Leica 14051454200, Instructions For Use Manual

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HistoCore SPECTRA CV
Malfunctions and Troubleshooting
8
Problem/malfunction Possible cause Correction
Insufficient mounting
medium is applied to the
slides
• Quantity of mounting medium is
set too low.
• Adjust the application quantity
of the mounting medium in the
parameter set (
→
P. 71 – 5.9.5
Adjustment of the application
volume) or change it using the
Volume calibration (
→
P. 59 –
5.8.6 Volume calibration) menu.
Too much mounting
medium is dispensed
on the slides, or there is
excess mounting medium
on the coverglass
• Quantity of mounting medium is
set too high.
• Adjust the application quantity
of the mounting medium in the
parameter set (
→
P. 71 – 5.9.5
Adjustment of the application
volume) or change it using the
Volume calibration ( → P. 59 –
5.8.6 Volume calibration) menu.
• Mounting medium residue on the
shifter or the shifter tongue (also
below the shifter tongue).
• Check the shifter and shifter
tongue (also below the shifter
tongue) for contamination, clean
with a lint-free cloth moistened in
xylene if appropriate
During application of the
mounting medium, the
specimen on the slide was
damaged
• Needle height not set correctly. • Do not begin any further
coverslipping operations in the
respective coverslip line and notify
Leica Service. The needle height
can be changed and calibrated
only by Leica Service.
The Pick&Place module
allows coverglass to fall
• Dirty or deformed suction cups • Check the suction cups on
the Pick&Place module for
contamination and deformation
(
→
P. 114 – 7.2.10 Cleaning the
Pick&Place module) . Clean the
suction cups or replace them with
new ones ( → P. 114 – 7.2.11
Exchange suction cups) .
• Additionally, observe the procedure
in (
→
P. 140 – 8.3.1 Malfunction
at the coverglass receptacle) .
• coverglass in the magazine have
been moistened and can no
longer be removed individually.
• Remove the cover slip magazine
and replace it with a new one
(
→
P. 82 – 6.3.3 Checking
and replacing the coverglass
cartridge) .