Nikon LABOPHOT-2 Instructions Manual

Nikon

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Thank

you

very

much for

purchasing

a Nikon lMicroscope.

This microscope

is a high

precision

instrument

with a

very delicate structure

and varied

functions. Please

thoroughly

read this

manual first to

use the microscope

correctly.

CAUTIONS

I

Avoid

Strong Shocksl

ll

afd e the microscope

genrly,

tsking

care 10 avoid strons

shocks

E

When

Carrying the Microscope

When carryng th€ microscope.

s!pporl

the bouom of th-c m

croscope base The

nsrr!ment we

ghs

.bout 7 9 kg Do not

ltsl!l!9!!9rl4sl!s

fthebcse-

E

Place

of Use

Avo d the

lse oftlr€ m

cros.opc n a d!sry

prace,

or wferc l mar ne

slolecl lo

V brat ontor

clposed ro l.

gr

lemper.r!rcs mn

sir.e,

.r o

r.c:

4

Power

Source

Voltage

and Fuse

a'...

-'...

...,..,'..

. :age.nd

fuse

-:

:..

-t

:-i. -..),'....

Q

n

a

Lrght

Source

The ha gqen

b! bro be

used

is

6V 30

I r

_:'

..:. ... .: r:re. :.an rlr-.

one

:.:.'..

".

:i ..ci..a

f

a b! b oi

T..:

i.a. .e

slqgested

wattage s Lrsed,lfe

!f:

adlusting c rcu t

ma!

oe oamageo

6

Turning

on the Lamp

Tske cafe not to touch

the lamp nousing

when it s it,

and don'1br qg inflammable

s!bstances such as

gas.

n-.. thinner

and

lrlcoho

n€ar n. .s some

pa.ts

ofthe amp

hols ng may

b€conre lery hoL wh e the

Z

Changing

the Bulb and Fuse

Before rep

ac .9 the bLr b

or

luse.

tufi

OFF the ma n sw tclr and

disconnect the

power

source

plua.

Rep ac€ the halogei

amp

16V

30W). maklng s!fe tlrat t

s

coo

enough. Do noltouch the

qlass part

with

Vour

bare hands.

B

Dirt

on the Lens

wattage s Lrsed,ll'e

!f:

adlusting c rcu t

Do noi leave

dust. dirt. orf in

the lens

or bu b surfaces

They w I

prevent

you

from

c early

obsetuiig th€ specim€n

-91

Focus Knobs

N.!cr att. npr ro !dlust the t.Jht.ess ot
th€ rght !nd €ti

fr!fd ro.!s

k.oi,s

!Y

turnino one, whiie

holdinar

the other. r

nr! ca!s.

pfoliems

D!

.ot

tLrr. the

idrse

locls kr

..ib: p.st

the imit A!. d

trrr. ng t i.r. h

!,

be..!:e t na,r' cause

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

A

Cleaning the

Lenses

To

cleaf the ens slrfaces. remove

dlst

Lrsing

a soft brush or

gauze

Only when

removing

finger marks

or

grease.

use a

solt colton coth, ens tissle,

ofgauze

ghty

moistened with

pure

alcohol

lmethy

a cohol or

ethyl alcoho

)

IESL

sE4lra!|i

s!i9!lry9! 9i

"91

Lr only xylene. Do

nol use xylen€ for

cleai n9 the su.face

of lhe entrance lens

of

the eyepiece

lLrbe or the

pr

sm sLrface

of

the Ult.a

Wide Eyepiece Tube UW"

Observe

suffic ent caut on n handl ng

a cohol and xylene

lthey

.re n

fammable).

andtheON OFF of rh€

powef

source switch.

Z

Cleaning

the Painted Surfaces

Avoid the use of anv orqanic

solvent

(for

examp €, thinn€r.

-"ther. a coho

)lor

cear ng the

pa

nted

sl|faces.rd

plastc

parts

of the nstr!m-.nl

W€ reconrmend

yo!

!s€ tlre

si cof cloth.

g

Never Attempt to Dismantlel

Never

attempt to dismantle the

instrument

beca!se

you

may mpa r the

@

When

Not in Use

When not in Lrse.

covef the instrument

wlfrthe

accessory v ny cover. and qlel9

it in a

place

free from moisture

and
funqus. t is espec aly recommended
that the objectves

and eyep eces be kept

ii an ai.t

ght

conta ner containing

El

renoorc

Lnecttncl

To mainlain

the b€st

pe.formance

of the

instftrmeni.

we r€commend

that the

instr!m€nl

be

pefodlca

lychecked

(For

deta s of th s check, contact

your

au-

thorized Nikon distr butor.

)

*Ple.se nole .rs

pe. you.

N kon warcntv,

''Any

defects or damage dircctly or indi
rectly caused by the use of unauthorized
replacement

parts

and,/or

performed

by

unautho

zed

personnel"

wil vod the

CONIENTS

r.Nol\,lENCLATURE

.. .. ..

.....

3

TT.ASSEMBLY..

...... . ... ..5

rn.

N4lcRoscopy

...-........

12

V.MANIPULATION

OF EACH

ELEtvtENT

. .. ..... .. .. .. ..... .

16

1) Use offocusins device.

. . .. .16

2) Optica

path

change over in the

tr nocular eyep ece tulre

3) D

opter

adlustmenr

. .. .... .

4) nterpupillary d stance

1f
18

adjustment

. . . ,. . ,. ,. . ,. ,.

J8

5)

Center ng the

condenser ens

T 9

6) Useoffeddiaphragm

...

20

7)

Use of condenser apenure

daphrasm...

.......20

8) Use of fiters

-----.-.--21

9) O immersion manipLr

alon..

..23

V

,TROU BLESHOOTIN G

."',..,.24

ELECTRICAL

SPECIFICATIONS. 29

I

NOM ENCLATU

RE

Specm€n

(glass

s rdel

S!bstage

Condenser

centerlng

screw

Y ax s slage molion contro

X axls stale

mot on coniro

Fed diaphragir

rng

LrnF

io tage .d cadln p dre

LrnF

!oltaqe se cLtor sw

1.h

Eyep ece

1!be clamp

screw

Lamp housing covef

\

Frg.

r- |

NOI\4ENCLATURE

B

noular eyep ec€

tube

D opter

r ng

Revolv ng nosep ece

dlaphragm

ring

Condenser

c amp screw

Cofdenser focus knob

Fig.l 2

il.

ASSEM

B

LY

r'o""r,ns

and dismantrins)

To assemblethe microscope, follow the

procedures given

from

Oto(?

Fordelails, read

p.6

to

p.

1'1.

1u

r@

@

@

Tools: hexagon wrench

(accessory),

plus

screwdriver, minus screwdriver

Fig.2

N.ASSEI\4BLY

O

Check the

Power Source Voltage and Fuse

o

Dlsconnect

the

power

cord from the AC input connector.

(Make

sure that t rs

disconnected.)

.

Make

sure thatthe line voltage indication

plate

atthe rear ofthe base

indicates the

correct

ine vo

tage to be used

(1OO-120V

or

22O-24OV)

\Fis.21).

When t indicates Lncorrecl voliage, rerriove the ne voltage
indication plate

by unscrewing the two screws using a

plus

screw

driver.

.

Mount

the ine voltage ndication p ate after swltch ng lhe

input

vo tage change

over

sw tch to lndlcate correct vo tage.

a

Remove

the fuse holder at the boitom ofthe

base us ng a

plus

screw

driver

(Fig.2

2) and nrake sure that the metal

part

of the

fuse

nd cales

"250V

1 A' for 1 0O 1 20V or

"250V

T1

A'

tot 224 244V.

When ncorreci fuse type s to

be

nserted,

please

contact

your

aulhorized Nikon disir bulor.

.Insert

ihe fuse into the fuse holder and iightly screw

it into the

origina

positon

using a

plus

screwdriver.

O

Leveling

Foot Screw

.

Forstable installation of the microscope, man

pulatetheadjustment

screw at lhe rear-righi

ofthe base

(F

g.

2 3).

F

g.

2-1 Fis.2

2

Fig. 2-3

N.ASSEMBLY

a3)

Mounting

Lamp and Lamp Housing

Keep the cover on

or use

qloves

when mountinq the amp bulb

so

as

not

to touch th9

!!r[q!g dilcq!]yt{llluyelrillgels-Lf i.rc9l!]4!!

or dirt on the bulb

surface, wipe them off with lens tissue.

J\4ake

5!l€

te remove the

cover after mountinq the lam

.F-.movc

lhe

amp hoLrsng coler

pressIg

the cover derachfg

buttons(Fg 241

a

nsen

the arnp into the

sockel

p

I ho

es

Llrt

t feaches the rntt

(Fs

2

5)

.

Reattach thc covcr

Fig 24

Cautions

when dismantling

.Tuff

olithe

power

sr,!tclr

lMak-osLrreirai

i soff.) Donottouch

thebulbimmediatelvafterturninqitoif

becausen

sveryhot. Make

sure thar

lhe bu b has coolod

enouil i \ryhen feplacrng t

tr-ts

_^4

[fr

t

II,ASSEIVIBLY

G)

lVounting and

Dismantling

the Objectives

al'4ountthe

oblectves

ntothe hoes

olthe revolvlng

nosepece

n

such

posil

ons that, when

viewed from above,

their

magn fving

power

ncreases as

the noseplece

is revo ved c ockwise

(Flg

2 6)

Cautions

when dismantling

.

Remove the ND f ler cassette

ii altached

and lower

the stage

by

turfing the coafse

tocus knob.

aRemove

any specimen

f t is on the stage

.

Ho d lhe oblective

with both hands

so as not

1c) drop 1

when

remov ng lt from the revo

ving nosepiece.

Ftg27

Fig.2

6

O

l\/lounting the Stage

a

Lower lhe sLrbstage

by tLrrn ng

the coarse

focus knob

a

Loosen the stage c amp screw

suff cient

y.

a

Insert the stage

Lnto the c rcu ar dovelall

of lhe stage

rnount

ol the

substage,

ll

and

E.

Fasten

the stage wrlh

the stage c amp

screw

3(Fs.2

7).

Specimen

Holder

aThe

spec men ho der shoLr

d be lasiened

to the

mo!nt ng no e on

therightsldefora

eft knobslageandonthe

eflsdeforarght

knob

stage

8e'nove the speclmen

holderwhen

observng

a arge

@

lVlounting and

Dismantling

the Condenser

Lens

.

Raise the substage

by tLrn ng lhe coarse

focus

knob

a

Lower the

condenser

carrler

11] ts lim t by

turn ng the

condenser

.lnsertthe

condenser ens

nto the condenser

carrler

Ewth

the

numer cal

aperture p ate

fac ng toward the

user Fasten

t wlth lrre

condenser c amp

screw

2

(F

g

2-8).

.

RaLsethecondensercarrierto

ts

im tbyturning ihecondensef

focus

N,ASSEI\1BLY

Cautions

when Dismantling

.q-

oeLe\Df r" ene tdd" neo

.

Lowef the condenser

carr er to Ls imil by turn n! the

fccLrs knob.

Removethe condenser lens byre

easing

the

Fis.2I

Fis. 2 I

_

Vounling

the Brnocu ar Evepiece Tube

o

Lo.sef ihe er'cp ..e tube

c nrrp scfevr s|rll creni ! usrfg the

h.ria!of lref.h

lSee,?

l

.

nsert rhe c f.! ar doietir

of t re tf n.rc! if efep ece tlrbc f10 thc

c r.Lr af doveia ci th. .ry-!p c.e

Lrbe ro!fl

Fasi,.

I i

{,th

the

ey-ap ece l|rbe c anrp scrc\\

iF

!r

2 9)

Caution when

clamping

.

Do fot ho d th.

p

asi c

p.ft

ofthe hexa!.rna

,.,/fench,,vhEn

l

giricn

fq

Lhe elep ece tubc . a.np

:.rew

Ho

a Lhe lte n ol the

\\refch f ovefl

alhtefed,

opt c:

path

.hang.i ov.r of the

eyep ece tLrb. ma\r be

na iLrfrci oned

I

l\.4ounting

the Eyepiece

.

Use ihe sam. mngn I

cat of eyep eces lof both rhc I

ghi

afd

.

nsert tirc cy-ap

eces fto ihe s ee!.s oi the b llo.iLrlar ey-ap e.-. Lub-.

A'

pr.nrtrsrolls

ol the sleeve

1F

g

2 10)

o\'Vhcn

Lrsrng

eyegrard rLrbbefs, nsertth.m nt.lhe

eyep eces

(F q

2 11).

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