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Microform Help: Turning on computer and microform viewer

Instructions for using microfilm/fiche reader/printer.

Instructions for turning on computer and SC200

  1. Turn on computer and monitor.
  2. Turn on microform viewer by pressing the round Main Power button on right, top, back of machine. When you press the button to turn it on, you should hear a slight hum coming from the machine.
  3. Turn on the Light Switch by pressing the black toggle switch on the back of machine. Press top of toggle to turn on (vertical line is on and bottom circle is off.)
  4. On the top-front-right of the microform viewer there is a Control Panel with several buttons and controls. Turn on Lamp on the Control Panel:
    1. This button has 3 modes: 1) Press once to turn on overhead light (used for viewing opaque cards); 2) Press again to turn on lamp under image; and 3) press again to turn off. Press twice to turn on lamp under image.
  5. Also on the top-front-right of the microform viewer in this Control Panel are controls to adjust viewing images. The front left button (Viewer-PC) changes what you see on the monitor to either the PC or the microform viewer. Press that switch and you should see the Windows home page on the monitor.