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contents
1. Important Notes about this Manual.............4
1.1 Text Symbols, Pictograms and their
Meanings..........................................................4
2. Intended Purpose of the Microscope ..........6
3. Safety Notes.....................................................8
3.1 General Safety Notes .....................................8
3.2 Electrical Safety ..............................................9
3.3 Transport and Storage..................................10
3.4 Notes on Handling Light Sources...............11
3.5 Notes on Handling Immersion Oil...............11
3.6 Notes on Handling Acids and Bases .........11
3.7 Disposal .........................................................11
4. Overview of the Instrument.........................12
5. Unpacking the Microscope ........................16
6. Assembling the Microscope.......................18
6.1 Stage ...............................................................18
6.2 Tube and Eyepieces......................................19
6.3 Objectives.......................................................19
6.4 Illumination.....................................................20
6.4.1 LED Lamp Housing LH113.............................20
6.5 Equipping the Incident Light Turret Disk ...21
6.6 Analyzer..........................................................22
6.7 Optional Accessories ...................................23
7. Startup.............................................................25
7.1 Switching On..................................................25
7.2 Köhler Illumination........................................25
7.2.1 Incident Light .................................................25
8. Operation........................................................26
8.1 Switching On..................................................26
8.2 Focusing..........................................................26
8.3 Tubes ...............................................................27
8.4 Eyepieces .......................................................28
8.5 Objectives.......................................................29
8.6 Light Sources.................................................30
8.7 Aperture Diaphragm.....................................31
9. Contrast Methods..........................................32
9.1 Incident Light .................................................32
9.1.1 Bright Field (RL) .............................................32
9.1.2 Oblique Illumination (RL)..............................32
9.1.3 Polarization (RL).............................................33
9.1.4 Interference Contrast ICR............................33
9.1.5 Dark Field (RL)................................................34
9.1.6 Fluorescence .................................................34
10. Measurements with the Microscope........35
10.1 Linear Measurements ..................................35
10.2 Thickness Measurements ...........................36
11. Trouble Shooting...........................................37
12. Care of the Microscope ..............................40
12.1 Dust Cover......................................................40
12.2 Cleaning..........................................................40
12.3 Handling Acids and Bases...........................41
12.4 Changing Fuses .............................................41
13. Essential wear and spare parts .................42
14. Index ...............................................................43
15. EU Declaration of Conformity.....................44
