Operation; Operating Elements And Their Functions; Instrument Control Panel - Leica RM2245 Instruction Manual

5. Operation

5.1 Operating elements and their functions

The operating functions of the microtome are divided between a control panel and a display unit
on the microtome.
A control panel on the instrument displays the current operating mode as well as various settings.
All operating functions are centrally located in the separate control panel. All keys and displays
are logically arranged in functional groups and easily identifiable.

5.1.1 Instrument control panel

RETRACT LED
Lights up during
specimen retraction.
Three-digit display
for displaying
section thickness/trim-
ming section thickness.
Four-digit display
of the section counter.
MENU MODE button
Switches between
section thickness sum
and section counter.
MENU MODE + CLEAR
pressed simultaneously
switches to the setting of
the retraction value.
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LED - LOCK
Lights up when
handwheel locking
mechanism is activated.
Green LED
Lights up when
trimming mode is
activated.
Green LED
Lights up when
sectioning mode is ac-
tivated.
Green LED
Section thickness sum,
indicates the total
for all sections.
Green LED
Section counter
displays the number
of all sections.
CLEAR button
Resets section counter
and section thickness
sum back (to 0).
Fig. 14
Instruction manual V 1.6 – 10/2009