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1.
Important Information ..................................................................................................
1.1
Symbols used in the text and their meaning................................................................................. 6
1.2
Qualification of personnel .......................................................................................................... 9
1.3
Intended use of the instrument ................................................................................................... 9
1.4
Instrument type ....................................................................................................................... 10
2.
Safety ......................................................................................................................
2.1
Safety Notes ............................................................................................................................ 11
2.2
Hazard warnings ...................................................................................................................... 12
2.3
Safety devices ......................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.1 Locking/unlocking the handwheel ............................................................................................. 12
2.3.2 Safety guard ............................................................................................................................ 13
2.4
Operating Conditions ............................................................................................................... 13
2.5
Operating the instrument .......................................................................................................... 14
2.6
Cleaning and disinfection ......................................................................................................... 15
2.7
Removing the microtome .......................................................................................................... 15
2.8
Maintenance ............................................................................................................................ 16
3.
Technical Data ..........................................................................................................
4.
Installing the Instrument .............................................................................................
4.1
Installation site requirements ................................................................................................... 20
4.2
Unpacking instructions for the Leica CM1520 cryostat .............................................................. 21
4.3
Standard delivery - packing list ................................................................................................. 24
4.4
Installing the handwheel ........................................................................................................... 25
5.
Instrument Setup .......................................................................................................
5.1
Electrical connection ................................................................................................................ 26
5.2
Preparations for starting up the instrument ............................................................................... 26
5.3
General overview of the Leica CM1520 ...................................................................................... 28
5.4
Power switch and circuit breaker .............................................................................................. 30
5.5
Switching on the instrument ..................................................................................................... 30
6.
Operating the Instrument ............................................................................................
6.1
Control panel 1 ........................................................................................................................ 31
6.2
Configuring the desired values .................................................................................................. 31
6.2.1 Setting the time ....................................................................................................................... 31
6.2.2 Setting the automatic defrost time (cryochamber) ..................................................................... 32
6.2.3 Programming the temperature of the cryochamber .................................................................... 32
6.2.4 Manual defrosting of the quick freeze shelf ............................................................................... 33
6.2.5 Manual defrosting of the cryochamber ...................................................................................... 33
6.2.6 Setting the section thickness .................................................................................................... 34
6.3
Display lock ............................................................................................................................. 34
6.4
Control panel 2 - Electric coarse feed ....................................................................................... 35
7.
Daily Use of the Instrument .........................................................................................
7.1
The sectioning process ............................................................................................................ 36
7.2
Specimen freezing ................................................................................................................... 36
7.2.1 Quick-freeze shelf .................................................................................................................... 37
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