheprojectingmechanismup intothehorizontal position.
2.
Whenusing liquidsand projectinghorizontally,theinstrumentheadmustbe
placedinaverticalposition.Bring thespecimenintofocuswhileintheverticalposi
-
tion,thenmovethemirror(item#16) intothelightpathand adjustsotheimage
appearsonthescreen.Selectthelensdesiredand refocus.
LIGHTPOLARIZATION
1.
Rotatethepolarizing lens/analyzer(item#5 -darkerlens)untilthelensis
beneaththelightbeam.
2.RotatetheRevolving LensTurret(item#10) until theRED
“P”ontheedgeof
thediskisdirectlybelowtheREDline.
3.Placeaslidecontaining polarizing materialon thestage(item#8).
4.
Bring intofocusand changecolorsbyturningthepolarizing lens(item#14)
1. LampHousing Cap
2. LampHousing Cap
Screw
3. HorizontalPositioning
Tension Bolt
6. LightDiffusing Lens
7. Stage Clips
9. FocusingKnob
13.6.5mmLens
4. LampHousing
5.Polarizing
Lens/Analyzer
15.(5x)Widefield
AuxiliaryLens
8. Stage
11.16mmLens
12.10mmLens
10. Revolving Lens
Turret
16.Mirror

USEASAMICROSCOPE
(Requiresoptional10xeyepiece tube)
1.Rotatethelightdiffusing lens(item#6) untilit isunderthelightbeam.
2.Placetheunitinthehorizontalposition.
3.Viewthespecimenthrough the10xeyepiecetube.(optionalaccessoryforthis
model)
4.Bring intofocususing thefocusing knob (item#9)
MODELTYRO
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Instructionscovering theuseof theKen-A-Vision MicroprojectorModel TechA-11
applyexceptfor thefollowing:
1.Under”VerticalProjection”discard #4.
2.Under”VerticalProjection”discard #8.
LIGHTPOLARIZATION
1.Rotatethepolarizing lens/analyzer(item#5-darkerlensand #14) untilthelens
esarebeneaththelightbeam.
2.Placeaslidecontaining polarizingmaterialon thestageitem(item#8).(Option to
prepareaslide,crumpleasmall amountofcellophanefromacigarettewrapper,stick
ittoastripof scotchtapeapproximately2incheslong;thenplaceiton aslide).
3.Bring intofocusand changecolorsbyturningthepolarizing lens/analyzer.
USEASAMICROSCOPE
(requiresoptional10xeyepiecetube)
1.Rotatethelightdiffusing lens(item#6-white)untilit isunderthelightbeam.
2.Placetheunitinthehorizontalposition.
3.Viewthespecimenthrough the10Xeyepiecetube.(Purchaseasanaccessory.)
4.Bring intofocususing thefocusing knob (item#9).
LAMPREPLACEMENT-ALLMICROPROJECTORS
1.Whenalampburnsout,theswitchMUSTbeplacedinthe“off”
positionand theunit UNPLUGGED.
2.DO NOTreplaceuntillamphascooled.
3.Removethelamphousingcapscrews(item#2), liftoffthelamphousing cap
(item#1), and replacethedefectivelamp.UseKAVGEEKL150Wlamp.Useas
softclothwhenreplacingthelamp-DoNottouchwithyour barehands
KEEPCOVEREDWHENNOTINUSE-DUSTISITSENEMY
ACCESSORIES
(availablefromthe factory)
KAVOL0656.5mmLens(43x) KAVOL010 10mm Lens(20x)
KAVOL01616mm Lens(10x) KAVOL03030mm Lens(4x)
KAVEP001 10xEyepieceTube T5045 MechanicalStage
KAVGEEKLLamp(QuartzIodine150watt KAVEXPMClassroomExperimentalManual
KAVSCOACT-LaboratoryActivityBook T5090-Vinyl DustCover(large)
MICROPROJECTOROPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Themicroprojectorwillprojecteitherhorizontallyorvertically.When
usedwithalargegroup orentireclass,projectfromthehorizontal
position.Forsmall groupsoranindividual,projectectvertically.Use
wheneverpossible,aseveryoneseesthesameimage,making it ideal
forstudy,discussions,and lectures.
VERTICALPROJECTION
1. Turntheswitchtothe“ON”position.
2.Placeawhitesheetofpaperbetweenthelegs ofthebase.
3.Rotatelenses(item#5 and #6)and mirror(item#15), sothelight
beamwill notbeobstructed.
4.Rotaterevolving lens turrent(item#10)
containing thethree lenses,
(item#11)ispositionedoveruntil the16mm lenssothelightbeam
penetratesit.
5.RotatetheDustProofRevolving disk(item#14)until theRED
“C”
on thesideofthediskisdirectlyundertheREDlineon yourupper
disk.
6.Placeaspecimenslidebetweentheprongs ofthemechanicalstage
(item#7)orunderthestageclips,and centerit underthelight.
7.Using thefocusing knob (item#9), ateitherside,lowerthestage
(item#8)tothelowestposition and thenreversethedirection until
thespecimenisbroughtintofocus.
8. Tousethe5x WideFieldauxiliarylens, rotatetherevolving dust
proofrevolving disk(item#14)until theRED“A”is undertheRED
lineon theupperdisk.
4.LampHousing
6.Polarizing Lens
Analyzer
8.Stage
11.16mmLens
12. 10mmLens
136.5mm Lens
10. Revolving Lens
Turret
14. DustProof Revolving
Disk
15. Mirror
1.LampHousingCap
2.LampHousingCap
Screw
3.Horizontal
PositioningTensionBolt
5.LightDiffusingLens
7.StageCliporOptional
MechanicalStage
9.FocusingKnob
16.10xEyepieceTube
ModelX1000-1

TOMAKEYOUR OWNMICROSCOPICSLIDES
You mayeasilypreservechoicespecimens formany yearsby making
yourownmicroscopeslides. Theonlymaterialsrequiredareblank
microscopeslides, coverglasses,unflavoredgelatinfromany grocery
store, and clearcement.
1.Inpreparing anordinaryspecimenfirstthoroughlycleantheslide
acoverglass tobeused.
2.Prepareasmallquantityofgelatinaccording tothedirections.
Useaslittlegelatinon theslideas possible, justenough tocoverthe
specimentwithoutleaving anairbubblewhenthecoverglassislaid
on top.
3.Settheslideasidesothatit may“gel”undistrubed.
4.Whenthegelatinhassolidifiedcarefullytrim theedgesofthe
coverglass,removing any gelatinthatmayhaveescapedfrom
beneaththecoverglass.
5.Finally,run athincoatofclearcementaround theedgesofthe
coverglass,whichinsures anairtightseal.
Careshouldbetakentomaketheslideas thinaspossiblewithout
crushing thespecimen.Sometimes, however,you maywishtomount
aspecimenwhichisratherthick.Inthis caseyou shouldplacepillars
undertheedgesofthecoverglasswhichraises it tothedesiredthick-
ness. Many timesyou willfind thattiny pieces ofabrokencover
glassprovideadequatethickness.
WARRANTY
Ken-A-Vision Microprojectorsarecoveredby alifetimewarranty
againstdefectivematerialorworkmanship.Ifdefective,forwardto
us,prepaid,and it will berepairedorreplacedfreeofchargeforthe
lifeoftheinstrument. Thewarrantydoesnotcovernormalwear,
breakage,orabuse.
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INS-MP.V2
MICROPROJECTOR
INSTRUCTIONMANUAL

INTRODUCTION
Thank you forthepurchaseofyourKen-A-Vision Microprojector. It
isimportantyou readtheinformation containedinthismanualto
acquaintyourselfwiththeoperation,uses,and benefitsofyourKen-
A-Vision Microprojector.
WithMicroprojectorsfromKen-A-Vision,any slidethatisusedon a
microscopecanbeshowntoyourentireclassroomatthesametime.
Thisinstrumentiseffectivelyusedfromelementarytocollegelevel
courses.Idealinteaching visuallyimpairedand physciallychallenged
individualsorgroups.
FEATURES
* Apowerful150 watt quartziodinelampwithdoublecondensing
system(lightintensifying system)providesacrisp,clearprojected
imagefromedgetoedge.
*Thecooling systemfannotonlyhelpspreserveliving specimens,
butalsoextends thelifeofthelamp.
*Withtheobjectivelenson thereversesideoftheslide,you never
havetoworryaboutthelenstouching yourmedium
*Thedepthoffieldoftheobjectivelens enablesviewing objects
through apetriedish.
*Projection canbeeitherverticallyontothetableorhorizontally
ontoascreenorwall.
STANDARD FEATURES
*PatentedCooling System *150 Watt QuartzIodineLamp
*DoubleCondensing System *Amalloy Aluminum
*HeatFiltered(ProtectsSpecimens)*ULRegistered
*DustCover *70-80 cminheight
USINGACALIBRATEDMECHANICALSTAGE
IfyourMicroprojectorisequippedwiththecalibratedmechanical
stagethis information will bevaluabletoyou.Besidesbeing an
excellentmeansofmoving specimensacross and verticalwiththe
fieldofthemicroprojector,thecalibratedscalecanmeasurethe
lengthand widthofobjectsaccuratelyforyou.Withthisas aguide
you mayalsodeterminewithreasonableaccuracythethicknessof
objects using thepreviousmeasurementsas guidesinits relativepro
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portions.
Letusassumethatyou wishtomeasurethedimensionsofasaltcrys
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tal.Followthesesteps:
1.Focus yourMicroprojectorsharplyon thedesiredsaltcrystal.
2.Drawalineatthe left sideofthecrystalon thepaperbetweenthe
microprojectorfeet.
3.Readthelongitudinalmicrometer(theoneparalleltotheslide).
Readit firsttothenearest wholenumber oppositethe0mark.
4.Readthetenthsup this scaleuntil thelinesmatchup.Writethis
downafterthewholenumber.
5.Turntheknob on themechanicalstageuntil the right sideofthe
crystalisatthelineyou drewon thepaper.
6.Rereadthemicrometerasabove,and writethenumberdown. The
differencebetweenthesetwonumbersisthewidthofthecrystalin
millimeters and tenthsofmillimeters (NOTE:oneinchequalsabout
25mm).
7.Followthesameprocedureinfinding thewidthofthecrystal,this
timedrawing thelineatthetop ofthecrystaland using thevertical
micrometer(theoneatrightanglestotheslide).
8.Bycarefulfocusing through thecrystaldetermineitsthickness rel
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ativetoitsotherdimensions.