USING YOUR MICROSCOPE
Turn the microscope on by pressing and holding the POWER button on back of the LCD housing, as shown in Figure 4. Once the Celestron logo appears, you can release
the POWER button.
Power Button
LCD Monitor
The LCD Monitor of your digital microscope replaces the traditional eyepiece, enhancing the user experience. Whatever you are observing is displayed on the LCD
screen which means easier viewing. It also reduces eye strain and allows multiple people to view what is displayed.
The interface is simple. There are 3 main buttons (as shown in figure 5 below):
MENU button
- Press and hold to access the settings menu
- Press once to switch between camera and video mode
- When in SETTINGS menu, it becomes the BACK button
SELECT button
- Select when in the SETTINGS menu
- TRIGGER snapshots
- START and STOP video
NAVIGATION buttons
- Arrow UP button
- Arrow DOWN button
- From MAIN window: DIGITAL ZOOM control
ILLUMINATION
Proper illumination is key to ensure a quality image.
Your digital microscope is equipped both a TOP and BOTTOM adjustable illuminator. Each illuminator has an adjustment wheel located on either side of the base
(see Figure 6).
The LCD Digital Microscope II is designed to work with specimens on slides. You will use the BOTTOM illuminator the most. It works by shining light up through the
hole in the stage and through a specimen slide.
The TOP illuminator can be used with the BOTTOM illuminator when a slide specimen is thicker than normal. The lowest power for the LCD Digital Microscope II is 40x.
Although it is not ideal, 40x can be used for viewing 3D objects, like coins or paper.
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Fig. 4
Navigation
Buttons
Select
Button
Menu
Button
Fig. 5