OPERATION Axioskop 2 plusCarl Zeiss Switching on and basic settings Axioskop 2 mot plus3-18 B 40-075 e 02/013.2 Switching on and basic settings3.2.1 Axioskop 2 plus• Switch the instrument on with the on / off switch on the instrument rear (3-1/27).The green pilot lamp (3-1/10) lights up.• Set the required brightness using the control for light intensity. The LED array (3-1/9) indicates thepresent lamp voltage of the transmitted-light halogen illuminator.3.2.2 Axioskop 2 mot plus• Switch the instrument on with the on / off switch on the instrument rear (3-1/27).After the microscope is switched on, the control unit will perform a system check of all the connectedcomponents. During the system check, the pilot lamp on the stand lights up in orange. After approx. 3seconds, the microscope is ready for operation and is in the so-called automatic mode. The pilot lamp onthe stand now lights up in green.The Axioskop 2 mot plus features two different function modes and one programming mode:Function modes:− In the automatic mode (standard setting), the illumination is set automatically (light managerfunction) in accordance with the values last stored.− In the manual mode, the function of the light manager is switched off. Illumination intensity andcondenser settings must be made manually, as in the Axioskop 2 plus.Programming mode:− In the programming mode, the user can individually match and store the focusing speeds and focuspositions of the various objectives (parfocality).
