1. How to use a …..
Microscope

2. Get to your work area Carry it very carefully with both hands
Put one hand on the Arm
Put the other hand under the base
Arm
Base

3. Setting up the specimen
Place the slide on the mechanical stage
Use the stage controls to adjust the position of the slide
Stage controls
Mechanical
Stage

4. Light settings Plug in and turn on the illuminator
Adjust the iris diaphragm to allow enough light into the specimen
Illuminator
Iris
Diaphragm

5. What if I can’t see? Look through the eyepiece
Start by slowly adjusting the coarse focus
Finish by adjusting the fine focus
Eyepiece
Coarse
Focus
Fine
Focus

6. Which lens do I use?
Begin using the lowest magnification objective lens
Move to the 1000X objective lens if you can
Objective Lens
1000X
Objective

7. Get to know your microscope and it’s parts!