Operating instructions

MC 80
DX
Carl Zeiss
B 40-036 d 03/99 2-1
OPERATION
Contents
2 OPERATION...................................................................................................................2-3
2.1 Equipment Installation .....................................................................................................2-3
2.1.1 MC 80 DX Microscope Camera for 35 mm film................................................................2-3
2.1.2 The 35 mm Mot DX film cassette.....................................................................................2-5
2.1.3 MC 80 DX Microscope Camera with M 4 5” large-frame attachment ............................2-8
2.2 Switches and Connectors...............................................................................................2-10
2.3 The Control Console of the MC 80 DX Microscope Camera............................................2-11
2.3.1 Exposure control for 35 mm frames...............................................................................2-12
2.3.2 Shutter release ..............................................................................................................2-12
2.3.3 AUTO mode (Automatic exposure control) .....................................................................2-13
2.3.4 MAN mode (Manual exposure control)...........................................................................2-14
2.3.5 TIME mode (long-time exposure control)........................................................................2-15
2.3.6 Saving the exposure time...............................................................................................2-15
2.3.7 Multiple exposure..........................................................................................................2-16
2.3.8 Exposure interruption / Film advance..............................................................................2-17
2.3.9 Display or input of film speed.........................................................................................2-17
2.4 Exposure Control for Large Frames.................................................................................2-19
2.5 Warning Messages ........................................................................................................2-20
2.6 Data Exposure via Control Console (for 35 mm frames only)...........................................2-21
2.6.1 Selecting the data field..................................................................................................2-21
2.6.2 Selecting the data format...............................................................................................2-22
2.6.3 Data input in the selected format...................................................................................2-27
2.6.4 Location of the PIC data field.........................................................................................2-31
2.7 Frame size reticles..........................................................................................................2-31
2.8 Photomicrography Procedures........................................................................................2-32
2.8.1 Taking micrographs.......................................................................................................2-32
2.8.2 Correcting the color balance of color reversal film ..........................................................2-34
2.8.3 Data exposure on 35 mm film........................................................................................2-35
2.8.4 Darkfield and fluorescence micrography.........................................................................2-37
2.8.5 Exposure times and filters ..............................................................................................2-38