Adjusting Motorized Polarizer; Adjusting The Light Sources - Leica DM5500 B Manuel D'utilisation

7. Startup

7.8 Adjusting Motorized Polarizer

• Select POL contrast method (one of the vari-
able function keys at the stand, STP6000 or at
the Leica SmartTouch).
• Inserting centering key through the corre-
sponding opening (51.2).
• Turn it until maximum darkness is reached.
Fig. 52 Reflector cube for lamp adjustment
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7.9 Adjusting the Light Sources

Transmitted Light Axis (TL) with 107/2 Lamp
housing
The 107/2 lamp housing with 12 V 100 W halogen
lamp has a defined presetting. The lamp need
not to be centered.
Incident light axis (IL) with external light
source Leica EL6000
This lamp does not need centering.
Incident light axis (IL) with 106 z lamp housing
• When a supply unit is used, it is turned on
first.
• Activate the incident light axis using the TL/IL
function key. FLUO (Leica DM5500 B/DM6000 B)
or IL (Leica DM6000 M) appears in the Leica
SmartTouch.
• Insert the reflector cube for lamp adjustment
(Fig. 52) into the filter turret in place of a filter
cube. (See → p. 32).
Note the name of the exchanged filter cube.
Note:
To avoid incorrect adjustment, we recommend
to remove the filter cube on the left side of the
reflector cube.
• Turn the reflector into the beam path.
The reflector has reached the correct position
when the name of the exchanged filter cube is
shown in the upper right of the LeicaScreen.