Leica HistoCore AUTOCUT Instructions For Use Manual page 46

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Operation
Caution
Manual movement of knife/blade holder and/or object head after setting-up the memory position.
Damage of specimen.
• Do not move the knife/blade holder, the holder base and/or object head and do not readjust the
orientation without readjusting the memory position.
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.
Caution
The memory position is set too close to the knife/blade.
Specimen impaired.
• Make sure that the specimen does not touch the cutting edge of the knife/blade when setting
the memory position. Move the object head a little bit backward if the cutting edge touches the
specimen or is positioned very close to the surface of the specimen when setting the memory
position.
• Do not upload a specimen with different thickness using the same memory position.
Caution
Failure to reset the memory position after the instrument is switched off or after a power failure.
Damage to specimen.
• When the instrument is switched off or there is a power failure, previously stored memory position
data is erased. Set the memory position again after powering on the instrument.
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