Meiji Techno MT6000 Instruction Manual

MEIJI

TECt-I\to

MT6OOO

Series

Microscope

Instruction Manual

Table

of

Contents

1 1 lMicroscope Features
1 2 Genera Salely

Guideines

1 3 Waming/Caution

symbols used in thls manual

14lntended Producl Use Stalemenl

1.5 Product Safely Inlomation

-

Handling lhe microscope

1.6 Watranty Slalemenl

2.0 The

Microscope and ls Componenls

2.4

Adjuslinq nterplpillary Dislance

2.5 Fluorescence

Fillers Information

2.6 UV Lighl

Safely Considerat ons

3.0 Microscope Operalon

3.1 Incident Light Operalion

-

Epi-Fluorescence

3 2 Transmifted Llqhl ope6ton

-

Brghfeld

3,3

Installng Phase Conlrast Componenls

3.4 Transmilred LlghlOpeation

-

PhasecontEsl

3.5

Pholomicography wth 35mm SLR and

DigitalSLR Came€s

3.6 Pholom cbgraphy

wilh Digilal Still CameEs

3.7 Connecling

a Video or Other CameE lhat uses a C lype

mounl

4.0 Malnlenance and

CLeaning

5.1 Replacing lh6

mains flseon lhemic.os@pe

5

2Inlegrated TEnsmlted Lghtdoes

nol work

5.3 Replacing lhe 6V 30W

Halogen Lighl

5.4 Fluo€scence

LamP does not work

5.5 Replaclng

lhe Fllorescence Lamp

7.0 Packinq

and Transpon

8 0 Accessones and Replacements

Parls

9.0 Technical Descnpiions

10 0 Phtsical Dimensions

M

76000

Series Biological M icroscope

1.0 Introduction

Tbe Meij i Techno MT6000 S en es biological n i(oscoles

opeFtion h achicvcd lhrcush ergononic

plrccbcnl

of rhe

16r use in

producdon,

cducalion

dd clinicrl .pplicalions.

have a modem

coopet

desirrr.

Eas,

nicrcscope

controk m inS ilem ideal

Meiji s MT6000 Scrics is

qell

sited for a

uide

valicly ofroltine udclinical applicalions $ch

as c€ll obsnation. cpi-fluoEwnce obsetuation as

*clls

hish twlunon

vido nicro*opy.

The MT6000 Sedes Mico$oFs otre. cdsp, distonion-free, hish Eolurio.

id.g6 i. nulriple

mod6 ofop€ntion. ContEsl m€thods availablc includc: Bnsntfeld, Dattield, Phae ContEsr,
Sin le Polrrizarion dd Ebi-FluoEsnce.

1.1

MicroscoDe

Features

CAD Dosign€d Frame and Opti6
Slin Coftpacl F@lpdnl

Infniry

comcled oplical

system
N4 and idlpoved SemiApo Plan Obj6ctiv6
Ce6mic Coaled Clinacal Flal Top 5169€ wilh oplional specimen hold€.
Low Po6llion€d

Ergonomic Coarlal

Focus

Contrcls
Smooth Op66ting Ergonomic Ouinlupie Nosepie6e
Optional Cllni@l Sp€cim€n Hold€r

1ltA676)

Bdghtfi€ld/Darkflold, Phase Contrasl, Simpl€ Polarized Lighi and Epl.

FluoEs€nco Obseryalion lModes availabl6
Inl€g€t€d 30{atl Halogen TENnittsd llluminalion Syslom on Bightli€ld a.d

Phase Conlrast Models

Modula. Six Posnion Fluoacerce Filter Module shh 3 filler sels includ6d

Abb€, Z6mik. Phase and Da*fi€ld Cond€ns daaable

Sied€nlopllype Binocular and Tnnocular Viewing Heads
Supfi

Wlde

High Ey€point

Ey€plsc€s

Aulomalic Voltage Sensing PN€r Supply for kansmilted lighl with detachable

pow6r

6ord

(FL.PWJ

Epi-fluoresc6nc€ PowerSupplyfor 115V or 220l240V)

FL-Ll-lJ Fluorcsc6nt Lamphous€ accBpts 100W Mercurylanp

Wide Rang€ of Fihe6 and A@6ssori6s

1.2 Ge erul Safe, Guidelines

ThisDfludconrains nnpona safetyinsrocrtu.satrdinfomalionconcenrirSr[cin$llrlon.
openrion

rnd nrinrcnmceofrhe MeijiT.ch.o MT60O0 Sdns

biologral micmscopcs.

Thisnmualshould bc rc cdclully befole
ensuE

srlc opcrdiotr thc uscr nui rcad and

any iuc'npr s mde to opcdt this

cquipmcnl. To

dhdR b rll.trhe didrions pul

lonh in this

Meiji Techn.

ptuduc(

rrc desisndd

tbr salt opcnln)n

undernomdopemlnrg condni.ns. The

in!tunem.nd acccssoncsde$nbed in rhn nanudlhave beenbuilt md

lesrcd rccordins Io

indusqsafelysknd.dsaorclccloniclabomrorynrsrrumc.rs lnconcrusrscornon,

conlomde

b opcririns

iostocrionscan

c * pcmnal

injury or damage ro

$ripmenr

or

Kep $is manual n.n

your

inshmenr

for

easy Nltruncc

1.3 Warning/Coution Symbols Used in lhis

Manual

You nue bc awarc o, rll srllry i$ues Nhen

you

ineall rnd opente rlis nicosopc

system.

SetrGl

NminS rnd caurion sFbols arc lisrdd bclo$. Th* slmbols

@ us.n rhou8lmll rhis

inntudion mdual. Foryoursafcly- be sure b lollos nll instrucrioB assirtd wirh the

srmbols

lEdiGEil

oi..g*arne rn,rrucrions mnkcd wi$ inis synbor may rcrd r,

scnous bod,ry

EtsAi,,'||d

Opcar'unJ

\m'1A:

rirlurc rooncdruequ'pm.nr p6p

J

TrJ N.ulr n

Awrmrrnd

Po$lblc cl*bcrl lhocl hrzrd cr'sts

l@

oi".gu.oing i'dtucrions mdrcd eirh

lhN s)mbot

may

rcad ro scrious injury or

[sHEl

"^'an

rorn"ar orhotsurti'ccs.

Risk

ofbums orsemus mrurrr

*

XdE

I

rr,.,y.b"r doicrares rccbic't nor o.

pbducr

rp

1.5 Product Safev Inlotmorion- lhe Microscope

AreentxC1;..;".."o0"

s nor i.r€rded |o b. $.d in rhe iinediare

viciniry ol*,rer oi a

waler

ouder or

plac.d

in dy

laaaon {heE *arr nay

pd.hc

rhe instrun nl. Wltcr

p.netatim

nay Esnlt in

ehtdcal sh@t

or dealh. Chme only a suitrble mvionlMt for

}tur

micrcscope.

1.4 Inrended Prcduct Use

Slatement

Pro.luct Disclaimer:

-|hrts

paducr

k desiSned

dd intend€d for us

only 6 a biologicrl
nicoscope systcm. Modiryin8 lhis insEumnl in ey eay for use in any situaion odcr lhan lhe
orisinal and inknded

product

design

will rutonaic.ll,

void $e

walmty.lr no ewnl shrll Meiji

Ten.o be liable ro mypeMn for dy iicidenul, indiEdorconequenlirl

drnd8cs,.rhineout

oforin coonccrion

wilh the ue or

pedomance

ofa modi6ed orallered

product.

Do not subjcd the nico$ope lo

dtEm lmpeEiure

fluctoations.

Erlreme lenpcmtur€ cbeges

nay lead lo o.doffrtion witnin d€ micnscopc wnicn may euh in damase to thc oplic.l and

Dis6sebblyofthc instrumol nay 6ult in elclricll shocL injury or dea$, equipn.nt danase.

loss ofumnry covcmse or oay

cdre od.r

p.i.nii.l

h&ard6us

6nsgl!dc6.

Al*a)5 tun oll rie

po*er

switch

and db.on@ct

thc @id 6on rh€

po*d

supply when Epl&ing

iuses, comcring or di$omcrine *irins, doins

smEl

nrintmec€ or Epldins lhc

Use

o.ly

thc s!.cified

po*er

@td

in a weu

EDundcd

ecket. Do

.or r$ in $ rnSmunded

power

Ec€pllcle or in css wn E lneE is a bdt in thc

sound

corduclor or dflage to thc eLcrical

Handling

Only tus6 oarhc

+(ificd

lTc

od raring aE lo bc ued s Eplammls. S*nch of thc

Dovcr

dd dnconnecl rhc

Dosq

@rd befoe apl&irg tues, Use ofa no.{ofplist

tuse nay Fslt in

elatricrl she* or

3.vft

dmge

your.quipm.nt.

The lamp and lamp houe becone exr€mely hot dunns ond after op@tion, Do not

ple.

.ny

highly,lannableorvolatilemarerial clos ro dr lqnp-houe during or ai.r

op.otion. Do hol

louch the lmp

ho!s. o! altempt

to €place

the bulb for !t

l.dl l0 nirules ad.r lhe lnit bs bcm

lumed ofor ibjury nay 6ul|

tAwaixrx

DO NOT OPERATE UNLESS TIIE UNIT IS PROPERLY CROUNDED!

Do ,or obsdcr

th. rn ve s on thc lmp-ho6c or

powcr

supply. Th€ lmp housing dd

posd

strpply

should nusl be lc.ted at l€61 l0 cn

(4

in€hcs) away fmm lh€ wau or dy conbustible

Modi9ing

&e islrunerl in any way or unaulhorizcd otlcmpls lo disdsnble or u* $e

in$nmenl forapplicalioDs olh€r lhen its inlendcd dcsisn willaulon.ticrllyvoid lhe wmty.

1,6 Wanon,t

Statement

MeijiTecbno wamnts thisDFduct asoinst detccls in molcial ondor worknansbip tor lhe lireotlhe

instroment

6on tlc dalc oflhe oneihal

purchBc

to the odginal

purchaser.

Me'ji Techno willEponor

replace,ar

nsopiion,dy inslrumenl which !ndc! nom.l condidons

ofuse dd seryice

proves

lo be

dcfeciiv€ in naterial or

wo.tndship,

No charsc

qill

be mad€ aor labo. or nrlerirh wilh Especr 1o

dcfNis coveEd by lhis

wmnly,

povided

all Epan *o is donc by Mciji Tecnno.

Thk wmly does nol cov€r expmscs incuftd in the renoval or rcinslauation of dy inst@e

oi

inshftdls, {h€lhcr or nol

pnrcn

dea*lire. Rcploccmol or EpriB tumished sdd this wamry ac

subjecr lo

rhe sme rems md corditions of thc ori8inal wmnry. This *a@ty

supeFed6 dy ode.

*afuty dd is $bjer 1o d. followins r.ms dd condilionsi

w.mly ofM€ii T6hro s

prcduct

exhdr lo tlc onsinal

pumher

ollh€

poducl

ald is mt

WARRANT| DAMNON

Meti T€chno wmnts this

prDduct

asainst dclccrs in matn.l Mdor *o&,fuship rf rhe lir€ or

lhe inslDnd non

lnc

dar.

6fod4.al

purche

|o dc orisinal

puEher.

Tn€ eblrical

OWNE R'S REG]STR.IIION CAAD
Retum

ollhe

offi.! s Esistralion cad by thc oriSinal

puEh.ser

wiInir rd

{l0)

dars

aner $e

onsiral

purch6e

is a condition

p@dent

|o @vcBsc under this wlmry. Meiji Tcchno will ar

irs option accept

writrd

pnolofp!rche

tom lh.originalo*nerin

lieu ofaprducl

E X C L TJS I ONS A N D L I MI f A TIO NS

Specifically

excluded fron tnis waranly.rc frihEs

calsed by abuse! neglecr,misuse, impopq

opontion, nomal Nqr, accidenl, inprcpefhaiolcndccornodi6colioDs ofANYlr?e.Tbis

wmty d@s Dol @ver Epair or epl&chcnt whsrc mmal usc hs cxnausted tne lile of a

p.n

or instrunenl.

A11 m4hmidl dcvica n.d

pcriodic p.rG

replacenent dd seryice lo

pefom

*€ll. SeRie lif€ of d inllru@r is depqdenl upon |he car n rcceives fld rhe onditions uder
shich it hrs io opeale. h no ev€nt shall Meiji Tcchno be liable lor incidaral or

@6seque.tirl

SERVICE

Toobrain sctuice

uoder rhis

wamnty, pleaeconlacl

Merji Telnodiedy nd ak for Inc

Pnducl Scaicc Depment. Sbt de.alurc ol$c

pFblen,

modeldd srial numberofthc

iNrrunEnr. drt ofpurhdc dd

locarion

and n.nc

ofthe dislributor thc instrument

*as

purchased

r'rcm. Anervenlication oiwalaly reBGLarioq Mejji T{h.o *iU isie amun

aulholiz:tbn numbc. Cuslomcr mry lbcn Firm lh

pbducr posl,ge pEpaid

and

insucd

to rhc

h nDn insl'nccs, reqreds for waifury sedice willbe pefomed

in a

Dompr

and rouri.e

mamcr and ndnhddi* *ill bc

aluded

in a

aaotublc

p€riod

oflimc or al Me'j i Tshno s

convdi.ncc.In

eme cd6, requcsts forva!fuly scryice c Ec.ihrd which @ nor

jusilicd

ln

rhr.. J ^r..

McijiT(hno

trill

novid.

u expldolion lor non-wdmtr acr'on

Tbe redsollhis

wamry may not b€ vdied by anypc6on,whedrerornol

plrponin8

ro

rtprtenloract

on behalfofMeijiTechro.The linitld lifeline wmly

pmlided

n in licu or

any and all w.r&n6, expBsd or inplied, vncdEr 6r ndhdhbilny

or 6be$

iy

!

pdicularpurpos

o.o6eNis. Liability for cons.quadsl ddses u.dcr ey, md all wamnries

aE excludcd b theexrcnr.xcl$io.s e

Fmnted

by lav.

Thas *afuty gives

'ou

spccilic lcsal

nglrs md you

may also have olhcr rkhls Bhich v6y 6on strte to ddc. This wmnrt s.rs ronh

lbecuslonrcrs excltrsive rencdy, enh

Especl ro defcctive

prcducls.

This linn€d womnly snall

beconc

nulldt void in ihe cvor oaa violalion ollhepblisio.eofrhis

liniGd

w@nty.

2-0 The Microscope

and

Thc image

belos desienales

$e nain

its Cotflponents

comfonens

ofl[c MT6000

10

J

1

2

4

3

5

6

7

'13

\$

t-._

r Eyspioces

10x(lsxand 20x avaiabe

asai opijon)

2.

sedenbpf Bnodarllead,30"

ncrnarion

3 MT-FL Modu

arSixPoslion

F u

4.

Eaonomicouinruple

Nosspiaco wilh

semiApo oblgcws

5. c€rama

c.ared Flal Top slase

6 Abb€

NA 1 25 Condenser

7

Fre d ris ForTEnsihed

LEhlo066iion

3

Inl€gratodlluminabr6v30w

L FL'LHJ

Epi-F uorescence

Lamphousa

10 FL

PWJ EplFruore$ene

Po@rSuppLy

11 Lamp centering

conibrs

12 Erconomic

drcpdom

coaMrsbg€ contos

r3.

Eaondmiccoa6eand

Fins Focus

Knobs

1.4. TE.snihed

LighlB'ishlnas

c.nltu

15.

Porer swtch For

rEnsmiri.d Loht opeEr

on

16

Incid€nlFeld and

Ape'lu€ rrs conimLs

13 Focusrenson

Adlusheni(

ut6 25mm a

lenw€rch)

20. Fi ld T€y

on lop of i uminalor

21. CondenserRack

Heqhi

Adjush6ii Knob

22

AdjGlabre stury

siop for sLse he

shr

iml

23 Focus tro

co ecior l..s knob

­/11

,/

9

-'to
E

17

2.I Itstsllation

Site

Th. mico&ope snouB

b. op.6ld

in ! oom with 6 liftl. dN1

a

pE

lic.Uy

p.sible.

Ke.p

,!ur

insfuMt aw6y frcm solvents, chenhll tuhes ed *esirc hunidity. Also t y to
avoid big swinss in sbicnl LnpcEtiE, di@t sunlight &d vibEtion a rhcy c6 !frect
mc$u@di!

rnd

tueu@.r

p.rfoMe.

Opor.{ng Amblenl Condft lons

T.dp.d|rtro: l0-36'C(50 !r6.8'F)

Rda{w Humidlty: 0- 80% !p io 30'c

(86'F)

2.2

Unpacking

Pbe cnet

yN p..ting

dip ro iM |nal all nddids E

ptgL

Kcp . @py for

rod

@ord! $ lbat

yo!

t.E dE

popd

i!&lmlioo

sho

odqirg !e cquipMl ordditrE

EpbdMr

p.ns

or lcasi* or wha callirS tor rehricd sulldt PLe h.tc $E rh rc

3nall

pie6

or

patts

e lcft ir lh.

peting

mlcri.l, K.cp th.

p&kilg

mciials ir a s.f.

pl.c.

for $c

purp$e

ofslodg.

.nd tulponi4

tn niqro!@pe md ils rcce$onq.

lLarrE

no

Abid

roqching

ihc sbc. ofoFiel onpddc

auch I ldE.

6lt B .rd

gl^s

3uriG. E@

v..y

s.ll tr.es ofp.r.pi6tion d fngq oit cu @md. lhe s!r6.6 of

optics i! r dori F iod oftin..

2.3 Microscope

Set Up

sr li6rslcp,rcbovdallcohtonenliliomlhc
nrippins conlain$Md remolc $e

packhg

m{rcrirls. Salc rhe co.bnEr rnd

p*king

i[ I dry

llhcc rbe micmscope liamc dr

i srable wo

Lo.scn

rhecllmpscEwon ftc hicnscopc linb

.id inirll rhc Epi Fluort{cncc

Module

(MT-FL)

oDb $c micros.opc body .nd rightfldogtr

llE

clamp $FNsccurelywhile the nodulc is in

lhe

Looscn lhe claDp scrcw on drc bpotthc

M'LFL

E Fluoresccncc Module wiii

thchexagotrrl

scNs dri!€rslrplics wirh rbd nicrcscopc

ed

inslall $e pnsm

housofrhc

vicwinAlDrd.

Re

ri8hreh rhc s.t s.nw by s&cw

dnvershilc fic

Dn$nhouse

is ir cotr€cl

poriinin

Then, iostall

rlt binoculrron

rhe

pnsm

housc dd securul,

righlcn ir

$ilh

rhr supplie'l ll.. kcr.

Inskll rhe FL-LtlJ lanp housc on rhe Epi

rluoNenccModulcbyirscninsthcBarclof
rhc lrrnphousc inroddofthc Module wlilc
bcire

Auided

bt rh. Guid. Pr on dE end

oirhc

Module. nd rilhr ir by rhac

sct $Ews iound

lhc b.ftl wnh sl')'lied Uen

kcy.

lnnalllhe tlo crcpiees

(MABl7)

byslidins

thcm inro theheadmd th.n hsrall rheDbhcr

crcshields on tit

ofeach eycpicce.fhc
cy.piec6 for MT6m0 Scrics rr.r DIN
3l.nd.rd 30nm dirb.t.r.

l

5.

l

3. ReDovedre objectives

6om thenobjeclivc cascs
while being carelirl nor to iouch anypan ofthe oprics
Then, screw each.bleclive

inlo a nosepieceopening

alter E6ovi.Beach nosepise dusr

plug.Insall then

increnenlallyorinorierolpower(eE

10,20,40

7 Connetrhepowercable

lion Inc FL-IWJ

fluorescencc

po{ei supply via lhepower$cket on

rhe rcarof rhc Epi-Fluore$qce Module.

9. Plug a

power cord into the nicbscope and lhe olhe!

end inb a grounded oullel

6aaurroil

cord

\hould

only

hc plqgcd inru r khosb

grounded

oullc.

Conlacl

your

facilities technicim

iryou ae unsureolyournains ouilel stalus

A siBpleoullet

rcst$cs bcu$d 1o vdi8 conectoutletpdlariry

and $cpiescnccofa

gounded

circuit

Il no o$ft rccc$oris arc

aoilg

lo be insralled,

the insirnent is now ready Ib! us

2.4 Adjusting Interyupillary Distance

The Interpupillaly Dishnce

is cssentially rbe dislane bclw€e.

your

iwo

pupils

expEss€d

in dillinercn. when sct coredy, one

will see on€uilom round 6eld ofvies or

FOv The adjusbent

n nadc by sinply

pullin8

apanorpushing

togerher rhe ey€rubes

unril aunirom round 6cld is achieled. Make nole ofllre nunber

T r\eror'h". F",ng hed

so

Jou.u

reped.he.e. rg ldrel

when you place

a

uecinen

on rhe slagc,

scr

il inlo focus witi the
nghr elr wbile durlen eye is closcd. Once dre i8ht side is in iocus
by using $c nne locus knob on lhe nricroscope, open

your kn eye

aM use rhe diopler ou the lefleyelube

ro brlng lhe lell sde in focus.

Once lhh h done, fie nicoscope

is adjuscd b nrn user Other use6

and difierenl focusine

db,lnies.

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+