1) Main ON-OFF Switch with red warning light.
2) Focusing Control.
3) Image Plane Compensator for slides of varying thickness.
4) Lens Change Control. A 14.8x magnification lens is standard. The lens block has space for 2 additional lenses which are easily changed by the user once the screen is removed. The following lenses are presently available: 20x, 24x, 27x, 30x, 36x, 42x, 48x, 56x and 72x.
5) Lower Filter Control. With this switch the Lower Polarization Filter is positioned either "Parallel" into the optical path or "Neutral" out of the optical path by means of a motorized drive.
6) Upper Filter Control: By means of this switch the following positions can be set electrically for geological work:
A. Polarization Filter, intersected to Lower Filter.
B. Position for optional Filter-Combination (560 nm), to enable the determination of Sense of Shear.
C. Neutral position without filter. The filter configuration can be changed and adapted on site for differing applications.
7) Manual Lever for widening the Intersected Positon of Upper Pol-Filter by about 12 Degrees.