Leica HistoCore AUTOCUT Instructions For Use Manual page 50

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Operation
Fig. 36
Caution
Using the electronic brake to lock the handwheel.
People injury / Damage to specimen.
• Electronic brake is a brake mechanism which cannot work as a security lock. The handwheel is
securely locked only when the handwheel locking mechanism is in the 12 o'clock position.
Motorized sectioning
In motorized operation, you can choose between three operating modes:
CONT = continuous stroke
= single stroke
SINGLE
STEP = step stroke.
Fig. 37
Fig. 38
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Electronic brake function
The electronic brake function holds the object head in the upper position
automatically at the end of the motorized sectioning, which prevents the
handwheel from turning by accident after the sectioning is finished. When
the electronic brake function is activated, the LED of the
up in green; the yellow LED of
Make sure to use the handwheel locking mechanism to lock the handwheel
completely. When the handwheel locking mechanism is locked, the
electronic brake is deactivated automatically and the green LED of
button is greyed out.
The electronic brake function can be turned off manually. Press the
electronic brake button again, it is deactivated.
During motorized sectioning, the electronic brake can be used to stop the
sectioning.
During manual sectioning, the electronic brake function does not work. If the
button is pressed during manual sectioning, a warning sound is heard.
BRAKE
CONT (continuous stroke) operating mode
• Select CONT operating mode.
After beginning the sectioning process, sectioning continues until the
process is stopped by pressing
The specimen then stops automatically in the next upper end position of the
vertical stroke.
SINGLE (single stroke) operating mode
• Select SINGLE operating mode.
After starting sectioning, a single sectioning stroke is completed.
The specimen then stops automatically in the upper end position of the
vertical stroke.
M-STOP flashes.
RUN/STOP or ENABLE
button lights
BRAKE
BRAKE
or BRAKE.
Version 1.1, Revision B