Leica BIOSYSTEMS HistoCore BIOCUT, Instructions For Use Manual

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Safety
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2. To unlock the handwheel, turn the handwheel brake lever (
→
"Fig. 1- 3 ") back to its original
position (
→
"Fig. 1- 5 ") .
• Using the handwheel locking mechanism (
→
"Fig. 1- 2 ") on the top of the handwheel, the handwheel
can be braked in the 12 o'clock position.
1. To lock the handwheel, press the handwheel locking mechanism (
→
"Fig. 1- 2 ") outwards and
continue to turn clockwise the handwheel slowly until it locks exactly in the 12 o'clock position.
2. To unlock the handwheel, turn the handwheel locking mechanism (
→
"Fig. 1- 2 ") inwards.
Tip
When using both brake systems at the same time, always move the handwheel brake lever (
→
"Fig.
1- 3 ") to position ( → "Fig. 1- 5 ") first. Otherwise, it may be not be possible to release the handwheel
locking mechanism (
→
"Fig. 1- 2 ") .
2.3.2 Safety guard on the knife/blade holder
Each knife holder is equipped with a tightly mounted safety guard (
→
"Fig. 2- 1 ") (
→
"Fig. 3- 1 ") . This
makes it possible to cover completely the cutting edge in every knife or blade position.
Fig. 2
1
2
2
Knife holder N
The safety guard (
→
"Fig. 2- 1 ") of the knife holder
N can be easily positioned via two handles
(
→
"Fig. 2- 2 ") . To cover the knife edge, push both
cover strips of the safety guard to the center.
Fig. 3
1
2
3
Two-in-one blade holder E for high and low
profile blades
The safety guard on the two-in-one blade holder
E consists of a red foldaway handle (
→
"Fig. 3- 1 ") .
To cover the cutting edge, fold the safety guard
handle upwards as illustrated in (
→
"Fig. 3") .
Tip
The clamping levers on the two-in-one blade holder E are not interchangeable. The two clamping
levers (
→
"Fig. 3- 2 ") (
→
"Fig. 3- 3 ") must remain in the position shown at all times, as otherwise isolated
malfunctions of the two-in-one blade holder E can occur. The clamping lever for the blade (
→
"Fig.
3- 2 ") is at the right side, the clamping lever for the lateral displacement (
→
"Fig. 3- 3 ") is at left side.