Malfunctions And Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting - Leica HistoCore SPECTRA CV Instructions For Use Manual

8.

Malfunctions and Troubleshooting

8.1

Troubleshooting

Problem/malfunction
Black screen
Needle cleaning container
cannot be removed using
the knurled screw
Consumables cannot be
scanned
Load/unload drawer is
sticking
Transport arm reports
an error
HistoCore SPECTRA CV
Malfunctions and Troubleshooting
Possible cause
• Software crash
• Power failure
• Needle cleaning container is
stuck due to mounting medium
residue in the holder.
• RFID chip is dirty
• RFID chip is defective
• Possible contamination in or on
the respective drawer
• Malfunction in the instrument
Correction
• Remove all racks from the
instrument and restart the
instrument.
• See (→ P. 136 – 8.2 Power failure
scenario and instrument failure)
• Remove the needle cleaning unit
and immerse it in xylene until the
needle cleaning container has
loosened and can be taken out
(→ P. 111 – 7.2.9 Removing
the complete unit of the needle
cleaning container).
• Carefully remove any
contamination from the RFID chip
and re-scan the consumables by
closing the hood.
• Try again with new consumables.
• There may be an instrument defect
present if the problem persists.
Please contact Leica Service.
• Carefully remove any
contamination (mounting
medium residue, glass splinters)
(→ P. 105 – 7.1 Important
notes about cleaning this
instrument), remove all racks from
the instrument and restart the
instrument.
• Follow the instructions in
(→ P. 138 – 8.3 Manual
removal of a rack in the event of
instrument malfunctions)
the transport arm to the unload
drawer. Remove the rack from the
transport arm.
8
and pull
131