Vision Engineering TIM5, User Manual

Page 1: ...TIM5 User Guide Material Inspection Microscope...

Page 2: ...1 Contents USER NOTICE 2 1 Components 3 2 Assembly 4 3 Operation 9 4 Observation Methods 16 5 Troubleshooting 18...

Page 3: ...lamp house completely cool before removal vi Use the factory supplied power cord II Maintenance i Do not disassemble any parts of the microscope as it will affect function or reduce the performance ii...

Page 4: ...nsertion slot Aperture diaphragm lever Field diaphragm lever Main switch Brightness adjustment knob Right fine focus knob Mechanical stage X Y stage movement Lamp housing Trinocular tube Filter insert...

Page 5: ...allation steps Before installing be sure every component remains clean Note The supplied Allen key is required for changing components Trinocular tube Trinocular head 10x wide field eyepiece Lamp hous...

Page 6: ...so you can install the mechanical stage support device easily Hold on to the mechanical stage support device Fig 2 Place it from the top of the guide board Fig 1 until the stage reaches the lowest po...

Page 7: ...the objective 1 Adjust the coarse focus knob until the support device of the mechanical stage reaches its lower limit position 2 Place the lowest magnification objective onto the nosepiece from the le...

Page 8: ...Fig 10 into the illumination kit Fig 4 turn it to the correct position and then screw down bolt to fix it into position 2 Insert the power plug into the jack socket and screw in the bolt Remember to...

Page 9: ...bulb during or directly after use Be aware that during use and directly after the equipment has been turned off the lamp the lamp housing and nearby parts will be very hot and could cause serious bur...

Page 10: ...the brightness turn knob clockwise to increase the voltage therefore increasing the illumination and turn anti clockwise to turn down the voltage and dim the light Using the lamp at low voltage will...

Page 11: ...e and do not allow the objective to touch the specimen This could cause damage to the lens 3 5 Adjusting the Interpupillary Distance The interpupillary distance range between 48mm 75mm Make sure when...

Page 12: ...e specimen whilst viewing at 10x then the user can adjust the fine control to focus more clearly on the object At this point the user can change the objective to a higher magnification without the ris...

Page 13: ...to the mirror selector lever in Fig 25 You can reduce the glare with the ND filter when you switch from darkfield DF to brightfield BF Releasing interlocking The ND filter control has been locked at t...

Page 14: ...so that the field iris image becomes concentric within the field of view 5 While pushing in the FS control Fig 27 open the field iris diaphragm until the field iris image inscribes the field of view...

Page 15: ...pened by pushing in the AS knob With some specimens an image with high contrast and little flare may sometimes be obtained when the aperture is slightly closed It is therefore recommended to also try...

Page 16: ...rture Diaphragm The aperture diaphragm is designed for the adjustment of the numerical aperture not for the brightness Generally reducing the diaphragm opening to 70 80 of the N A value of the respect...

Page 17: ...ain switch to I ON 2 1 Disengage the analyser polariser filter etc from the light path 2 2 Check interlocking of the ND filter 3 Select the light path 4 Place the specimen on the stage 5 Engage the 10...

Page 18: ...the field iris diaphragm so that the image fills the field of view 5 You may need to close the aperture iris diaphragm slightly to enhance the contrast 4 3 Transmitted Light Observation 1 Installing t...

Page 19: ...ion Set it into the click position Field iris diaphragm is not centred Centre the field iris diaphragm correctly and make sure it is sufficiently open ND filter is not in a click position Set it into...

Page 20: ...rely Field of view is not the same in both eyes Interpupillary distance is incorrect Adjust the interpupillary distance The eyes tire easily Incorrect adjustment to the dioptre Adjust dioptre correctl...

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