How to use a ….. Microscope
Get to your work area Carry it very carefully with both hands Put one hand on the Arm Put the other hand under the base Arm Base
Setting up the specimen Place the slide on the mechanical stage Use the stage controls to adjust the position of the slide Stage controls Mechanical Stage
Light settings Plug in and turn on the illuminator Adjust the iris diaphragm to allow enough light into the specimen Illuminator Iris Diaphragm
What if I can’t see? Look through the eyepiece Start by slowly adjusting the coarse focus Finish by adjusting the fine focus Eyepiece Coarse Focus Fine Focus
Which lens do I use? Begin using the lowest magnification objective lens Move to the 1000X objective lens if you can Objective Lens 1000X Objective
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