Congratulations on your purchase of a Celestron microscope. Your microscope is
a precision optical instrument made of high quality materials to ensure durability
and long life. It is designed to give you a lifetime of pleasure with a minimal
amount of maintenance.
Before attempting to use your microscope, please read through the instructions to
familiarize yourself with the functions and operations to make usage easier for
you. See the microscope diagram to locate the parts discussed in this manual.
The microscope provides high powers from 100x to 400x using it as an optical
microscope and much higher powers when used as a digital microscope. It is
ideally suited for examining specimen slides of yeasts and molds, cultures, plant
and animal parts, fibers, bacteria, etc. You can also examine small and thin
objects at the lower powers such as coins, rocks, insects, circuit boards, various
materials, and many other objects.
With the included digital camera and the software, you can observe the magnified
images or capture video or take snapshots.
Eyepiece Tube
Objective
Nosepiece
Spring Loaded
Stage Clips
Base
Introduction
Figure 1
Eyepiece
Arm
Focus Knob
Stage
Illuminator
Switch