Olympus MIC-D Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide

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more about your MIC-D, down-load free software and explore

vast image libraries at the Olympus MIC-D website.

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Detailed software installation instructions may also be found at

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MIC-D Website

Quick

Start

Guide

In the lab or in the field, the Olympus M I

C-D

por

table

digita

l microscope
captures still and moving images instantly. This Quick Start Guide will
int

roduce you

to

the MIC-D's i

nnovat

ive design and spectacular imaging

capab ilities, so

yo

u'll be up and taking p

ictur

es in no ti me.

MIC-D Pa

rts

Explained

MIC-D

Software

Introduction

Choos

ingYour Specimen

MIC-D

Basic

Controls
Illumination Technique
Image Capture Window

Still Imagesand Mov

ies
Time LapseMovies
Sav

ing Images

Library Window

- ViewingCaptured Images

Image

Process

ingWindow

Line Drawingand Annotation
Image Manipulation and Adjustme

nts

Polarized Light Kit

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2

Get

To

Know

The

M C-D

Lamp

Head

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Light Diffuser~

Stage

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Optical Zoom
Control

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Magnification

Indicator

Base

Tilting

Lamp

Arm

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Focus

Control

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Light Intensity

Control

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The Lamp Head contains an extreme ly bright whiteL.E.D. This device is brighte r than an
ordinary bulb and uses less power. The Lamp Head rotates slightly to allow fine tuning to
the illumination angle. Make sure th

at

it is rotated all the way clockwise for Transmitt

ed

Light work (Brightfield) and all

the

way

co

unter clockwise for ReflectedLight work.

....._Light Diffuser

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TheLight Diffuser ca n be pushed in and pulled out. Keep the Diffuser allthe way in

during Transmitted

Li

ght Illumination, and allthe way out for Reflected

Li

ght

Ill

umination . Vary as ne

eded

for Oblique and Darkfield settings.

....._I ilting Lamp Arm

Adjustments to the angle of the L

amp

Arm are the key to the different illumination
tec hniques. Use the live image to guide adjustments. The Arm should be set to the
vertical position for Transmitted

Lig

ht, to 11 o'clock for

Ob

lique

Ill

umination

andtoabout

10:30 forDarkfield . The arm should be rotated all the way counter clockwise for the

Reflect

edLight Setting.

......

Gliding

Stage

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The Glid ing Stage is

the

platform to place specimens or samples for observation. The MIC-

D's Stage glides 5mm in any horizontal direction,

and

can be ro

tat

ed 360 degrees. Use

the Gliding Stage to adjust the specimen position. Reme

mbe

r t

hat

up, down and rotational

movements are inverted.

_

-.Lo

oom Control

The MIC-D boasts an all glass optical

zoo

m lens to enable continuous magnification

changes. The magnification range is an amazing 22x to 255x.

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-I

'vlagnification Indicator

Use

the

Magnification Scale to read the zoom

pow

er, by aligning

the

scale markings on

the blue

zoom

handle to the

spot

below. Adjust the Magnification Slide Bar in

the

Image

C

apture

software window to match the setting on

the

MIC-D, in ord er to calibrate

the

scale mark ing in

the

live image window and captured image.

....._Light

Intensity.

Control

Li

ght intensity (and focus) should be initially set with the

zoomat

minimum powerto

preve nt und er exposure. The

MI

C-D's expos ure setting will then be auto

mat

ically

adjuste d to maintain consiste nt brightness in

the

live image. For Reflected

Li

ght

Illumin

at

ion turn

the

Lig

ht Intensity Control to maximum.

....._F.ocusControl

Rotate this knob to bring specime ns and sam ples into clea r focus. The MIC-D's lens can
focus on surfaces up to 5mm above the stage.

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MIC-D

Software

Image

Capture

Window

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Library

Window

Image

Processing

Window

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l

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MIC-D

Software

The MIC-D Software enables you to view, capture, process and
annotate

images in

three

simple windows.

Io-_Image

Capture

Window

Capture and save still and moving images viewed in

the

Live

Image Window with

the

simple click of a mouse button.

You

can

view all of your captured images in

the

tile bar below

the

live

window. The scale bar, light intensity and image format may also

be adjusted here .

Io-_Librar.y.

Window

The Library Window

is

where

you can view your captured

images as thumbnails or in

full

size. Still images may be

displayed side by side for compar ison purposes. Moving images

may also viewed here.

Io-_Image

P-

rocessing

Window

Annotation, color and brightness adjustments are performed in

this window. Digital zooming as well as white and black

balancing functions are available for selection.

6

Choose

Your

5

ecimen

or

Sam

~le

With

the

MIC-D'sinv

erted

lens

design,

you

can

image

just about any sample,

regardless

of

its

shape orwhether

light

can

pass

through

it-

thanks

to the

Reflected

Light

capacity.

Micros

cope

slide

preparations and thin, translucent specimens can

be

viewed

in

Brightfield

, Oblique or

Darkfield.Use

Oblique

Illumination

to

highl

ight

structural details and

Darkfield

for

low

contrast specimens. Oblique

Illumination

will

shade

rises

and depressionsinyour

specimen or sample.

Darkfield

can be

used

to emphasize

color.Use

Refle

cted

Light

for

anything

large

and opaque.

Don't

forget

that

for

field

work

you

can

use

the

MIC-D

anywhere

you

can take a

laptop computer.

Transmitt

ed

Light

!Brightfield!

Oarkfield

Reflected
Light

Obliq

ue

Illumin

ation

7

MIC-D

Basic

Controls

Let's

start

by

getting

familiar

with

the

basic

hardware

controls.Keep

an

eye onthe

Live

Image

Window

as

you

manipulate the

MIC-D

controls

.

Make

sure

that the

Light

Diffuserispushed

in,

the

Illumination

Armisin

the

vertical

position

and the

lamp

head

is

rotated

fully

clockwise.Turn

the

MIC-D's

light

source on and

increase

the

light

intensity

by

turning the

control

clockwise,

about one

half

as

far

as

it

will

go.The

MIC-D

will

automatically

make

adjustments to the

light

intensity

afteritis

initially

set.

Turn

the

Optical

Zoom

Control

to a

minimum

setting.

The

Optical

Zoom

Control

enables the

user

to

physically

adjust the

position

of the

microscope's

lens

to obtain

magnification

powers

from

22x

to

255x!

Bring

the

specimen

into

focus

in

the

Live

Image

Window

by

rotating

the

Focus

Control

Knob.

Make

any

final

adjustments to the

light

intensity.

Notice

that the

Gliding

Stage

Moves

freely

in

any

direction.

Moving

the

Gliding

Stage

instead

ofthe specimen or

sample

will

allow

you

to

scroll

the

image

smoothly,

even

at

high

magnification.When

you

have

found

an interesting deta

il,

center it

in

the

Live

Image

Window

and

zoom

in.

Continue to

make

adjustments to the

focus

as

needed.