Leica HistoCore AUTOCUT Instructions For Use Manual page 52

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Operation
Foot switch (optional accessory)
Tip
In addition to the foot switch, all control panel functions and all buttons on the instrument continue to
be active.
If the foot switch remains pressed for longer than half a second, the specimen stops in the next upper
end position.
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• You can continue to work on the specimen by moving it back a short
distance using the coarse feed buttons (set trimming mode!).
• The STEP function is disabled in the remaining feed range.
The foot switch can be used to control the motorized sectioning process. It
also has a function that is similar to the emergency stop function.
Using the button, select the desired operating mode, CONT,
CUT MODE
SINGLE or STEP, on the control panel.
CONT (continuous stroke) operating mode
• Press the foot switch once briefly to start motorized sectioning.
• Press the foot switch again to stop it. The specimen stops in the next upper
end position.
SINGLE (single stroke) operating mode
• Press the foot switch once briefly to start motorized sectioning. After every
step, the specimen stops automatically in the upper end position.
STEP (step stroke) operating mode
• Press down the foot switch to start the sectioning process. The specimen is
now moved for as long as the foot switch is depressed.
• If the foot switch is released, the specimen remains stationary in the
position that it has reached.
How to activate the emergency stop function
• Press the foot switch strongly to activate the emergency stop function.
Sectioning stops immediately.
• The red LED in the E-STOP field on the instrument is lit up as long as the
foot switch remains depressed.
• To continue, select the operating mode and restart the sectioning process
using the foot switch.
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