Trimming And Sectioning Functions; Setting The Section Thickness - Leica CM3050 S Instruction Manual

5. Operation

5.4.6 Trimming and sectioning functions

Switching between trimming
and sectioning
Press this key to alternate between the
two functions.
illuminated:
Trimming mode is active
off:
Sectioning mode is active.
Selecting trimming thickness
• Activate trimming mode
• Select trimming thickness (= sectioning
thickness at which trimming is carried out)
by pressing or
The selected thickness is displayed in the cor-
responding LED
Motorized trimming
• Select 'Continuous stroke' in functional area
A.
• Activate trimming by pressing RUN/STOP
and RUN/ENABLE (located in functional
area C) simultaneously or by depressing the
footswitch.
• To stop trimming press RUN/STOP or RUN/
ENABLE or depress the footswitch again.
Trimming thickness can be changed while trim-
ming is in motion by pressing
Leica CM 3050 S – Cryostat
Functional area B - all models
.
:
or .

5.4.7 Setting the section thickness

• Activate sectioning mode (
C T . . . . ° C
• Press or to select section thickness.
Pressing one of these keys once makes the
display in control panel 1 switch to section
thickness indication (thickness value not yet
being altered). Pressing
starts to change the actual section thick-
ness setting.
Selectable section thickness settings:
0 - 2 μm in 0.5-μm
2 - 10 μm in 1-μm
10 - 20 μm in 2-μm
20 - 60 μm in 5-μm
60 - 100 μm in 10-μm
100 - 300 μm in 50-μm
off).
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μ 0 1 0 . 0
or further
steps,
steps,
steps,
steps,
steps,
steps.
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