GLeica - S7 User Manual
GLeica - S7 User Manual
GLeica - S7 User Manual
User Manual
General Instructions
S7 E User Manual 2
Important Safety Notes
S7 E User Manual 3
Symbols Used
S7 E User Manual 4
Safety Instructions
S7 E User Manual 5
Safety Instructions (Continued)
EC Declaration of Conformity
OO Refer to "Safety Concept" booklet
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Safety Instructions (Continued)
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Workplaces with stereo microscopes construction of the Leica S stereo
facilitate and improve the viewing task, microscopes are intended to reduce the
but they also impose high demands on the eyes exertion of the user to a minimum.
and holding muscles of the user. Depending on
• potential
the duration of uninterrupted work, asthenopia Direct contact with eyepieces is a
and musculoskeletal problems may occur. For transmission method for
this reason, appropriate measures for reduction bacterial and viral infections of the eye.
of the workload must be taken:
The risk can be kept to a minimum by using
OO Optimal arrangement of workplace, work personal eyepieces for each individual or
assignments and work flow (changing tasks detachable eyecups.
frequently).
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Contents
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Congratulations!
Congratulations on obtaining your new Leica stereo microscope from Though the reliability and robustness of Leica stereo microscopes is
the S series. We are convinced it will exceed your expectations, as world-renowned, like any high-tech product, the Leica S series requires
this instrument embodies all the qualities you associate with Leica a certain degree of care and attention. Therefore, we recommend that
Microsystems: excellent objectives, high-quality engineering, and you read this manual. It contains all the information you need regarding
reliability. Furthermore, the modular design ensures that the Leica stereo operation, safety and maintenance. Simply observing a few guidelines will
microscope adapts perfectly to your needs – no matter which accessories ensure that even after years of intensive use, your stereo microscope will
you require for your tasks. continue to work as smoothly and reliably as on the very first day.
Thanks to the parfocal system with simultaneously large working distances We wish you the best of success in your work! after all, you are now
and object fields, you can always view your microscopic specimens equipped with the best tool!
accurately – from the complete image to the finest detail.
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The Modular Design: Everything is Possible
The Leica S series provides a high degree of Despite this, you will notice that the controls Have a special request? Let us know!
flexibility in choosing equipment, thanks and individual components do not differ Leica Microsystems enjoys an exceptional
primarily to the modular configuration and significantly. Whichever configuration you reputation when it comes to devising customer-
the compatibility that Leica has painstakingly choose, you will quickly feel right at home with specific solutions. If you have a special request
maintained for decades. The optics carriers, your new stereo microscope. that cannot be met with standard parts, contact
eyepieces, stands, and more can be combined your Leica consultant. They have a solution for
in any way you choose, allowing you to create every application.
the stereo microscope that best suits your
needs.
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What Your Stereo Microscope has to Offer you
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On We Go
If your new stereo microscope has already If, on the other hand, you are assembling the
been assembled and commissioned by your stereo microscope yourself, continue with the
Leica consultant, click here to skip through the "Assembly" chapter, which begins on page 14.
installation instructions and go directly to the
Quick Start Guide on page 22.
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Assembly
Disclaimer:
Illustrations on this page show the optics
carrier of an S9 stereo microscope with
same proportion as the S7 E featured in
this user manual.
1. Remove the glass stage plate. 4. Press the locking mechanism backward. 6. Insert the universal light guide in the
The incident light base and the sub-base opening at the rear.
2. Pull the locking mechanism forward. for transmitted light are now connected.
Disclaimer:
Illustrations on this page show the optics
carrier of an S9 stereo microscope with
same proportion as the S7 E featured in
this user manual.
Graticules can be inserted in the Inserting graticule(s) 3. Hold the graticule by the edges to avoid
adjustable eyepieces and the in the 1. Use the stereo microscope to determine leaving fingerprints, and push it into the
eyepieces for eyeglass wearers. the side on which the scale is inscribed. The holder from the side.
scale must not appear reversed.
The procedure for taking measurements
is described in the "Measuring" user 2. Remove the insert from the bottom of the
manual. eyepiece and place it on the bench with the
knurled side down.
You can use your S series stereo Inserting the eyepieces Risk of infection
microscope together with a fixed or 1. Push eyepieces as far as they will go into Direct contact with eyepieces is a
adjustable eyepiece. For models in which the tubes. potential transmission method for
a graticule is included in an eyepiece for bacterial and viral infections of the eye. The risk
measurement or photography, two eyepieces can be kept to a minimum by using personal
are necessary. We recommend that you also eyepieces for each individual or detachable
equip the high-powered S APO with two eyecups.
adjustable eyepieces.
"Parfocal" means that a specimen
To avoid eye infections, we recommend
continues to remain exactly in focus, even
if the magnification on the stereo microscope that every user uses his or her own pair
is modified. All stereo microscopes from Leica of eyecups.
Microsystems are parfocally matched. However,
the parfocality requires a personal dioptric
correction for the user.
Reference value
The interpupillary distance can be set between
50 and 76 mm.
Disclaimer:
Illustrations on this page show the optics
carrier of an S9 stereo microscope with
same proportion as the S7 E featured in
this user manual.
Focusing raises and lowers the stereo Focusing 3. Look into the eyepieces and insert the
microscope using the focusing drive. The 1. Align the specimen under the objective. desired specimen detail in the center.
specimen detail is brought into sharp focus as
soon as it is in the focal point of the objective. 4. Focus on the specimen with the drive knob.
Disclaimer:
Illustrations on this page show the optics
carrier of an S9 stereo microscope with
same proportion as the S7 E featured in
this user manual.
Disclaimer:
Illustrations on this page show the optics
carrier of an S9 stereo microscope with
same proportion as the S7 E featured in
this user manual.
Disclaimer:
Illustrations on this page show the optics
carrier of an S9 stereo microscope with
same proportion as the S7 E featured in
this user manual.
Disclaimer:
3. Carefully tighten the clamping screw. Illustrations on this page show the optics
carrier of an S9 stereo microscope with
same proportion as the S7 E featured in
this user manual.
and -5.
The diopters can be set between +5
2. Place a flat specimen under the objective. 5. Set the highest magnification level. 8. Turn the eyelens of the eyepiece as far as it
will go in the "+" direction, without looking
3. Set the lowest magnification level. 6. Optimize the focusing with the focusing into the eyepieces while doing so.
drive.
9. Close your eye on the fixed eyepiece and
look with the other eye into the into the
adjustable eyepiece.
Checking parfocality
1. Select the highest magnification level.
If you set the diopters on the adjustable The following adjustments have to be Adjusting the diopter settings
eyepiece exactly as described, the carried out only once by each user. Using 1. Turn the dioptric correction on both
image will remain equally sharp and constant reticules leads to slightly deviated settings, eyepieces to the center position.
(parfocal) from the lowest to the highest which are described in the user manuals on the
magnification. This means you do not have reticules (measurement). Continued on next page
to refocus when changing magnification. The
focus needs to be readjusted only if you want to
view a specimen detail that is located higher or
lower. Use this advantage as often as possible, it
is not available on all stereo microscopes.
and -5.
The diopters can be set between +5
2. Place a flat specimen under the objective. 5. Set the highest magnification level. 8. Turn the eyelens of the eyepiece as far as it
will go in the "+" direction, without looking
3. Set the lowest magnification level. 6. Optimize the focusing with the focusing into the eyepieces while doing so.
drive.
9. Look through the eyepieces and close one
eye.
Checking parfocality
1. Select the highest magnification level.
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188
188
379
379
ø58 ø58
223
223
118.5
118.5
ø76 ø76
22
65 22
107 148
278 205
107 148
278 205
220
278
205 205
Zoom 7:1
Specific surface resistivity 2 × 10 Ω / square, discharge time <2 seconds from 1,000 V to 100 V
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Ergonomic eyepieces, fixed and adjustable, with cups 10× / 23, 16× / 16, 20× / 12
Parameter Example
MO Magnification of the additional objective MO Additional objective 1.6×
ME Magnification of eyepiece ME 20×/12 eyepiece
z Magnification changer position z Zoom position 4.0
NFOV Field number of the eyepiece. Field numbers are printed on
the eyepieces: 10×/23, 16×/16, 20×/12, 10×/23B, 16×14B,
25×/9.5B, 40×6B.
Magnification in the binocular tube Calculation example: Field of view diameter in the specimen
MTOT VIS = MO × ME × z
NFOV 12
or ∅ OF: = = 1.9 mm
MO × z 1.6 ×4
1.6 × 20 × 4 = 128
The image goes out of focus OO Is the power cable connected correctly?
OO Inserting the eyepieces correctly (page 20). OO Are all connecting cables attached
OO Perform diopter correction exactly correctly?
according to the instructions (from OO Are the fuses intact?
page 33).
OO Keep accessories in a dust-free place when OO Remove dust with a pneumatic rubber bulb
not in use. or with a soft brush.
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