Leica LED5000 HDI, LED5000, LED5000 MCI, LED5000 CXI, LED3000 NVI User Manual

Leica LED
Illuminator Manual

●● LED3000●RL

●● LED3000●NVI

●● LED5000●RL

●● LED5000●MCI

●● LED5000●CXI

●● LED5000●HDI™

General Instructions

Safety Concept

Before●using●your●microscope●for●the●rst●time,●
please●read●the●"Safety●concept"●brochure●inclu­ded●with●your● instrument.●●It● contains●additio­nal●information●about●handling●and●care.

Use in clean rooms

Leica● LED● illuminators● can● be● used● in● clean●
rooms●without●any●problems.

Cleaning

●● Do●not●use●any●unsuitable●cleaning ●agents,●

chemicals●or●techniques●for●cleaning.

●● Never● use● chemicals● to● clean● colored●

surfaces● or● accessories● with● rubberized●
parts.●This● could●damage●the●surfaces,●and●
specimens●could●be●contaminated●by●abra­ded●particles.●

●● In●most●cases,●we●can●provide●spe cial●solu-

tions● on● request.● Some● products● can● be●
modied,● and●we●can●oer●other● accesso­ries●for●use●in●c lean●rooms.●●

Servicing

●● Repairs● may● only● be● carried● out● by● Leica●

Microsystems-trained● service● technicians.●
Only● original● Leica● Microsystems● spare●
parts●may●be ●used.

Responsibilities of person in charge of
instrument

●● Ensure● that● the● Leica● LED● i lluminator● is●

operated,● maintained● and● repaired● by●
authorized●and●trained●personnel●only.

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Symbols Used

Warning of a danger

This●symbol●indicates●especially●impor-

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tant●information●that●must●be●read●and●
complied● with.● Failure●to●follow● these● instruc­tions● may● pose● hazards● to● personnel,● impair●
the●system's●performance●or●dam age●the● inst­rument.

Important information

This● symbol● indicates● additional● infor-

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mation● or● explanations● that● intend● to●

provide●clarity.

Explanatory notes

●● This●symbol●within●the●text●stands●for●addi-

tional●information●and●explanations.

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Table of Contents

About Leica LED Illuminators

LED:●Illuminant●with●a●Future● 6
Control●via●LAS●and●Leica●SmartTouch®● 7

Leica LED3000 RL

About●the●Leica●LED3000●RL● 9
Leica●LED3000●RL:● Assembly● 10
Leica●LED3000●RL:● Use● 12
Control●of●the●Leica●LED5000●3000●Ring●Illuminator● 13
Leica●LED3000●RL:● Dimensional●Drawings● 14

Leica LED3000 NVI™

About●the●Leica●LED3000●NVI™● 16
Leica●LED3000●NVI™ :●Assembly● 17
Leica●LED3000●NVI™ :●Use● 19
Leica●LED3000●NVI™ ●and●Leica●SmartTouch®● 20
Leica●LED3000●NVI™ :●Dimensional●Drawings● 21

Leica LED5000 RL

About●the●Leica●LED5000●RL● 23
Leica●LED5000●RL:● Assembly● 24
Leica●LED5000●RL:● Use● 25
Leica●LED5000●RL●a nd●Leica●SmartTouch®● 26
Leica●LED5000●RL:● Dimensional●Drawings● 27

Leica LED5000 MCI

About●the●Leica●LED5000●MCI● 29
Leica●LED5000●MCI: ●Assembly● 30
Leica●LED5000●MCI: ●Alternative●Assembly● 31
Leica●LED5000●MCI™ :●Use● 32
Leica●LED5000●MCI● and●Leica●SmartTouch®● 34
Leica●LED5000●MCI: ●Dimensional●Drawings● 35

Leica LED5000 CXI

About●the●Leica●LED5000●CXI● 37
Leica●LED5000●CXI:●Assembly● 38
Leica●LED5000●CXI:●Use● 40
Leica●LED5000●CXI●and●Leica●SmartTouch®● 41
Leica●LED5000●CXI:●Dimensional●Drawings● 42

Leica LED5000 HDI™

About●the●Leica●LED5000●HDI™● 44
Leica●LED5000●HDI™ :●Assembly● 45
Leica●LED5000●HDI™ :●Illumination●Scenarios● 46
Leica●LED5000●HDI™ ●and●Leica●SmartTouch®● 48
Leica●LED5000●HDI™ :●Dimensional●Drawings● 49

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About Leica LED Illuminators

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LED: Illuminant with a Future

Congratulations●on●purchasing●your●LED●illumi­nator●from●Leica●Microsystems.●You●have●made●
an● excellent● choice:● You● will● enjoy● the● high●
quality●and●well-conceived●operation●for●a●long●
time●to●come●and●it●will●provide●the●best●possi­ble● lighting● for● your●work● –● regardless● of● the●
type●of●specimen●you●would●like●to●examine.

All● of● the● Leica● LED● illuminators● oer● a● great●
number●of●advantages●you●will●not●want●to●do●
without:

●● Constant● color● temperature● (daylight)●

throughout●the●ent ire●lifecycle

●● Extremely● long●service●life●of● up●to●50,000●

hours

●● Absolutely● maintenance-free;● no● lamp●

replacement●required

●● Depending● on● the● illuminator,● individual●

segments● can● be●switched● on●or●o● inde­pendently● from● one●another●so●that●die­rent●illumination●scenarios●are●possible.

●● It● is● controlled● either● on● the● instrument,●

via●the●Leica●SmartTouch®●panel● or●via●the●
Leica●Application●Suite●software

●● Extremely●low●power●consumption●at● high●

light●eciency

The●Leica●LED●illuminators●work●seamlessly●with●
all●Leica●M●series ●stereomicroscopes.

Using● the● Leica● Application● Suite● software●
(LAS),●users●can●control,● save,●and●later● call●up●
scenarios● with● dierent● microscope● and● light●
settings●at●the●touch●of●a●button.

We● wish● you● great● joy● and●success● with● your●
new●LED●illumin ator●by●Leica●Microsystems!

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Control via LAS and Leica SmartTouch®

Each● Leica● LED● illuminator● can● also● be● cont­rolled● via● the● Leica●Application● Suite● (LA S)●or●
the●Leica●SmartTouch®●control●unit.

Leica Application Suite (LAS)

The●PC-based●LAS●software●allows●users●to●inte­grate●each●Leica●LED●illuminator●into●the●work­ow.● Control● the● intensity● of● the● ill umination●
and●the●desired●illumination●scenario●from●your●
computer.●Stored●scenarios●can●be●called●up●at●
any●time●at●the●touch●of● a● button● so●that●you●

can● be● assured● that● you● will● have● consistent●
conditions●for●your●experiments.

For● information● on● how● to● control● the●

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LED●illuminator●via●LAS,●refer●to●the●user●

manual●for●the●LA S●software.

Leica SmartTouch®

All●Leica●LED●illuminators●can●also●be●used●with●
the● Leica● SmartTouch®● control● unit.● Exactly●
as●is●the● case● with●LAS,●the●illuminator●can● be●
switched● on● and● o● or●the●brightness● can● be●
adjusted.●Moreover,●you● can●access●one●of● the●
preset●illumination●scenarios●with●a●single●tap.●
All●settings●can● be●saved●and●retrieved●later● at●
the●touch●of●a●button.

The● instructions●for●controlling● the● illu-

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minator●usi ng●Leica●SmartTouch®●can●be●

found●in●this●User●Manual.

Leica SmartTouch™

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Leica LED3000 RL

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About the Leica LED3000 RL

The●Leica●LED3000●RL●("Ring●Light")●generates●a●
very●bright●and●homogenous●incident●light.●The●
ring●illuminator●illuminates● the●specimen● with●
24●LEDs●that●can●be●switched●on●or●o●together●
or●in●various●combinations.

The●Leica●LED●3000●RL●can●be●used●with●

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any●objectives●that●h ave●an●outer●diame­ter●of●58● mm.●The●supported●working● distance●
is●between●65●mm●and●150●mm.

Controls

It● is● controlled● using● either● the ● integrated●
keypad●or●via●the●Leica●Application●Suite●(LAS)●
or●the●Leica●SmartTouch®.

LAS● and●the●Leica●SmartTouch®● enable● you●to●
create●fully●reproducible●illumination●scenarios●
and● automatically● toggle● between● them.● For●
additional● information●on● controlling● the● illu­minator●via●LAS,● please●refer●to●the●LAS●online●
help.

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Leica LED3000 RL: Assembly

Required tools

●● None

Installing the Leica LED3000 RL

1.● Place●the●Leica●LED3000●RL●on●the●objective●

from●below●and●tighten●the●locking●screw.

Connection and power supply

The●Leica●LED3000●RL●can●be●used●directly●

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with●the●electronic●focusing●column.●The●
power● is● then● supplied● via● the● CTL2● connec­tion.●In●addition,●the●com munication●between●
LAS●or●the●Leica●SmartTouch®●is●transferred●via●
the●same●connection.

If● you● work● with● the● manual● focusing●

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column,● the● Leica●LED3000● RL● must● be●
supplied● with● power● via● the● external● power●
supply●unit●provided.● Moreover,●the●illuminator●
cannot● be●controlled●via●the●Leica● Application●
Suite●in●this●case.

Connection to the electronic focusing
column

1.● Connect●the●Leica●LED3000●RL●to●the●focu­sing●column●via●the●CTL2●port.

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Leica LED3000 RL: Assembly (cont'd.)

Power supply when using the manual
focusing column

1.● Connect● the● external● power● supply● unit ●
(10●450●266)●to●the●Leica●LED3000●RL.

Installing optional accessories

●● The●optional●diuser●i s●attached● and●scre-

wed●in●below●the●ring●illuminator.

●● The●optional●polarization●set●(polarizer●and●

analyzer)●is●attached●and●screwed●in●below●
the●ring●illumi nator.

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Leica LED3000 RL: Use

The● light● of●the● Leica● LED3000● RL● can●

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be●very●bright.●Therefore,●always●switch●
on●the●illuminator●before●you●look●through●the●
eyepieces!●Avoid●looking●directly●into●the●LEDs.

Using the keypad

●● Use● the● ● button● to● switch● the● Leica●

LED3000●RL●illu minator●on●or●o.●

●● Use● the● ● and● ● buttons● to● adjust● the●

brightness●in●10●increments.

●● Touch●either●of●the●two● buttons● to● adjust●

the●quantity●o f●light●in●small●increments.

●● Hold● the● button● pressed● to● change● the●

quantity●of●li ght●more●quickly.

The illumination scenarios

You●can● switch● between● dierent● illumination●
scenarios● (full● ring,● half● ring,● quarter● rings,●
opposite● quarter● rings)● using● the● ● button.●
The● active● illuminator● segments● are● displayed●
on● the● front● control● panel● eld● by● means● of●
LEDs.

Use● the● ●and● ● buttons● to● rotate●the●active●
segments●clockw ise●or●counterclockwise.

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Control of the Leica LED5000 3000 Ring Illuminator

Using● the● Leica● SmartTouch™,● you● can●

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control●both●the●brightness●and●various●
illumination●sce narios●for●the●Leica●LED3000●RL●
("Ring●Light").

Adjusting the illumination

1.● Touch●the●"Light"●tab.

2.● In●the●upper●area,●touch●the●symbol●for●the●
Leica●LED3000●RL.

3.● Switch●on●the●illuminator.

4.● Touch● the● lamp● symbols● to● adjust● the●
intensity●of●the●light.

5.● Touch● one● of● the● symbols● for● the● light●
scenarios● to● adjust● the● lighting● to● your●
needs.

You●cannot● modify● the●default●illumina-

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tion●scenarios.

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Leica LED3000 RL: Dimensional Drawings

Leica LED3000 RL (dimensions in mm)

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Leica LED3000 NVI™

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