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Leica ST4020
5. Operation
5.5.2 Adding more slide carriers during a staining run
The
PAUSE/STOP
function can be used to allow additional slide carriers to be placed in the
instrument after processing has begun.
The following procedure should always be followed:
If a staining run is already underway and more slide carriers are to
be inserted, press the
PAUSE/STOP
key once.
Important!
Only press PAUSE/STOP ONCE!
If this key is pressed twice, the entire staining run will
be aborted.
When:
LOAD SLIDES...
PRESS RUN
appears in the display, the new slide carriers must be inserted at
the start position immediately, and the
RUN
key pressed.
As soon as the
RUN
key is pressed, the system resumes process-
ing, and continues counting down the process time.
Please wait, and do not add any
further slides!
This message is displayed until
the slide carriers have been re-
moved from a position by the Lift
Bar and transferred to the next
station.
Therefore, the operator should be prepared to load the new slides
as quickly as possible and should then press the
RUN
key quickly
to avoid having all slides in the system spend extra time immersed.
It should also be noted that the entire operation is in-
terrupted until the RUN key is pressed again. The stain-
ing period is therefore lengthened by the time needed
for insertion.
