Leica BIOSYSTEMS CM3600 XP, Instructions For Use Manual

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Version 6.9, Revision H
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Dehydration date (
→
Fig. 28- 8 )
Dehydration start time ( → Fig. 28- 9 )
Dehydration duration ( → Fig. 28- 10 )
Fig. 32
Displays start date and time, and duration of the automatic dehydration
cycle. Clicking on one of the indications opens the Dehydration time dialog
box (
→
Fig. 32) .
• Click on individual parameters (day, month, year, hour or minutes) to
change the corresponding settings.
• The desired duration of the dehydration procedure can be selected in the
duration field. Values from 1 - 48 hours are permitted.
• The entry must be confirmed by pressing the Ok button.
Note
• To speed up the dehydration procedure, the dehydration cryochamber temperature can be lowered.
This can be done via the Dehydration T-reduction display.
• The duration of the dehydration depends on the number of sections, the section thickness and the
type of tissue. To use this function efficiently, it is advisable to remove the section waste from the
cryochamber before the start of the dehydration.
Dehydration T-reduction ( → Fig. 28- 11 )
Displays temperature reduction for dehydration. Click on this display to change the currently selected
value. Values from 0 - 20 K can be selected.
Section thickness (
→
Fig. 28- 12 )
Displays section thickness. Click on this display to change the currently selected value. Values from
0 - 200 μm can be selected.
Retraction value (
→
Fig. 28- 13 )
Displays the currently selected retraction value. Click on this display to change the currently selected
value. Values from 50 - 250 μm are permitted.
Cutting speed (
→
Fig. 28- 14 )
Return speed (
→
Fig. 28- 15 )
Displays cutting and return speed. Click on one of the displays to change the currently selected value.
Values 0 - 80 mm/s are permitted.
Left block edge ( → Fig. 28- 16 )
Right block edge (
→
Fig. 28- 17 )
Displays left and right block edge. Click on the individual display to change the currently selected value.
Values 0 - 500 mm/s are permitted, see (
→
p. 37 – 6.4.10 Cutting window) .