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The information on this page refers to the 4-position objective turret for standard M27 thread lenses. There is also a single position turret for use with the M32 thread lenseslens. Instructions for using those lenses that lens are in a separate document. |
The 4-position Axio Examiner objective turret is more complicated to use than the nosepieces of most other microscopes. It's a manual turret , so there's no software or touchpad control. However, but it doesn't simply freely rotate. Instead there is a dial knob on the front on of the turret that must be rotated to the 'up' position (white mark points upwards) to allow the user to rotate the objectives using the metallic ring above the dial knob (see gloved fingers in the image below). Rotating the dial knob to the 'down' position (white mark points downwards) lowers the selected objective lens for imaging.
When the microscope is switched off the dial or is not in use the turret knob should be left parked with the 10x lens in the half way positionplace and the turret knob in the halfway position (white mark points to the side). This ensures that the objective lens is far enough away from the stage to avoid damage, and that the turret cannot be unintentionally rotated.
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The turret knob is not a focus knob. Use the coarse and fine focus knobs on the sides of the microscope stand to focus on the specimen. |
