How to Set the Stage
Lock on MT Series Microscopes
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First,
unlock the stage by pushing the lever
towards the back.
You may or
may not hear a click. If it does click,
the stage was locked at some point in
its travel.
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Next, place
a slide on the stage.
Rotate the 100x or the highest power objective in place. The
reason for a stage lock, is to protect
your specimens from crashing into the
objective causing damage to your
specimen and your microscope optics. |
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Next, carefully
raise the stage up to the point where
the objective is at the working distance
it needs to make an image then go a
little beyond to make room for imaging
at different focus points.
Be mindful
that the objective does not touch the
slide or coverslip that is on top of
your specimen.
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Next, move
the lever towards the front until it is
snug.
The
stage is now locked.
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Rack the
stage down then up.
Notice that the stage will not travel farther that the position it was locked.
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To unlock
the stage again, push the lever towards
the back.
You will
hear a click signaling the stage is now
unlocked and can travel its whole
distance.
If working with the same specimens which have the same height, the stage will not need to be unlocked and reset unless or perhaps you have specimens with a different mounted height or depth.
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