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    Leica DM100 User Manual[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 2 Congr atulations! Congra tulations on purchasing the Leica DM100 Compound Microscope . This model’ s exclusiv e design featur es and full range of accessories make it a truly versatile , high quality-instru - ment for educational applications . Though the reliability and robustness of L eica microscopes is alr eady pract[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 3 Important Notes Symbols Used in this User Manual 5 Impor tant Safety Notes 6 Instructions for Use 8 Health risks and dangers of use 10 Information for the P erson Responsible for the Instrument 11 Accessories , maintenance and repair 12 Electrical data and ambient conditions 13 Assembling the Leica DM100 Unpacking 15 Ident[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 4 Impor tant Not es[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 5 Symbols U sed in this User Manual W arning! Safety hazard!  This symbol indicates especially impor - tant information that must be r ead and complied with. F ailure to c omply can cause the following: Ϙ Hazards to personnel . Ϙ Instrument malfunctions and damage. W arning of hazardous electrical V oltage  This symb[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 6 Impor tant Safety Notes  Before installing , operating or using the instrument, it is mandatory to read this User Manual. In particular , please observe all safety instructions.  The instruments and accessories descri - bed in this User Manual have been t ested for safety and potential hazar ds. Original condition T [...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 7 Disconnecting from the Pow er Supply  Always position the L eica DM100 so that you can disconnect it from the power supply at an y time. The power cable must remain accessible a t all times, because the power cable is int ended as a power disconnect device. Plug  Never install any other plug (NEM A 5-15P) or unscrew [...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 8 Instructions for Use This User Manual describes the Leica DM100 and includes important instruc tions related t o operating safety , maintenance and accessories. Y our Leica DM100 includes an interactive CD-ROM with all relevant User Manuals in additional languages. Keep it in a safe plac e, and readily accessible t o the u[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 9 Instructions on Use (continued) Acc essories from third-party suppliers Y ou can combine individual system articles with articles from external suppliers. Please read the User Manual and the safety requiremen ts of the supplier . Integration in thir d-party produc ts When installing Leica pr oducts into third-part y produc[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 10 Health Risks and Dangers of Use Health Risks  W orkplaces with microscopes facili - tate and impro ve the viewing task, but they also impose high demands on the eyes and hand muscles of the user . Depending on the duration of uninterrupt ed work at such a workplace, impair ed vision and problems with the musculoskeleta[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 11 Information f or the P erson responsible f or the Instrument Information for the P erson responsible for the Instrument Ϙ Ensure that the L eica DM100 is used only by persons qualified to do so . Ϙ Ensure that this User Manual is alwa ys available at the place wher e the micro - scope is in use. Ϙ Carry out regular in[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 12 Ac cessories, Main tenance and Repair Acc essories Only the following acc essories may be used with the Leica DM100: Ϙ The Leica Microsy stems accessories descri - bed in this User Manual. Ϙ Other accessories, pro vided that these have been expressly appro ved for use b y Leica Microsystems with regar d to safety tech -[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 13 Electric al Data and ambient C onditions  In order to maintain this condition and t o ensure safe operation, the user must follow the instructions and warnings contained in this instruction manual. Environmen t T emperature for use +10 °C … +40 °C Storage temper ature -20 °C … +52 °C +50 °F to +104 °F Manipul[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 14 Assembling the L eic a DM100[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 15 Unpacking Ϙ Carefully r emove the microsc ope and any components from the packaging . Ϙ Check the components against the planned configuration. Ϙ Optional items such as contrast ac cessories, camera adapters, camer as, and carrying cases are not shipped as part of the stan - dard equipment. These items are deliver ed [...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 16 Identifying your T ube Identifying your ube  There ar e three types of viewing tubes. Identify which viewing tube you hav e: Assembly  Installation of the tube is described on page 17 using the monocular "EZT ube" . Other tubes, howev er , are installed exactly the same way . Orientation  All tubes are [...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 17 Fitting the tube T ools used Ϙ Allen key  The monocular "EZT ube" is included in the standard delivery package of the Leica DM100. Other tubes are optionally availa - ble (refer also t o page 16 ). Y our Leica repr e - sentative will gladly pr ovide you with more help.  The eyepieces are already integ rat[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 18  The objectives are alr eady installed on the Leica DM100 at deliv er y . The following description show s how to (un)install the objectives if they have t o be removed f or cleaning or replaced by other objectives .  Y our Leica DM100 is normally supplied with objectives of magnification levels 4×, 10×, and 40×[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 19 Inserting Objec tives 1. Screw the 4× objective into an y available space on the objective nosepiece. 2. T urn 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 Inserting Objec tives (con tinued)[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 20 Installing the Mirror (optional)  The mirror is a vailable as an optional accessory. By means of this , the ambient light can be used for illuminating the sample if no power sour ce is available for the built-in LED illuminator .  The mirror is equipped with a flat and a concave surface. Try them out to see which s[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 21  The polarizer kit is not included in the delivery pack age, but av ailable as an optional accessory. Assembly 1. If you have alr eady installed the tube, remov e it (see page 17). 2. P lace the analyzer with the flat side facing down into the beam path. The two screws have to r est in the two existing holes. 3. Insta[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 22 U sing the Leica DM100[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 23 Swit ching on the Microscope  F or safety reasons, the pow er cable is grounded via the microsc ope base. Never use an adapter between the pow er cable and the power supply; that would r ender the grounding ineffective . W ork Sur face  Always use the micr oscope on a hard, stable sur face. Startup Procedure 1. Att[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 24 Using the Condenser  The condenser is furnished with a disc diaphragm, which has to be adjusted t o match the effective numerical aperture of the individual objectives. Selecting an Objec tive 1. Rotate the desired objective o ver the sample. 2. Rotate the condenser on the right of the stage so that the color matches [...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 25 Prepara tion 1. Lift the retaining clip on the stage by pres - sing on the back of the tension spring. 2. Push the slide under the r etaining clip and slowly release it. Preparing for Vie wing 3. Move the specimen slide such that a part of the specimen is under the objective used.[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 26 F ocusing Focusing 1. Use the knurled ring to rotate the objective nosepiece in such a way that the objec - tive with the low est magnification level is turned into the working position. 2. Move the specimen stage upwar ds as far as it will go using the coarse adjustment knob. 3. Look into the eyepieces and adjust the il[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 27 1. Adjust the tubes to y our interpupillary distance. F old or unfold the ey etubes to decrease or increase the distanc e between the eyepieces until y ou see one illuminated circle.  The viewing tubes maintain a constant tube length for all interpupillary settings. This means that a change of interpupillary distance d[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 28 5. Now, swit ch to an objective with a higher magnification level (no oil objective) and bring the specimen into focus while looking through the eyepiec es with both eyes.  The depth of field is lower f or higher magnification levels . Thus, y ou will notice that if you swit ch to low magnification after bringing t[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 29  If you wear eyeglasses f or microscope viewing, keep the rubber ey ecups folded down. If you do not wear ey eglasses, you ma y find it useful to unfold the rubber ey ecups in order to help block out ambient r oom light. Adjusting the E yecups Pot ential Sources of Infection  Direct contact with eyepieces is a pote[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 30 Oil Immersion T echnique (only 100× objective) Oil Immersion T echnique 1. Search for the area on the specimen slide that you want t o study . 2. Move the specimen stage down t o the lowest position using the coarse adjust - ment knob. 3. Add a drop of immersion oil fr om Leica to the area of the specimen slide y ou are [...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 31 7. Look through the microscope and slo wly rotate the fine adjustmen t knob, so that the specimen stage moves upw ards until the specimen is in focus. 8. If you are finished working with the oil immersion objective, clean the front side of the objective, the specimen slide, and all other sur faces that hav e come into c[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 32 Car e of the M icrosc ope[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 33 Maintenanc e instruc tions General Notes Ϙ Prot ect the microscope from moisture , fumes and acids and from alkaline, caustic and corrosiv e materials. Do not stor e chemicals in the vicinity . Ϙ Prot ect the microscope from oil and grease . Never grease or oil mechanical parts or sliding sur faces. Ϙ F ollow the instr[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 34 General  Always use both hands to carr y the microscope . Ϙ Keep all optical components clean. Clean - liness is important for maintaining good optical per formance . Ϙ When the microscope is not in use , it should always be put aw ay with protection against dust. Ϙ If any optical surface becomes coated with dust or[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 35 General Maintenanc e (cont .) Ϙ The lower mag nification objectives have fairly large front lenses and can be cleaned with a cloth or lens tissue wrapped around a finger and moistened with window clea - ner . Ϙ Cleaning 40× and 100× objectives requi - res more car e. T o attain the typical flatness for objectives w[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 36 Dimensions[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 37 Dimensions (all Dimensions in mm, DM100 and DM300 identical) Ϙ side view with binocular tube Ϙ front view with binocular tube Ϙ side view with binocular tube 180° rotated for storage[...]

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    Leica DM100 User Manual 38 Dimensions (all Dimensions in mm, DM100 and DM300 identical) Ϙ side view with monocular tube Ϙ front view with monocular tube Ϙ side view with monocular tube 180° rotated f or storage[...]