Leica HistoCore AUTOCUT Instructions For Use Manual page 44

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Operation
Caution
Turning the electronic coarse feed wheel during fast homing or moving to the memory position.
Specimen impaired.
• Do not touch the electronic coarse feed wheel during fast homing or moving to the memory
position.
Caution
Turning the handwheel or pressing buttons on the separate control panel or the instrument control
panel during fast homing or moving to the memory position.
Specimen impaired.
• Do not turn the handwheel or press any button on the separate control panel or the instrument
control panel during fast homing or moving to the memory position.
Sectioning mode
1 2
4
3
Fig. 23
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In the sectioning mode the user can select between STEP function (step-by-
step specimen feed) and continuous specimen feed.
When the continuous feed is selected, the coarse feed buttons have the
same functions as in the trimming mode. The STEP function is useful for
careful step-by-step approximation of the specimen towards the knife.
How to activate the STEP function:
• Switch the instrument on while holding the
(Likewise, to deactivate switch the instrument on while pressing the
button.) While the instrument is initializing, hold the
software version number is no longer displayed.
• Press the
TRIM/SECT
• When pressing the slow coarse feed button
for slow-speed coarse feed, a defined, incremental feed takes place (STEP)
at the value indicated on the display in the respective direction (single
step).
• By short activation of the fast coarse feed buttons, a single step is also
effected in the appropriate direction.
• Longer activation of the fast coarse feed button
23-3") effects a repeated feed motion for as long as the button is pressed.
+
button and select the sectioning mode (LED
(→ "Fig. 23-2")
button on the control panel.
+ button until the
SECT
or (→ "Fig. 23-4")
(→ "Fig. 23-1") or (→ "Fig.
Version 1.1, Revision B
-
lit).