Loading Slides Into The Autoloader - Leica Aperio AT2 DX User Manual

Chapter 6: Using the AutoLoader
Inspect the coverslips and ensure they do not protrude beyond the edge of the slide. Do not use the AutoLoader
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for slides in which the coverslip extends past the edges of a slide. These types of slides should be set aside for
manual scanning.
Inspect the slide label and ensure that the label:
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Is fully adhered to the slide (that is, does not curl back on itself) and;
y
Does not extend beyond the margins of the glass slide. Do not use the AutoLoader for slides in which the slide
y
label protrudes beyond the edges of a slide. These types of slides should be set aside for manual scanning.
Does not cover any tissue.
y
The slide should be inserted into a rack with the label facing the back of the scanner (that is, away from you when
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you insert the rack into the AutoLoader) and the coverslip up.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SCAN DAMAGED SLIDES AS DOING SO MAY DAMAGE THE APERIO
AT2 DX SCANNER.

Loading Slides into the AutoLoader

1.
In the Console, select the rack position you want to use and click the Eject button on that rack—this moves that
rack position to the front of the carousel where you can remove or load a rack.
2. Open the scanner front access door. When you open the scanner access door, you see the AutoLoader carousel.
Note the status light behind the carousel door at the top of the carousel. This light will be green when the scanner
is ready for you to remove or load racks.
3.
If the status light inside the carousel cover is green, open the carousel door by pulling on the handle.
If the status light is red, the carousel is moving or racks are not in load position. Do not try to open the
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carousel—use the Console to select the rack you want to use and click the Eject button in the Console to
move that rack into load position. The status light should turn green.
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