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National DC5-163 Instructions manual

Manual is about: COMPOUND BIOLOGICAL MICROSCOPE WITH DIGITAL CAMERA

Summary of DC5-163

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    National optical & scientific instruments inc. 11113 landmark 35 drive san antonio, texas 78233 phone (210) 590-9010 fax (210) 590-1104 instructions for model dc5-163 compound biological microscope with digital camera (for microscope operation only. Camera operation and installation covered in separ...

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    Abbe condenser locking screw control knob for abbe condenser filter holder base mark on side of eyepiece tube for indexing diopter reading arm objective lenses illuminator condenser fine focus knob coarse focus knob specimen holder (mechanical stage) stage abbe condenser 1.25 n.A. Iris diaphragm lev...

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    About the digital microscope the manual for your new digital microscope is in three parts. This first part describes the basic nomenclature and functions of the microscope, which can be used as a fully functional microscope, independent of the camera. The second part is the “important supplement to ...

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    Assembly 1. Specimen holder: rotate coarse focusing knob to move stage platform to its lowest position. Remove two knurled screws from mechanical stage platform. Place specimen holder on stage and using the two knurled locking screws, attach holder to mechanical stage. 2. Objectives: with stage plat...

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    5 c. Flip power switch located on back of microscope base “on”. Note that led indicator will not light until usb cable is connected to computer, when instructed in separate quick start guide located on your cd. D. Rotate intensity dial on illuminator base until image is illuminated. E. Adjust intens...

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    6 iris diaphragm should not be used to control the brightness of illumination. Iris diaphragms are designed to help achieve high resolution of specimen and provide contrast in the image. Smaller apertures will deliver higher contrast to image. However, closing aperture too much will reduce resolutio...

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    7 maintenance warning: for your safety, turn switch off and remove plug from power source outlet before maintaining your microscope. To avoid shock or fire hazard, if power cord is worn, cut or damaged in any way, have it replaced at once. 1. Mechanical maintenance a. The only mechanical adjustment ...

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    8 a) carefully lay instrument on its side, taking care to avoid damage to the specimen slide holder located on top of mechanical stage. B) loosen large chrome locking screw located on hinged door of illuminator base. C) swing door open to expose the halogen lamp. D) using a tissue or cloth to gently...

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    9 #800-160 replacement bulb, 12v 20 watt halogen bi-pin #965-160 eyepiece reticle, 10mm/100 div. Limited lifetime warranty national warrants this microscope to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the life of the instrument. The warranty does not cover da...

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    Notice important supplement to documentation for moticam 1000 / moticam 2000 (dc4-155, dc4-156-s, dc4-456h, dc4-410): mc1000 (dc5-163, dc5-420 th ) : mc2000 contents of this brochure covers certain enhancements to the software that are not covered in the original documentation that is included on th...

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    1. The moticam 1000 and 2000 have very unique capture windows and it is important first to make sure that this capture window is being used by default. • first click on file at the top left hand side of the motic images software. The file menu will drop. • next go down the list of options and click ...

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    Sd-necusb20-031001 nec pci usb 2.0 u s e r m a n u a l for use with moticam 1000, moticam 2000, dc4 and dc5 series introduction this nec pci to usb 2.0 host controller card is compliant with the universal serial bus specification revision 2.0 and open host controller interface specification for low-...