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Microscope Handling and Usage Guide

The document provides instructions for safely handling a microscope, including carrying it with two hands, placing it level on a bench away from edges, ensuring the lowest power objective lens is in place, positioning the slide on the stage below the lens, and using the coarse and fine focus adjustments to bring the specimen into view at increasing magnifications.

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Microscope Handling and Usage Guide

The document provides instructions for safely handling a microscope, including carrying it with two hands, placing it level on a bench away from edges, ensuring the lowest power objective lens is in place, positioning the slide on the stage below the lens, and using the coarse and fine focus adjustments to bring the specimen into view at increasing magnifications.

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Using Microscopes

Safe and careful handling of microscopes ensures that the


microscope will not be damaged and that people handling the
microscope will not be hurt.
1.

Carry the microscope to the bench with two hands one on


the arm and one on the base of the microscope.

2.

Place the microscope on the bench, ensuring that it is level


and not too close to the edge.

3.

Ensure that the x4 (or lowest power) objective lens is in


place.

4.

Place the microscope slide onto the stage.

5.

While watching from the side, use the coarse focus


adjustment to raise the stage until it is just below the
objective lens.

6.

While looking through the eyepiece lens, carefully turn the


coarse adjustment and wind the stage away from the
lens until the specimen can be seen clearly.

7.

Rotate the nosepiece to the x10 objective lens. Use the


fine focus adjustment to see more details of the
specimen.

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