Table Of Contents - Leica RM2235 Instruction Manual

Table of contents

1. Important notes ................................................................................................................................ 6
2. Safety ................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.1 Safety notes ......................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Warnings .............................................................................................................................................. 7
2.3 Integrated safety devices ................................................................................................................ 10
3. Instrument components and specifications ............................................................................. 12
3.1 Overview - instrument components ............................................................................................... 12
3.2 Instrument specifications ................................................................................................................ 13
3.3 Technical data ................................................................................................................................... 14
4. Startup ............................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1 Standard delivery .............................................................................................................................. 15
4.2 Installation site requirements ......................................................................................................... 15
4.3 Assembling the handwheel ............................................................................................................. 16
4.4 Inserting the universal cassette clamp ......................................................................................... 17
4.5 Inserting the knife holder ................................................................................................................. 18
5. Operation ......................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1 Operating elements and their functions ........................................................................................ 19
5.1.1 Section thickness setting ................................................................................................................ 19
5.1.2 Coarse driving wheel ........................................................................................................................ 19
5.1.4 Mechanical trimming function ........................................................................................................ 20
5.1.3 Specimen retraction ......................................................................................................................... 20
5.1.5 Specimen holder with precision orientation ................................................................................ 21
5.2 Adjusting the clearance angle ........................................................................................................ 22
5.3 Fine adjustment of the mass balance ............................................................................................ 23
5.4 Clamping the specimen .................................................................................................................... 24
5.5 Clamping the knife / disposable blade ........................................................................................... 24
5.6 Sectioning .......................................................................................................................................... 25
5.7 Changing the specimen or interrupting sectioning ..................................................................... 26
5.8 Finishing daily routine ...................................................................................................................... 26
6. Optional accessories .................................................................................................................... 27
6.1 Installing the fixture for specimen clamps .................................................................................... 27
6.1.1 Non-orienting fixture f. spec. clamps ............................................................................................ 27
6.1.2 Orienting fixture f. specimen clamps .............................................................................................. 27
6.1.3 Fixture for specimen clamps with precision orientation ............................................................ 28
6.1.4 Quick-clamping system .................................................................................................................... 29
4 Instruction manual V 1.1 - 02/2005