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Leica RM 2145 Rotary Microtome
7. Setting up the instrument
Specimen retraction ON / OFF
To select the retraction setting mode, press
DISP
MODE
, if necessary several times, until the
Retr./
µm
LED is illuminated..
The 4-digit display reads the currently selected value
(e.g. 010 = 20 µm; OFF = DES).
To activate retraction, rotate the adjusting knob
clockwise, until the LED display reads the desired
retraction value.
To deactivate retraction, rotate the adjusting knob
counterclockwise, until the LED display reads
OFF
.
To exit the retraction setting mode, press
DISP
MODE
until the LED of the desired display mode is
illuminated.
When retraction is deactivated, there will be no retrac-
tion movement of the specimen after the sectioning
stroke and the yellow RETRACT LED will be extin-
guished.
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