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Instruction manual V 1.4 – 02/2007
2.3 Integrated safety devices
2.
Safety
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
3
1
4
2
5
Handwheel lock (manual operation only)
•
To lock the handwheel, push the lever (
5
) outwards and
continue to turn the handwheel slowly until it locks ex-
actly in the 12 o’clock position. The LED (
4
) in the
LOCK
display lights up.
Caution!
Never operate the lever (5) during motorized
sectioning.
Handwheel brake
Using the lever (
3
) on the right side of the microtome base
plate, the handwheel can be braked in any position.
•
To lock the handwheel, pull the lever forward forcefully.
•
To unlock the handwheel brake, push the locking lever
(
3
) back to its original position.
Emergency-stop function
The emergency-stop function is activated with the red
EMERGENCY STOP
switch (
1
) on the upper left of the front
of the microtome. The sectioning motor stops immediately
when the
EMERGENCY STOP
switch is pressed. The red
LED in the
E-STOP
field (
2
) on the control panel of the in-
strument lights up, indicating that the emergency stop func-
tion has been activated.
To deactivate this function, turn the
EMERGENCY STOP
switch in the direction of the arrow
2
12
Important!
The LED (4) in the M-STOP field indicates only that the instrument cannot be started. It does not pro-
vide any indication that the handwheel brake is active.
The lever (3) must be pulled completely forward with force so that the handwheel brake is applied.
The handwheel is securely locked only when the lever (5) is in the 12 o’clock position.
