Olympus AX70 Benutzerhandbuch

Item

Type

Y-shape frame with built-in transmitted/incident light vertical illuminator

Optical system

UIS optical system (infinity-corrected/compensation-free)

Transmitted illumination

12V100W halogen (2,000 hours long-life type), pre centered
Mechanical field diaphragm (motorized field diaphragm unit attachable)
Six built-in manual filters (ND1.5, ND3, ND6, ND12, IF550, LBD; motorized filter changer attachable)
One optional external filter can be user-installed (manual operation)

Incident illumination

Universal vertical illuminator, 12V100W halogen/Hg100W/Xe75W applicable, optical devices detachable, motorized mirror unit changer, excitation light
shutter (interlocking operation when changing an objective/observation method). Max. three filter sliders (six filters) attachable (when using AX-RFCH)

Illumination adjustment

1-12V (adjustable in units of 0.1V by the jog dial), light preset switch, transmitted/incident halogen illumination changeover switch

Focus

Vertical stage movement by manual roller guide, stage travel range: 25mm. Coaxial coarse and fine focus handle, minimum fine focus adjustment
graduation: 1

m increments, stroke per rotation: 0.1mm (fine), 15mm (coarse). Sensitivity: less than 1

Operation control position

Main switch located at power supply (U-PS), light adjustment dial: right front, field control knob: left front, sub-main switch, changeover switch for
transmitted/incident illumination, light preset switch: right wing of frame, hand switch attached (objectives direct changeover, objectives recall, mirror unit
direct changeover. Incident excitation shutter on/off, lamp off possible)

Power supply (U-PS)

100/120/220/230/240 V automatic changeover, main switch attached

Observation tube

(when using U-SWTR-2)
F.N. 26.5 (super widefield), adjustable
interpupillary distance range: 50-76mm,
inclined 24

゜

, right eyepiece sleeve correction

mechanism, photo focusing can be attached,
reticle/photo mask rotation stop included,
(erect image, U-SWETR attachable)

Revolving nosepiece

Motorized sextuple nosepiece, motorized quintuple nosepiece for reflected darkfield observation, various manual nosepieces attachable

Stage

Stroke range: 52

×76mm (with vernier), max two sliders can be inserted, torque adjustable, selectable from right handle or left handle, knob position (tip):

57mm from desk top

Condenser holder

Vertical stroke range: 25mm (when using AX-UCDM: 10mm), centering adjustment function (AX-UCDM: standard feature), both sides condenser
movement control knobs, (AX-UCDM: motorized)

Observation tube

F.N. 26.5 (super widefield), adjustable interpupillary distance range: 50-76mm, inclined 24

゜

magnification [(direct optical path: 1

×, optical path through zoom: 1-2× (zoom)]

Camera

Two 35mm cameras, one large-format camera, one video camera (all can be attached at the same
time); two video cameras can be mounted by connecting U-TVL to the large-format port; selectable by
U-MCB

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U-PHOTO/U-AFPHOTO

[Direct optical path]

BI : video camera (direct) = 100:0/0:100

[Peripheral optical path] (all light goes to camera optical path during exposure)

BI : video camera (direct) : video camera 2 : photometry
= 100:0:0:0 / 0:100:0:0 / 0:0:100:0 / 20:0:0:80 / 0:20:0:80

(video camera 2 is mounted to the large-format port via U-TVL.)

※ When using auto focus function of U-AFPHOTO:
BI : video camera (direct) : video camera 2 : photometry : AF sensor
= 50:0:0:0:50 / 0:50:0:0:50 / 0:0:50:0:50 / 10:0:0:80:10 / 0:10:0:80:10

[Camera optical path]

35mm left : large-format : 35mm right = 100:0:0 / 0:100:0 / 0:0:10:0
※ When using video camera 2
35mm left : 35mm right = 100:0 / 0:100

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U-PHOTO20/80

[Direct optical path]

BI : video camera (direct) = 100:0 / 0:100

[Peripheral optical path] (80% of all light goes to camera optical path during exposure)

BI : video camera (direct): video camera 2 : photometry
= 20:0:80:0 / 100:0:0:0 / 0:100:0:0 / 20:0:0:80 / 0:20:0:80

(video camera 2 is mounted to large-format port via U-TVL)

[Camera optical path]

35mm left : large-format : 35mm right = 100:0:0 / 0:100:0 / 0:0:100
※ When using video camera 2
35mm left : 35mm right = 100:0 / 0:100

Photo magnification

35mm camera: 2.5x-5x, large-format camera: 7.5x-15x

Zoom

Motorized control by jog dial or fixed magnification switch of U-MCB. Zoom ratio: 2

Focusing telescope

Manual insertion, magnification ratio: 3.4

× (besides U-AFPHOTO)

Photo frame reticle

Manual insertion, bright frame operation (red/yellow), illumination adjustment (seven levels)

Shutter

Pulse-control electromagnetic shutter, shutter speed: max. 1/125 sec.

Photometry

2D image analysis memory mode by the CCD. 0.1% spot measurement, 1% spot measurement, 30%
average measurement switchable. Flexible spot measurement area, spot color switchable (red/yellow)

Photometry conditions

Five exposure modes: Auto mode, FL Auto mode, Super FL Auto mode, Manual mode, time mode.
Auto exposure range: 1/125 sec.-68min. ISO: 3-25,600 (automatic setting by DX method, manual
setting also possible). 13-step exposure control (0.25-4, every 1/3 step). Auto bracketing function,
eight-level reciprocity failure correction, multi-exposure, AE lock, exposure time recall,, data/scale
imprinting function (by imprinting unit)

Camera back

35mm (PM-C35DX): auto loading/wind/rewind and automatic film detection, data imprinting unit can be
attached, automatic setting of the ISO value by the DX code. Frame counting number is retained for
data back-up. Data imprinting unit (PM-DI-35): backlit exchange type
Large-format camera back (attached to U-DLF); Polaroid (PM-CP-3)

Operation by transmitted touch panel and jog dial sheet switch. Graphics indicated on plasma display.
Centralized control of mentioned photomicrography conditions and all motorized parts are possible.
Memory card function: can register, recall, delete, print the information of photometry and observation.
External interface function: selectable from RS232C, GPIB or printer interface (optional)

Optical path difference based contrast system. Operation modes: real-time mode and one-shot mode
(switchable). Applicable magnifications: 1.25

×-100×. Applicable condensers: AX-UCDM, U-UCDB,

U-AAC, U-ULC-2. Applicable microscopic observation: brightfield/darkfield, Nomarski DIC, polarized
light (both transmitted and incident light), fluorescence (incident light only)

Eyepiece

10x, F.N. 26.5 (super widefield of view)

Condensers

Universal motorized condenser for AX (AX-UCDM): N.A. 0.16-0.9 (N.A. 0.16-1.4 with change of top lenses), objectives (1.25

×-100×). Turret, aperture

diaphragm, top lens changeover polarizing plate attachment insertion: all motorized. Applicable for transmitted brightfield, transmitted darkfield, transmitted
phase-contrast, transmitted Nomarski DIC, transmitted simple polarizing observations.
Swing-out Achromat (U-SC): N.A. 0.16-0.9, objectives (2

×-100×). Achromat/Aplanat (U-AAC): N.A. 1.4, objectives (10×-100×). Universal (U-UCDB):

N.A. 0.2-0.9 , objectives (2

×-100×). Phase-contrast darkfield (U-PCD): N.A. 1.25, objectives (10×-100×). For super low magnification (U-ULC-2): N.A.

0.16, objectives (1.25

×-4×). Darkfield (dry): N.A. 0.8-0.92, objectives (10×-40×). Darkfield (oil): N.A. 1.20-1.40, objectives (10×-100×)

Photomicrography unit

AX70 specifications

Microscope stand

Integrated in photomicrographic unit

AX70+U-PHOTO/U-PHOTO20/80/U-AFPHOTO

AX70

PLAPO set: PLAPO2

UPLAPO4

UPLAPO10

UPLAPO20

PLAPO40

PLAPO100

×O

UPLAPO set: PLAPO2

UPLAPO4

UPLAPO10

UPLAPO20

UPLAPO40

UPLAPO100

×O

UPLAFL set: PLAPO2

UPLAFL4

UPLAFL10

UPLAFL20

UPLAFL40

UPLAFL100

×O

(*1) Conform to ISO9345-1, ISO8038.

Auto focus
(on U-AFPHOTO only)

Objectives

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Optical path changeover

Conform to ISO (*1)

Multi-control box
(U-MCB)