Nikon DS-L4 User manual

DS-L4
Microscope Camera Control Unit
< Instructions >
Microscope Operation
M668 E 16.9.Nx.1 (2/2)

Introduction
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Introduction
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usage, read this manual carefully before operating this product.
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Contents of the Manual
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Contents of the Manual
The instruction manual for the DS-L4 Microscope Camera Control Unit is provided in two volumes.
Camera Operation (Describes the operation of the camera connected to the DS-L4.)
Microscope Operation (Describes how to check the status and operate the microscope from the DS-L4 screen.)
Symbols Used in This Manual
The following symbols are used in this manual.
Indicates information you should note or comply with to prevent defects or malfunction of this product.
Indicates information you should be aware of in using this product, as well as other useful information.

Contents (Details)
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Contents (Details)
Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................i
Contents of the Manual........................................................................................................................... ii
Symbols Used in This Manual ................................................................................................................ ii
Biological Microscope
Motorized Units Operable from DS-L4 ................................................................. 1-1
1 Devices Operable From DS-L4 Connected to Ni-E.....................................................................1-1
2 Devices Operable From DS-L4 Connected to Ni-U ....................................................................1-3
3 Devices Operable From DS-L4 Connected to Ci-E.....................................................................1-3
Basics of Microscope Operation with DS-L4....................................................... 1-4
1 Powering On/Off the Devices......................................................................................................1-4
2 Screens for Ni-E..........................................................................................................................1-5
2.1 MICROSCOPE CONTROL Screen (Ni-E) ..........................................................................1-5
2.2 MIC EASY Screen (Ni-E)....................................................................................................1-6
2.3 INFO Window.....................................................................................................................1-8
2.4 Microscope Operation Buttons (Ni-E).................................................................................1-9
3 Screens for Ni-U........................................................................................................................1-14
3.1 MICROSCOPE CONTROL Screen (Ni-U)........................................................................1-14
3.2 MIC EASY Screen (Ni-U) .................................................................................................1-15
3.3 INFO Window...................................................................................................................1-16
3.4 Microscope Operation Buttons (Ni-U)...............................................................................1-17
4 Screens for Ci-E........................................................................................................................1-20
4.1 MIC EASY Screen (Ci-E)..................................................................................................1-20
4.2 INFO Window...................................................................................................................1-21
4.3 Microscope Operation Buttons (Ci-E)...............................................................................1-22
Preparation for Microscopy ................................................................................ 1-23
1 Configuring Optical Elements Information.................................................................................1-23
1.1 Configuring the Objective Information ....................................... .....1-23
1.2 Configuring the Condenser Module Information ........................ ...........................1-23
1.3 Configuring the Filter Cube Information ..................................... ................1-24
1.4 Configuring the Excitation Filter/Barrier Filter Information ......... ...........................1-24
2 Configuring the Digital Camera Connection........................................... ....1-25
3 Saving the Settings ................................................................................ ....1-25
Microscopy with DS-L4 ....................................................................................... 1-26

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Individual Operations .......................................................................................... 1-37
1 Operating Motorized Devices....................................................................................................1-37
1.1 Switching the Objective (Motorized Nosepiece) .......................... .....1-37
1.2 Switching the Optical Path
(Motorized Quadrocular Tilting Tube) .......................................... ...........................1-40
1.3 Adjusting the Zoom Magnification
(Motorized DSC Zooming Port) ................................................... ...........................1-41
1.4 Switching the Filter Cube
(Motorized Epi-fluorescence Cube Turret)................................... ................1-42
1.5 Opening/Closing the Motorized Epi-fluorescence Cube Turret's
Built-in Shutter ........................................................................... ................1-44
1.6 Opening/Closing All Shutters for Epi-illumination ........................ ................1-46
1.7 Switching the Excitation Filter
(Motorized Excitation Filter Wheel).............................................. ...........................1-47
1.8 Switching the Barrier Filter
(Motorized Barrier Filter Wheel) .................................................. ...........................1-49
1.9 Switching the Condenser Module
(Motorized Universal Condenser)................................................ ...........................1-51
1.10 Adjusting the DIA Aperture Diaphragm
(Motorized Universal Condenser)................................................ ...........................1-53
1.11 Swinging Out the Condenser Top Lens
(Motorized Swing-out Condenser)..................................................................... .....1-54
1.12 Operating the Motorized HG Precentered Fiber Illuminator
(Intensilight)................................................................................. ................1-55
1.13 Adjusting the ND Filter for Dia-illumination
(Motorized ND Filter Wheel) ........................................................ ...........................1-57
1.14 Adjusting the Dia-illumination Lamp/LED .................................... .....1-58
1.15 Adjusting the DIA Field Diaphragm.............................................. ...........................1-60
1.16 Opening/Closing the EPI/DIA/AUX Motorized Shutter................. ................1-61
1.17 Outputting Capture Trigger Signals from the Microscope............ ................1-62
1.18 Operating the Elevating Section and the Motorized XY Stage..... ...........................1-64
2 Using the MODE Function ..................................................................... ...............1-67
2.1 Registering/Changing Target Motorized Devices..............................................................1-67
2.2 Saving/Updating a Mode (State of Motorized Devices) ....................................................1-70
2.3 Loading a Mode................................................................................................................1-71
2.4 Deleting a Mode ...............................................................................................................1-72
3 Entering the Sleep State (Noise Reduction)........................................... .........................1-73
4 Operating the Motorized XY Stage with the Position Specified
on the Monitor ........................................................................................ .........................1-74
4.1 Enabling the XY Movement with the Position Specified on the Monitor............................1-74
4.2 Operating the Motorized XY Stage ...................................................................................1-75
Settings................................................................................................................. 1-76
1 Bulk Saving of Settings ([MAIN] Screen) ............................................... ....1-77
2 Configuring Optical Elements Information ([COMPONENTS] Screen) .....................................1-78
2.1 Configuring the Objective Information ......................................... .....1-78

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2.2 Configuring the Condenser Module Information .......................... ...........................1-83
2.3 Configuring the Filter Cube Information....................................... ................1-86
2.4 Configuring the Excitation Filter/Barrier Filter Information ........... ...........................1-89
3 Setting the Connections of Motorized Units ([CONNECTION] Screen) ....................................1-92
3.1 Configuring the Connection of Digital Camera ............................ .....1-92
3.2 Configuring the Connection of Motorized Shutter........................ ................1-95
4 Configuring the Functions of Buttons ([BUTTON FUNCTION] Screen)....................................1-96
4.1 Configuring the Screen Buttons for DS-L4 .................................. ................1-96
4.2 Configuring Buttons on the Microscope....................................... ...1-102
4.3 Configuring the Function of the Ergo Controller Buttons ............. .........................1-109
4.4 Enabling/Disabling the Buttons on the Ci-E Remote Control Pad ...................... .. 1-115
5 Configuring the Movement of Motorized Devices ([MOVEMENT] Screen).............................1-116
5.1 Configuring Interlocked Operation............................................... ......................... 1-116
5.2 Setting the Retracting Amount of the Elevating Section .............. .........................1-128
5.3 Disabling the Rotation of the Motorized Nosepiece Depending
on the Position of the Elevating Section ...................................... .........................1-129
5.4 Disabling the Reverse Rotation of the Nosepiece ....................... ...1-130
5.5 Configuring the Toggle Function
(Alternating between Two Objectives) ....................................... ...1-132
5.6 Configuring Top Lens Swing-out of the Motorized Swing-out Condenser........... ..1-135
6 Configuring Other Functions ([UTILITY] Screen, [MAINTENANCE] Screen) .........................1-136
6.1 Setting the Display of the Ni-E Front Display Panel .................... .........................1-136
6.2 Enabling/Disabling the Operation of the Elevating Section ......... .........................1-137
6.3 Turning ON/OFF the Buzzer........................................................ .........................1-138
6.4 Setting the Software Limits.......................................................... .........................1-139
6.5 Setting the Driving Speed of the Epi-Fluorescence Cube Turret . ..............1-142
6.6 Restoring the Factory Default Settings........................................ ...1-143
6.7 Displaying the Program Version .................................................. ...1-144
Troubleshooting................................................................................................. 1-145
1 Display ....................................................................................................................................1-145
2 Operation ................................................................................................................................1-146
3 Saving Settings .......................................................................................................................1-148

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Industrial Microscope
Devices Whose Status Is Viewable on DS-L4...................................................... 2-1
1 Devices Whose Status Is Viewable on the DS-L4 Connected to ECLIPSE
L200N/L200ND/L300N/L300ND..................................................................................................2-1
2 Devices Whose Status Is Viewable on the DS-L4 Connected to ECLIPSE MA200....................2-2
3 Devices Whose Status Is Viewable on the DS-L4 Connected to ECLIPSE LV100DA-U ............2-2
4 Devices that can be Controlled and Monitored from DS-L4 Connected to ECLIPSE
LV150A/LV150NA/LV-NCNT2 Nosepiece Controller 2/
LV-NCNT-N Motorized Nosepiece Controller ..............................................................................2-3
5 Devices Whose Status Is Viewable on the DS-L4 Connected to
LV-INAD Adapter for Intelligent Nosepiece .................................................................................2-3
6 Devices Whose Status Is Viewable on the DS-L4 Connected to
SMZ18/SMZ25 Stereo Microscope .............................................................................................2-4
7 Devices Whose Status Is Viewable on the DS-L4 Connected to
SMZ1270i Stereo Microscope .....................................................................................................2-4
Viewing the Status of Microscope on DS-L4 ....................................................... 2-5
1 Powering On/Off the Devices......................................................................................................2-5
2 Information Screen for ECLIPSE L200N/L200ND/L300N/L300ND.............................................2-6
3 Information Screen for ECLIPSE MA200 ....................................................................................2-7
4 Information Screen for ECLIPSE LV100DA-U ............................................................................2-8
5 Information Screen for ECLIPSE LV150A/LV150NA/LV-NCNT2 Nosepiece Controller 2/
LV-NCNT-N Motorized Nosepiece Controller ..............................................................................2-9
6 Information Screen for LV-INAD Adapter for Intelligent Nosepiece...........................................2-10
7 Information Screen for SMZ18/SMZ25 Stereo Microscope.......................................................2-11
8 Information Screen for SMZ1270i Stereo Microscope ..............................................................2-12
Settings................................................................................................................. 2-13
1 Bulk Saving of Settings ([MAIN] Screen) ..................................................................................2-13
2 Configuring Optical Elements Information ([COMPONENTS] Screen) .....................................2-14
2.1 Configuring the Objective Information ..............................................................................2-14
2.2 Configuring the Filter Cube Information
(Only for AZ100M, LV100DA-U, SMZ18, and SMZ25) .....................................................2-19
2.3 Configuring the Eyepiece Information (Only for SMZ18 and SMZ25)...............................2-22
3 Configuring Accessory Device Connection ([CONNECTION] Screen) (Only for SMZ1270i)....2-23
Troubleshooting................................................................................................... 2-24
1 Display ......................................................................................................................................2-24
2 Operation ..................................................................................................................................2-25
3 Setting .......................................................................................................................................2-25

Part 1
Biological Microscope

Troubleshooting
Settings
Individual
Operations
Microscopy
with DS-L4
Preparation for
Microscopy
Basics of Microscope
Operation with DS-L4
Motorized Units
Operable from DS-L4
Composition of Part 1
Part 1 describes how to operate the microscope or change the microscope’s settings from a DS-L4 Microscope Camera
Control Unit connected to a biological microscope Ni-E, Ni-U, or Ci-E.
Introduction
Contents of the Manual
Symbols Used in This Manual
Chapter 1 Motorized Units Operable from
DS-L4
Chapter 2 Basics of Microscope
Operation with DS-L4
Chapter 3 Preparation for Microscopy
Chapter 4 Microscopy with DS-L4
Chapter 5 Individual Operations
Chapter 6 Settings
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

Chapter 1 Motorized Units Operable from DS-L4
1-1
Motorized Units
Operable from DS-L4
WARNING
Before using this product, thoroughly read the “Safety Precautions” at the beginning of the “Camera Operation”
separately provided and be sure to follow the warnings and precautions indicated therein.
In addition, thoroughly read the instruction manuals for the products used with this system (such as microscope main
body or motorized accessory devices) and be sure to follow the warnings and precautions indicated therein.
Procedure for Connecting Each Device
For details on the procedure for connecting the microscope main body, DS-L4, and motorized accessories, refer to
the instruction manual of your microscope and also the “Camera Operation” instruction manual of DS-L4.
By connecting the DS-L4 Microscope Camera Control Unit to a Ni/Ci series microscope, you can use the touch panel on
the DS-L4 to control and monitor the microscope and accompanying motorized devices attached to the microscope.
DS-L4 also allows you to use useful features such as the MODE function, as well as to modify various microscope
settings.
This chapter provides information on ECLIPSE Ni/Ci series microscopes and accessories that can be controlled using
DS-L4.
1 Devices Operable From DS-L4 Connected to Ni-E
When the DS-L4 is connected to Ni-E, it can be used to perform the following operations.
The required settings will differ depending on the motorized accessory used. Refer to the following table to perform the
required configuration.
Device Operation Available on DS-L4 Required Configuration
ECLIPSE Ni-E Main Body ON/OFF and brightness control of
dia-illumination
Adjustment of DIA field diaphragm
Retraction and restoration*2 of
elevating section*1
None
Parfocal correction Focal position
(See Chapter 6, “5.1.4 Configuring
the Parfocal Correction Function
(Auto Link Focus)”)
Output of capture trigger signal
from DSC connector
Information on camera connected
to DSC connector (See Chapter 6,
“3.1 Configuring the Connection of
Digital Camera”)
NI-TT-E Motorized Quadrocular Tilting Tube Switching of optical path None
NI-RPZ-E Motorized DSC Zooming Port for
Quadrocular Tube
Adjustment of zoom magnification None
NI-N7-E Motorized Septuple Nosepiece Switching of objective Information on attached objectives
(See Chapter 6, “2.1 Configuring
the Objective Information”)
NI-ND6-E Motorized DIC Sextuple
Nosepiece
NI-N7-I Intelligent Septuple Nosepiece Address detection for nosepiece
in optical path
NI-ND6-I Intelligent DIC Sextuple Nosepiece
Motorized Units Operable from DS-L4
Chapter
1

Chapter 1 Motorized Units Operable from DS-L4
1-2
Motorized Units
Operable from DS-L4
Device Operation Available on DS-L4 Required Configuration
NI-FLT6-E Motorized Epi-fluorescence Cube
Turret*3
Switching of filter cube (including
the analyzer cube),
opening/closing the built-in
shutter
Information about the attached filter
cube (see Chapter 6, “2.3
Configuring the Filter Cube
Information”)
NI-FLT6-I Intelligent Epi-fluorescence Cube
Turret*3
Address detection for turret in
optical path
NI-EXW-E Motorized Excitation Filter Wheel Switching of excitation filter Information of attached filters (See
Chapter 6, “2.4 Configuring the
Excitation Filter/Barrier Filter
Information”)
NI-BAW-E Motorized Barrier Filter Wheel Switching of barrier filter
C-HGFIE HG Precentered Fiber Illuminator
(motorized)
Switching built-in ND,
opening/closing the built-in
shutter
None
NI-ND-E Motorized ND Filter Adjustment of ND filter
transmittance
None
NI-SH-E Motorized Shutter*4 Opening/closing EPI/DIA/AUX
motorized shutter
None*5
NI-CUD-E Motorized Universal Condenser
Dry
Switching of module
Adjustment of DIA aperture
diaphragm
Information of attached condenser
modules (See Chapter 6, “2.2
Configuring the Condenser Module
Information”)
NI-S-E Motorized XY Stage Stage movement control by
swiping
Enable the function (See Chapter
5, “5.1 Enabling the XY Movement
with the Position Specified on the
Monitor”)
Movement to specimen
replacement position
None
*1: With the focusing stage system, the stage is elevated, and with the focusing nosepiece system, the objective is
elevated.
*2: DS-L4 cannot be used to move the elevating section to an arbitrary position.
*3: Motorized/intelligent epi-fluorescence cube turrets may be used in a single layer, or in two overlapping layers.
*4: Up to two motorized shutters can be operated.
*5: Refer to Chapter 6, “3.2 Configuring the Connection of Motorized Shutter” when changing the usage of the motorized
shutter to AUX (other than EPI/DIA).

Chapter 1 Motorized Units Operable from DS-L4
1-3
Motorized Units
Operable from DS-L4
2 Devices Operable From DS-L4 Connected to Ni-U
Device Operation Available on DS-L4 Required Configuration
ECLIPSE Ni-U Main Body ON/OFF and brightness control of
dia-illumination
None
Output of capture trigger signal
from DSC connector
Information on camera connected
to DSC connector (See Chapter 6,
“3.1 Configuring the Connection of
Digital Camera”)
NI-N7-E Motorized Septuple Nosepiece Switching of objective Information on attached objectives
(See Chapter 6, “2.1 Configuring
the Objective Information”)
NI-ND6-E Motorized DIC Sextuple
nosepiece
NI-N7-I Intelligent Septuple Nosepiece Address detection for nosepiece
in optical path
NI-ND6-I Intelligent DIC Sextuple Nosepiece
NI-FLT6-E Motorized Epi-fluorescence Cube
Turret*1
Switching of filter cube,
opening/closing the built-in
shutter
Information about the attached
filter cube (see Chapter 6, “2.3
Configuring the Filter Cube
Information”)
NI-FLT6-I Intelligent Epi-fluorescence Cube
turret*1
Address detection for turret in
optical path
C-HGFIE HG Precentered Fiber Illuminator
(motorized)
Switching built-in ND,
opening/closing the built-in
shutter
None
NI-SH-E Motorized Shutter*2 Opening/closing EPI/DIA/AUX
motorized shutter
None*3
*1: Motorized (or intelligent) epi-fluorescence cube turret cannot be used in two layers. When using in two layers with the
manual epi-fluorescence cube turret, place the motorized (or intelligent) epi-fluorescence cube turret at the bottom.
*2: Up to two motorized shutters can be operated.
*3: Refer to Chapter 6, “3.2 Configuring the Connection of Motorized Shutter” when changing the usage of the motorized
shutter to AUX (other than EPI/DIA).
3 Devices Operable From DS-L4 Connected to Ci-E
Device Operation Available on DS-L4 Required Configuration
ECLIPSE Ci-E Main Body ON/OFF and brightness control of
dia-illumination
Switching of objective
Information on attached objectives
(See Chapter 6, “2.1 Configuring
the Objective Information”)
Output of capture trigger signal
from DSC connector
Information on camera connected
to DSC connector (See Chapter 6,
“3.1 Configuring the Connection of
Digital Camera”)
CI-C-E Motorized Swing-out Condenser Swing-out of condenser top lens Address of nosepiece requiring
swing-out (See Chapter 6, “5.6
Configuring Top Lens Swing-out of
the Motorized Swing-out
Condenser”)

Chapter 2 Basics of Microscope Operation with DS-L4
1-4
Basics of Microscope
O
p
eration with DS-L4
This chapter describes the startup and shutdown procedures for the DS-L4, as well as the composition of the screens
used for microscope operation.
1 Powering On/Off the Devices
Powering ON the devices and displaying the MICROSCOPE CONTROL screen
1
Turn on the power on the microscope main unit and the motorized parts.
The motorized devices are initialized. For details on turning on the power, refer to the instruction manual provided
with your microscope.
2
Press the power switch of DS-L4 to turn on the unit.
The startup screen appears. The system configuration data and settings are acquired from the main body, and
then the following screen appears. The completion of the initial operations takes about 30 seconds, depending on
the configuration of the microscope system. If you want to use an application software on the connected PC, start
the application software last.
3
Press [MENU], and press [MIC CNTRL] button on the menu tab.
The [MICROSCOPE CONTROL] screen appears.
Note that if you are using microscope Ni-E or Ni-U, and a digital camera is not connected to DS-L4, the
[MICROSCOPE CONTROL] screen appears after the initialization is completed.
Shutdown
1
Press [SETTINGS] on the LIVE or VIEW menu.
2
Press [SHUT DOWN].
Basics of Microscope Operation with DS-L4
Chapter
2
Shows or hides the menu tab.
Shows or hides the
INFO window. [SETTINGS]
- MIC SETUP (see Chapter3 “Preparation for Microscopy”
and Chapter 6 “Settings.”)
- SHUTDOWN

Chapter 2 Basics of Microscope Operation with DS-L4
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Basics of Microscope
Operation with DS-L4
2 Screens for Ni-E
The displayed content will differ depending on the configuration and settings of your microscope.
The screen will only show devices that are connected to the microscope and recognized by DS-L4. For this reason,
the composition of the screen will differ depending on the configuration of the microscope. For information on
microscopes and devices that can be recognized by DS-L4, refer to Chapter 1, “Motorized Units Operable from
DS-L4”.
The button layout on the [MICROSCOPE CONTROL] and [MIC EASY] screens can be customized. For details on
changing the button layout or displaying/hiding the buttons, refer to Chapter 6, “4.1.1 Selecting the Buttons to be
Displayed”.
2.1 MICROSCOPE CONTROL Screen (Ni-E)
The [MICROSCOPE CONTROL] screen is used to operate the motorized parts of the microscope. The following button
layout is the factory default except for the SLEEP button.
Example of a sub screen with a slider (Lamp adjustment)
Slide
r
A
vailable operations:
- Dragging the round marker being pressed
- Pressing the [◄] or [►] button
- Pressing the area to the left or right of the round marker
(for greater movement than when using the [◄] or [►] button)
A
button for opening
an operation sub
screen (nosepiece,
FL turret, etc.)
Press the button to
open a sub screen at
the bottom of the
screen.
Opens the sub
screen for controlling
the elevating section
and motorized XY
stage (see Chapter
5, “1.18 Operating
the Elevating Section
and the Motorized
XY Stage”).
Switches normal
mode/sleep mode (see
Chapter 5, “3 Entering the
Sleep State (Noise
Reduction)”) (hidden by
default)
Moves to the
[MIC SETUP] -
[MOVEMENT]
screen.
Closes the
[MICROSCOPE
CONTROL] screen
X: X coordinate of the motorized XY stage
Y: Y coordinate of the motorized XY stage
Z: Z coordinate of the microscope's elevating
section
(The display of Z coordinate flashes in
escape state. Also, the X, Y, Z coordinates
blinks when at specimen removal position.)
Operation buttons
(optical path, etc.)
Press a button to
operate the
corresponding motorized
device. The selected
button is displayed with a
check mark.
ON/OFF or open/close
button (lamp, motorized
shutter, etc.)
Indicates the current
status with an icon. Each
time the button is
pressed, the status
switches and the
corresponding motorized
device operates.
Closes the sub screen.
Sub screen
Operation buttons
Press a button to operate the
corresponding motorized
device. The selected button is
displayed with a check mark.
These buttons are
enabled when the
DS-L4 has control
of the lamp.

Chapter 2 Basics of Microscope Operation with DS-L4
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Basics of Microscope
O
p
eration with DS-L4
2.2 MIC EASY Screen (Ni-E)
The [MIC EASY] screen provides buttons to control the microscope while observing images. The default button layout is
shown below.
Closes the [MIC EASY] screen
Example of a sub screen with a slider
(Lamp adjustment)
Example of a Nosepiece sub screen
A button for opening an
operation sub screen
(nosepiece, FL turret, etc.)
Press the button to open a
sub screen.
Closes the sub screen.
Operation buttons
Press a button to operate
the corresponding
motorized device. The
selected button is
displayed with a yellow
frame.
Moves to the [MIC SETUP] -
[MOVEMENT] screen.
Closes the sub screen.
ON/OFF or open
/
close button
(lamp, motorized shutter, etc.)
Indicates the current status with
an icon. Each time the button is
pressed, the status switches
and the corresponding
motorized device operates.
Slider
A
vailable operations:
- Dragging the round marker up or
down while pressing it
- Pressing the [▲] or [▼] button
- Pressing the area to the up or
down of the round marker (for
greater movement than when
using the [▲] or [▼] button)
Microscope information (MIC INFO)
on MIC EASY screen
Shows or hides
the INFO window.

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Basics of Microscope
Operation with DS-L4
Microscope information (MIC INFO) on MIC EASY screen
Press the [◄] or [►] button or swipe the microscope information area to move to a different page of information.
(In the figure below, all displayable information is shown. If there is any motorized device unattached, that motorized
device state is not displayed.)
X (X coordinate of the
motorized XY stage)
Y (Y coordinate of the
motorized XY stage)
Z (Z coordinate of the
microscope's elevating section)
Nosepiece:
Objective series name (brevit
y
code), magnification/numerical
aperture, immersion type
Dia-illumination lamp: ON/OFF
DSC zooming port:
Zoom magnification
Second epi-fluorescence
cube turret:
Filter cube name
OPEN /CLOSE
First epi-fluorescence
cube turret:
Filter cube name,
OPEN /CLOSE
Motorized ND filter wheel:
Transmittance
DIA aperture diaphragm
diamete
r
DIA field diaphragm diamete
r
SLEEP: DS-L4 is in sleep mode
AWAKE: DS-L4 is awake
EPI/DIA/AUX motorized shutter:
OPEN /CLOSE
HG precentered fiber illuminator:
ND, OPEN /CLOSE
Motorized universal condenser:
Condenser module name
Dia-illumination lamp control:
DISABLE: Cannot be controlled
by DS-L4/
ENABLE: Can be controlled
by DS-L4
Motorized barrier filter wheel:
Filter wavelength
Optical path in motorized
quadrocular tilting tube:
BINO (Binocular)
FRONT (Tube adapter)
REAR (Rear port)
Motorized excitation filter wheel:
Filter wavelength

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p
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2.3 INFO Window
Optical path in motorized
quadrocular tilting tube:
BINO (Binocular)
FRONT (Tube adapter)
REAR (Rear port)
Switches the displayed content.
Closes the [INFO
MICROSCOPE] screen.
EPI/DIA/AUX motorized shutter:
OPEN/CLOSE
DSC zooming port:
Zoom magnification
First epi-fluorescence
cube turret:
Filter cube name,
OPEN/CLOSE
Second epi-fluorescence
cube turret:
Filter cube name,
OPEN/CLOSE
Nosepiece:
Objective series name (brevit
y
code), magnification/numerical
aperture, immersion type
HG precentered fiber illuminator:
ND, OPEN/CLOSE
DIA field diaphragm diameter
DIA aperture diaphragm diamete
r
Motorized universal condenser:
Condenser module name
Dia-illumination lamp: ON/OFF