Leica Autostainer XL Instructions For Use Manual page 12

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Safety
Caution
Inadequate manual loading of specimen slide holders into vessels
Loss of tissue and / or property damage because of crash due to automized loading of another
specimen slide holder into the same vessel
• Do not manually load specimen slide holders and start any movement of the transport arm
Caution
Lids not removed from vessel
Loss of tissue and / or property damage because of crash due to automized loading of a specimen
slide holder
• Always make sure that any lids are removed before initiating any transport to the affected vessel.
Caution
Specimen slide holders are loaded unintentionally into exit drawer instead of the load drawer.
Delay of processing time / Damage or loss of tissue
• Always pay attention to load specimen slide holders into the load drawer
Loading specimen slide holders)
Caution
Reagent filling level within vessels is insufficient
Loss of tissue and / or property damage because of crash due to automized loading of a specimen
slide holder
• Check the filling level of the vessels regularly and clean and / or refill if required.
• Cover unused vessels to minimize evaporation.
Caution
Water drainage not cleaned or cleaned insufficiently
Insufficient staining quality, loss of tissue or property damage
• Check and clean the draining system regularly for correct flow.
Caution
Specimen slide holders not unloaded in a timely manner from exit drawer
Delay of processing time / Damage or loss of tissue
• Unload the exit drawer in time, close the exit drawer and press
specimen slide holders from the exit
Caution
Specimen slide holder processed with wrong program parameters
Damage or loss of tissue
• Always double-check program parameters of user-specific programs before you start
processing.
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