Nikon 44104 Benutzerhandbuch

 
 

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Magnification Table 

 

Use the following table to determine the magnification of the different eyepiece/objective lens combination of your 
microscope. 
 

Objective Lens 

        4x 

       10x 

       40x 

10x Eyepiece 

12.5x Eyepiece 

 
 
 

Setting Up Your Microscope 

 

1.  Take the Styrofoam container out of the cardboard carton. 
2.  Remove the tape from the Styrofoam container holding the two sections together. 
3.  Carefully remove the microscope and other parts from the container and set them on a table, desk, or other flat 

surface. 

4.  Remove the plastic bag covering the microscope. 
5.  Remove the protective paper from the stage (5). 
6.  Remove the plastic cap from the eyepiece tube (2). 
7.  Insert the 10x eyepiece in the eyepiece tube (2). 
8.  Remove the three objective lenses (4) from their containers.  Unscrew the container lids from the threaded portion 

of the objective lenses. 

9.  Thread the end of the 4mm objective lens into one of the holes on the nosepiece (12) until finger tight.  It may be 

necessary to lower the stage (5) by turning the coarse focus knob (3). 

       10.  Now turn the nosepiece to the next opening and thread each of the remaining objective lenses into the remaining                         
              holes.                     You are now ready to use your microscope! 
                      
 

Microscope Operation 

Your microscope has a built-in plano-concave illumination mirror which allows you to illuminate the specimen from the 
bottom by reflecting an external light source (indirect sunlight, room light, lamp, etc.) to the stage.  The mirror has a flat 
side (you can easily see your reflection on the flat surface) and a concave side.  The concave side will concentrate more 
light onto the specimen than the flat side.  To illuminate a specimen: 

1.  If it is daylight, tilt the mirror (6) and reflect indirect sunlight through the bottom of the stage (5).  Warning: Never 

2.  If viewing at night or indoors, away from sunlight, you can use a nearby desk lamp, table lamp, or other light source 

to reflect light onto a specimen. 

 
To control the amount of light reflecting onto the specimen: 
  1.   Use the concave side of the mirror to focus more light on the slide.  The concave side will concentrate more light onto 
         your specimen but will focus a smaller beam of light, making it more sensitive to adjust.   

2 

If you are unable to adjust the mirror enough to properly illuminate the specimen, you can also tilt the arm (10)  
backward to change the position of the mirror – see the section under “Adjusting the Arm Angle”. 

3.  You can also control light adjustment with the condenser and diaphragm  -- see the section under “Adjusting the  

Lighting”.