Axio Imager
Contents
Carl Zeiss
M70-2-0020 e 06/2009
430000-7344-001
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Operation..........................................................................................................................74
4.1
Coded Axio Imager operation and function controls............................................................74
4.2
Axio Imager operation and function controls (motorized version).........................................82
4.3
Switching microscope and HAL 100 illuminator on/off.........................................................86
4.4
Switching the HBO 100 on/off ............................................................................................87
4.5
Binocular phototube 30°/25 mot. with two camera ports (2TV tube mot.) ...........................87
4.6
Mechanical Stage 75x50 mot. CAN .....................................................................................89
4.6.1
Assembling Mechanical Stage 75x50 mot. CAN ..................................................................89
4.6.2
Connecting Mechanical Stage 75x50 mot. CAN .................................................................90
4.6.3
CAN/USB converter .............................................................................................................90
4.6.4
Docking station...................................................................................................................91
4.7
Functions of the Light Manager...........................................................................................92
4.7.1
Light Manager Mode: OFF...................................................................................................93
4.7.2
Light Manager Mode: CLASSIC ...........................................................................................93
4.7.3
Light Manager Mode: SMART .............................................................................................94
4.7.4
Light Manager of the coded microscope .............................................................................95
4.7.5
Light Manager and Dazzle Protection control on manual stands ..........................................95
4.7.6
Light Manager of motorized microscope .............................................................................96
4.8
Operating the motorized microscope via the touchscreen of the TFT display ........................97
4.8.1
Screen layout ......................................................................................................................97
4.8.2
Menu structure .................................................................................................................100
4.8.3
Home page .......................................................................................................................101
4.8.4
Favorites page...................................................................................................................104
4.8.5
Microscope page...............................................................................................................104
4.8.6
Settings page ....................................................................................................................119
4.8.7
User page .........................................................................................................................136
4.8.8
Display page .....................................................................................................................144
4.9
Illumination and contrast methods ....................................................................................145
4.9.1
Setting transmitted-light brightfield according to KÖHLER .................................................145
4.9.2
Setting transmitted-light darkfield .....................................................................................148
4.9.3
Setting transmitted-light phase contrast ............................................................................151
4.9.4
Setting transmitted-light differential interference contrast (DIC).........................................153
4.9.5
Setting transmitted-light polarization for orthoscopic observation......................................156
4.9.6
Setting transmitted-light polarization for conoscopic observation – determining the
optical character of crystals ...............................................................................................164
4.9.7
Setting reflected-light brightfield .......................................................................................167
4.9.8
Setting reflected-light darkfield .........................................................................................170
4.9.9
Setting reflected-light DIC and reflected-light C-DIC..........................................................171
4.9.10
Setting reflected-light TIC..................................................................................................173
4.9.11
Setting epi-fluorescence ....................................................................................................176
4.9.12
Setting reflected-light polarization – Detection of bireflection and reflection
pleochroism ......................................................................................................................178
