Leica DM100 - Manuals

Leica DM100 User Manual 8 Instructions for Use This User Manual describes the Leica DM100 and includes important instructions related to operating safety, maintenance and accessories. Your Leica DM100 includes an interactive CD-ROM with all relevant User Manuals in additional languages. Keep it in a...

Leica DM100 User Manual 10 Health Risks and Dangers of Use Health Risks   Workplaces with microscopes facili-tate and improve the viewing task, but they also impose high demands on the eyes and hand muscles of the user. Depending on the duration of uninterrupted work at such a workplace, impaired vi...

Leica DM100 User Manual 11 Information for the Person responsible for the Instrument Information for the Person responsible for the Instrument Ϙ Ensure that the Leica DM100 is used only by persons qualified to do so. Ϙ Ensure that this User Manual is always available at the place where the micro-sco...

Leica DM100 User Manual 12 Accessories, Maintenance and Repair Accessories Only the following accessories may be used with the Leica DM100: Ϙ The Leica Microsystems accessories descri-bed in this User Manual. Ϙ Other accessories, provided that these have been expressly approved for use by Leica Micr...

Leica DM100 User Manual 13 Electrical Data and ambient Conditions   In order to maintain this condition and to ensure safe operation, the user must follow the instructions and warnings contained in this instruction manual. Environment Temperature for use +10 °C … +40 °C Storage temperature -20 °C … ...

Leica DM100 User Manual 14 Assembling the Leica DM100

Leica DM100 User Manual 15 Unpacking Ϙ Carefully remove the microscope and any components from the packaging. Ϙ Check the components against the planned configuration. Ϙ Optional items such as contrast accessories, camera adapters, cameras, and carrying cases are not shipped as part of the stan-dard...

Leica DM100 User Manual 16 Identifying your Tube Identifying your ube   There are three types of viewing tubes. Identify which viewing tube you have: Assembly   Installation of the tube is described on page 17 using the monocular "EZTube". Other tubes, however, are installed exactly the same...

Leica DM100 User Manual 17 Fitting the tube Tools used Ϙ Allen key   The monocular "EZTube" is included in the standard delivery package of the Leica DM100. Other tubes are optionally availa-ble (refer also to page 16). Your Leica repre-sentative will gladly provide you with more help.   The...

Leica DM100 User Manual 18   The objectives are already installed on the Leica DM100 at delivery. The following description shows how to (un)install the objectives if they have to be removed for cleaning or replaced by other objectives.   Your Leica DM100 is normally supplied with objectives of magn...

Leica DM100 User Manual 19 Inserting Objectives 1. Screw the 4× objective into any available space on the objective nosepiece. 2. Turn the objective nosepiece clockwise one unit. 3. Screw in the next-largest objective. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all objectives have been installed. Removing and In...

Leica DM100 User Manual 23 Switching on the Microscope   For safety reasons, the power cable is grounded via the microscope base. Never use an adapter between the power cable and the power supply; that would render the grounding ineffective. Work Surface   Always use the microscope on a hard, stable...

Leica DM100 User Manual 24 Using the Condenser   The condenser is furnished with a disc diaphragm, which has to be adjusted to match the effective numerical aperture of the individual objectives. Selecting an Objective 1. Rotate the desired objective over the sample. 2. Rotate the condenser on the r...

Leica DM100 User Manual 25 Preparation 1. Lift the retaining clip on the stage by pres- sing on the back of the tension spring. 2. Push the slide under the retaining clip and slowly release it. Preparing for Viewing 3. Move the specimen slide such that a part of the specimen is under the objective u...

Leica DM100 User Manual 27 1. Adjust the tubes to your interpupillary distance. Fold or unfold the eyetubes to decrease or increase the distance between the eyepieces until you see one illuminated circle.   The viewing tubes maintain a constant tube length for all interpupillary settings. This means...

Leica DM100 User Manual 28 5. Now, switch to an objective with a higher magnification level (no oil objective) and bring the specimen into focus while looking through the eyepieces with both eyes.   The depth of field is lower for higher magnification levels. Thus, you will notice that if you switch...

Leica DM100 User Manual 29   If you wear eyeglasses for microscope viewing, keep the rubber eyecups folded down. If you do not wear eyeglasses, you may find it useful to unfold the rubber eyecups in order to help block out ambient room light. Adjusting the Eyecups Potential Sources of Infection   Di...

Leica DM100 User Manual 30 Oil Immersion Technique (only 100× objective) Oil Immersion Technique 1. Search for the area on the specimen slide that you want to study. 2. Move the specimen stage down to the lowest position using the coarse adjust-ment knob. 3. Add a drop of immersion oil from Leica to...

Leica DM100 User Manual 33 Maintenance instructions General Notes Ϙ Protect the microscope from moisture, fumes and acids and from alkaline, caustic and corrosive materials. Do not store chemicals in the vicinity. Ϙ Protect the microscope from oil and grease. Never grease or oil mechanical parts or ...

Leica DM100 User Manual 34 General   Always use both hands to carry the microscope. Ϙ Keep all optical components clean. Clean-liness is important for maintaining good optical performance. Ϙ When the microscope is not in use, it should always be put away with protection against dust. Ϙ If any optica...