Meiji Techno MT9930 User manual

Polorizing

Microscope

Instruction

Mqnuql

D< MEUITEcHNo

co.,LTD.

JAPAN

Table

ofContents

1.0Introduction

1.1Microscope

Features

ata

glance

1.2

GeneralSafety

Guidelines

1.3

IntendedProduct

UseStatement

1.4Handlingthe

microscope

1.5WarrantyNotes

2.0Microscope

Main

Components

2.1Installation

Site

2.2Unpacking

2.3MicroscopeSetUp

MT9200

& MT9300

2.4MicroscopeSetUpMT9420& MT9430

2.5Adjusting

InterpupillaryDistanceand

IntegratedReticle

Orientation

2.6Achieving

Koehlerlllumination

2.7Centering

ofObjectives

3.0

Microscope

Operation

3.1

TransmittedLight

Operation

- Brightfield

3.2

Incident

Light

Operation

- Brightfield

3.3

TheBertrand

Lens

- Conoscopic

Observation

3.4

Attachingoptional

mechanicalor

point

countingstage

3.5

Photomicrography

with

35mmSLR

and

Digital

SLRCameras

3.6

Photomicrography

with

Digital

StillCameras

3.7Connecting

aVideo

orOtherCamera

thatusesa"C"

mount

4.0MaintenanceandCleaning

5.0

Troubleshooting

5.1

Replacingthe

mainsfuse

the

microscope

S.2Transmitted

orlncidentLightdoes

notwork

5.3

Replacingthe

Transmitted

6V30W

HalogenLamp

5.4

Replacingthe

Incident

6V30W

Halogen

Lamp

6.0Storage

7.0Packingand

Transport

8.0

Accessoriesand

ReplacementsParts

9.0

Technical

Descriptions

MT9OOO

Series

Polarizing Microscope

1.Introduction

TheMeiji

TechnoMT9000

SeriesPolarizing

Microscopes

areusedinresearch,

industryandtrainingin

many

scientificfields

suchas

r Environmental

research

-analysis

ofmaterials,dust

andfibers

I Medicine

andBiology

- determining

compositionofcalculi,

sedimentsand

bio-crystallates

. Forensics

- identification

trace

elementsand

materialssuch

asexolosives

. Materials

Analysis

- metal,ceramics,

buildingmaterials,

etc

oGeology

- minerals,petrography,

etc

. Chemistry

- Quality

Control

in-process

end

products,

compounds,

pharmaceuticals

Moderncompact

designand

ergonomic

placement

ofcontrolsto

versatile,

modularmicroscopes

systems

whichmakes

theMT9000

Seriesidealforusein

research,

production

and

quality

control.

The

MT9000

SeriesMicroscopes

deliverscrisp,

distortion-iree,highresolution

imagesin

polarized

light.

Some

the

standard

polarization

features

include:

. Bertrand

Lens

andswing-in,

swing-out

polarizerlanalyzer

provide

easeofuseforboth

orthoscopic

and

conoscooic

observations

. Arotating,

swing-inswing-out

polarizer

indexed

atevery

90degrees

lor

easy

polar

orientation

. EasytouseDIN

standardfullwave

and

quarter

wavecompensators

r Precision175mm

ceramic

coatedrotating

stagewith

360degree

graduations

andvernierdialfor

accuralemeasurements

eFocus

stopwith

springloaded

objectives

prevents

crashingandslide

damage

oCenterableStrainFreeAbbe

condenserin

dovetailmount

oPowerful

30WHalogenillumination

withKoehler

fielddiaphragm

transmitted

and

incident

illuminators

. Automaticvoltage

sensing

power

supplies

provide

regulated

andevenbrightnesslor

high-resolution

video

photomicroscopy

applications

MeijiTechno

suppliesavariety

ofaccessoriesincludingfilters,

micrometers

andcameraadapters.

1.1

GeneralSafetyGuidelines

MicroscopeFeatures

ataglance

. ComputerAidedDesignedFrameandOptics

r AllNew

and

lmprovedPlan

Strain

Free

Objectives

. SlimCompactFootprint

oInfinityCorrectedOpticalSystem

oPowerful

6V30W

TransmittedKoehlerllluminator

(All

Models)

r Powerful6V30WIncidentKoehlerllluminator

(Models

MT9420&MT9430)

oLowPositionedErgonomic

CoaxialCoarseand

FineFocus

Controls

. SmoothOperatingReverseFacing

Quadruple

Nosepiece

r PrecisionCeramicCoated175mmrotatingstagewithoptionalattachablemechanicalstageand

optionalattachable

poinl

countingstageavailable

. Factorysetfocusstopalongwithspringloadedobjectives

prevent

specimendamageorslide

breakage.

. Siedentopf-typeBinocularorTrinocularViewingHeadswithintegratedreticle

anglecompensation

syslem

r WidefieldHighEyepointEyepieces

(KHW1OXF-CP

&KHW10XF.N.20)

. AutomaticVoltageSensingPowerSupplieswithdetachablecordsets

. Wide

RangeofCompensators,Filtersand

Accessories

1.2

GeneralSafetyGuidelines

Meiji

Techno

products

aredesigned

for

safeoperationunder

normal

operatingconditions.Theinstrumenl

andaccessoriesdescribed

inthismanualhavebeenbuiltandtested

according

toindustry

safety

standards

for

electronic

laboratoryinstruments.Incorrect

usageor

non-conformance

tooperating

instructionscancause

personal

injury

ordamage

toequipment

property.

Keep

this

manual

near

your

instrumentforeasyreference.

1.3IntendedProduct

Use

ProductDisclaimer:This

product

designed

andintendedforuse

onlyasalighlmicroscope

system.

Modifyingthisinstrumentinanywayforuseinanysituationotherthantheoriginal

and

intended

product

design

will

automatically

voidthewarranty.Inno

eventshall

MeijiTechno

liable

toany

person

orentity

for

any

incidental,indirect

orconsequentialdamages,arisingoutofor

connection

with

theuseor

oerformanceofamodifiedoralteredoroduct.

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NOTOPERATE

UNLESS

THEUNITIS

PROPERLY

GROUNDED!

Useonly

the

specified

power

cord

awell

grounded

socket.Do

notusein

anungrounded

power

receptacleorincaseswherethereis

abreak

inthe

ground

conductor

ordamage

totheelectricalwiring.

Only

fusesofthespeci{iedtype

and

rating

aretobe

used

replacements.Switchoffthe

power

and

disconnectthe

power

cordbeforereplacingfuses.Useofanon-compliantlusemay

resultin

electrical

shockorseveredamage

your

equipment.

not

replace

thebulb

for

least10minutes

alter

theunithas

been

turned

offor

injurymayresull.

1.5Warranty

Statement

Modifyingtheinstrumentinanyway

unauthorized

attempts

todisassembleorusethe

instrumentfor

applicationsother

thanitsintended

design

will

automatically

void

the

warranty.

Meiji

Technowarrantsthis

product

againstdefects

materialand/or

workmanshipfor

the

lifeofthe

instrumentfromthe

dateof

the

original

purchase

tothe

original

purchaser.

MeijiTechnowillrepairor

replace,atits

option,any

instrumentwhichundernormalconditionsofuseandservice

proves

tobe

defective

materialorworkmanship.Nochargewillbemadefor

labor

materialswithrespect

lodefects

coveredby

thiswarranty,

provided

all

repair

work

doneby

MeijiTechno.

Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverexpensesincurredintheremovalorreinstallationofanyinstrumentor

instruments,whether

not

proven

delective.

Replacement

repairsfurnished

under

thiswarrantyare

subject

tothe

same

termsand

conditions

ofthe

original

warranty.Thiswarrantysupersedesanyother

warrantyandissubjecttothefollowingterms

and

conditions:

WARRANTY

Warranty

MeijiTechno's

product

extends

theoriginal

purchaser

ofthe

product

andisnottransferable.

WAFRANTYDURATION

MeijiTechnowarrantsthis

product

againstdefectsinmaterial

and/or

workmanship

for

the

lifeof

the

instrumentfrom

thedateoforiginal

purchase

totheoriginal

purchaser.

Theelectricalwarrantyisone

year.

1.4Product

Safety

Information-Handling

theMicroscope

[Agtr

OWNER'S

REGISTRATION

CARD

Returnoftheowner'sregistrationcardbythe

original

purchaser

within

ten

(10)

daysafterthe

original

purchase

acondition

precedent

tocoverageunderthiswarranty.MeijiTechnowill

its

optionaccept

written

proof

purchase

lromtheoriginalownerinlieu

ofaproduct

registration

card.

EXCLUSIONSAND LIMITATIONS

Specificallyexcluded

from

this

warranty

arefailurescausedbyabuse,neglect,misuse,

improper

operation,normalwear,accident,impropermaintenance

modifications

oIANYtype.Thiswarranty

does

not

coverrepairorreplacementwherenormalusehas

exhausted

thelife

ofapart

orinstrument.All

mechanical

devices

need

periodicparts

replacementandserviceto

perform

well.

Servicelifeofan

instrumentis

dependent

uponthe

care

itreceives

andtheconditionsunderwhichithasto

operate.Inno

eventshallMeijiTechnobeliableforincidentalorconsequential

damages.

SERVICE

obtainserviceunder

thiswarranty,

please

contactMeijiTechnodirectlyand

ask

fortheProduct

Service

Department.Statethenatureofthe

problem,

model

andserial

number

oltheinstrument,

dateof

purchase

and

location

and

name

ofthedistributortheinstrumentwas

purchased

from.Afterverification

ofwarranty

registration,MeijiTechnowillissue

areturn

authorization

number.

Customermaythenreturnthe

product

postageprepaid

and

insured

totheauthorizedrepairfacility

Inmostinstances,requestslorwarranty

service

will

performed

aprompt

androutinemanner

and

merchandisewillbereturnedinareasonable

period

time

orat

MeijiTechno's

convenience.In

some

cases,

requestsforwarranty

serviceare

receivedwhich

arenot

justified.

Inthese

cases,

MeijiTechno

will

provide

anexplanationfornon-warrantyaction.

WARRANTYTERMS

The

termsofthis

warrantymay

notbevarredbyany

person,

whether

not

purporting

torepresentor

act

onbehalfofMeijiTechno.Thelimitedli{etimewarranty

provided

isinlieu

ofanyandallwarranties,

expressedorimplied,whetherformerchantabilityorfitnessfor

aparticular

purpose

orotherwise.Liability

for

consequentialdamagesunderany,andall

warranties

areexcludedtothe

extentexclusionsare

permitted

law.Thiswarranty

givesyou

specific

legalrights

and

you

mayalsohave

other

rightswhich

varyfromstatetostate.Thiswarrantysetsforththe

customer'sexclusive

remedy,

withrespectto

defective

products.

Thislimitedwarranty

shallbecomenullandvoidinthe

eventolaviolation

ofthe

orovislonsofthislimitedwarrantv

2.0

Microscope

Main

Components

The

image

below

designates

the

main

components

ofthe

MT9000

Series

Polarizing

Microscopes.

n \--ILl,

Y --+

10-+

-+7 --1L

ffil

1. Siedentopf

Binocular

Head

2. Eyepiece

KHW10X,

F.N.20

3. Eyepiece

KHW10X-F

with

cross-line

and

guide

4. Analizer

slider

mount

5. Rotatable

Bertrand

Lens

(fixed)

6. Compensator

Slot

7. Ergonomic

reversed

centerable

nosepiece

8. Ceramic

coated

rotatable

stage

9. Strainfree

Abbe

1.25

condenser

with

built-in

lris

diaphragm

10.

Rotatable

swing-out

polarizer

11.Filter

trayfor

29.8mm

bluefilter,

swing

out

the

polarizer

toopenfilter

slot

12.

Focus

tension

adjustment,

turnthe

knurled

ring

counter-clockwise

totighten

the

tension

13.

Adjustable

safetyknob,

turnlever

clockwise

lock

the

stageheight

14.

Condenserrack

height

adjustmentknob

15.

Field

lris

16.

Power

switch

17.

Low

positioned

ergonomic

coaxial

coarse

and

fine

focusing

control

18.

Low

positioned

variable

brightness

control

19.

Trinocular

head

with

integrated

male

Cmount

20.

Beam

splitter

for

camera

port

2.1lnstallationSite

Themicroscopeshouldbeoperated

inaroomwithas

little

dustas

practicallypossible.

Keep

your

instrumentawayfromsolvents,chemical

fumesandexcessive

humidity.Alsotryto

avoidbig

swings

inambienttemperature,direct

sunlightand

vibration

they

canaffect

measurementsand

instrumentoerformance.

Operating

AmbientConditions

Temperature: 10

-36'C

(50

-96.8'F)

Relative

Humidity: 0 - BO%

30"C

(86'F)

2.2

Unpacking

Please

check

yourpacking

slipto

insurethatallmaterialsare

present.

Keep

acopy

for

your

records

that

you

havethe

proper

informationwhenordering

equipment,ordering

replacement

parts

accessoriesor

whencallingfortechnicalsupport.

Pleasemakesurethatnosmall

pieces

parts

are

lefl

inthe

packing

material.

Keepthe

packing

materialsinasafe

place

forthe

purpose

ofstorageand

transporting

themicroscopeanditsaccessories.

lAnrremor.rl

Avoidtouching

thesurfaceofopticalcomponentssuch

aslenses,filtersand

glass

surfaces.

Evenvery

small

tracesof

perspiration

finger

oils

cancorrodethesurfacesofoptics

ashort

period

time.

2.3Microscope

Set

UpMT9200& MT9300

afirst

step,

remove

allcomponents

from

theshipping

containerand

removethe

packing

materials

and

place

the

microscope

frame

onastable

work

surface.

Place

theanalyzer-

Bertrand

lens

module

ontothe

frame

andtightentheclampscrew

securethe

module.(Fig.1)

Next,

place

thebinocular

head

(MA952)

trinocular

head

(MA953)

the

topoftheanalyzer-

Bertrandlens

module

andtightentheclampscrew

whilethehead

inthe

correct

position

shown

right.(Fig.2)

o lnstall

the

Siedentopf

headwiththe2mm

allen

wrench

supplied

beingcarefultoalignthenotch

the

headwiththe

set

screw.(Fig.3)

Next,

installtheMA407CP

focusing

eyepiece

sliding

intothe

slotted

right

eyetubeand

install

the

other

eyepiece

(MA407)

intotheleft

eyetube.

The

rubber

eyeshields

can

alsobe

installed

top

ofeacheyepiece.

The

eyepieces

for

MT9000

Series

area DIN

standard23.2mm

diameter.

o Remove

theobjectives

from

their

objective

cases

whilebeing

careful

not

touch

any

part

the

optics.Strain

free

objectives

are

markedwith

the

letter

"POL"

inred

andare

very

sensitiveand

aresusceptible

pressure

impacts.They

shouldonlybe

handled

theknurledcollar.

Gentlyscrew

the

10X

objective

into

the

"fixed"

openingof

the

nosepiece

(the

opening

thatdoes

NOT

havecenteringscrews).(Fig.4)

Install

therestof

the

objectives

incrementallyin

order

power

(e.9.

4X,

40X,60X,

etc).

o Plug

the

power

cordinto

the

microscope

and

the

other

endintoa

grounded

outlet.

(Fig.5)

YourMT9000

& MT9400

Series

Microscope

andstandalone

power

supply

have

automatic

voltage

sensingso

they

canbeused

with

any

voltagefrom

any

country

intheworld

from

100voltsto260voltsAC

withthe

proper

cordset.

,Acourre! l

Themains

power

cordshould

onlybeplugged

intoa known

grounded

outlet.

Asimpleoutlet

tester

can

usedto

verify

correct

outlet

polarity

and

the

presence

grounded

circuit.

lfno

other

accessories

are

going

installed,

theinstrument

isnowreadyfor

use.

Analyzer-Bertrand

Lens

module

Figure1

Figure

5 B

Binocularhead

Figure2

Figure3

];lr{n\

<t\\

Fixed,Opening

Figure4

/t---l+' '

Power

cord

-+ l[]lll]]l/lmL-- -

2.4Microscope

SetUpMT942O

& MT9430

afirst

step,

remove

all

components

from

the

shipping

containerand

remove

the

packing

materials

and

place

the

microscope

frame

onastablework

surface..

o Models

MT9420andMT9430have

averticalilluminator

(MA955)

whichisinstalled

ontop

themicroscopeframefirst.(Fig.6)

Next,

mountthe

Analyzer-Bertrand

Lensmodule

onthe

vertical

llluminator,

place

the

binocular

head

(MA952)

ortrinocularhead

(MA953)

onto

thetop

theAnalyzer-Bertrandlens

module

(if

installed)

and

re-tighten

the

clampscrewwhilethehead

inthe

correct

position

asshown

right.(Fig.7)

o lnstallthe

Siedentopf

headwith

the

2mm

allen

wrench

supplied

beingcareful

alignthe

notch

the

headwith

thesetscrew.

Next,

installtheMA4OTCP

focusing

eyepiecebysliding

intothe

slotted

right

eyetubeand

install

the

othereyepiece

(MA407)

into

theleft

eyetube.

Therubber

eyeshields

can

alsobe

installed

top

ofeach

eyepiece.

The

eyepiecesfor MT9000

Seriesarea

DfN standard 23.2mmdiameter.

o Remove

theobjectives

from

their

objectivecaseswhilebeing

careful

nottotouchany

part

oftheoptics.Strain

free

objectives

are

marked

withthe

letter

"POL"

inred

and

are

very

sensitive

and

are

susceptibleto

pressure

impacts.

They

shouldonly

handled

bythe

knurled

collar.Gently

screw

the10X

objective

into

the

"fixed"

opening

thenosepiece

(the

openingthat

does

NOT

have

centeringscrews).

Install

the

rest

oftheobjectives

incrementallyin

orderof

power

(e.g20X,40X,

60X,

etc).(Fig.

)

o Plug

thecord

from

the

verticalilluminator

intothe

back

ofthe

standalone

power

supply

(MA927l05XFig.9)

and

plug

the

power

cordset

into

the

microscope

and

theotherend

into

agrounded

outlet.

(Fig.5)

Your

MT9000

orMT9400

Series

Microscope

andstandalone

power

supply

have

automaticvoltagesensing

they

canbeused

with

any

voltagefrom

any

countryin

theworldfrom100

voltsto260volts

ACwiththe

proper

cordset.

MA955Verticalllluminator

Aoerturelris

Filterslot )

ieldlris

Figure

Plug

thevertical

llluminator

MA927105

Lamp

adjusting

knob

Figure7

Figure

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