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Leica VT1000 S – Microtome
5.
Operation
Function:
•
When the
V-Max
button is activated in manual mode (LED on - red light)
and the
REV/FORW
button is pressed, the knife moves towards the
specimen at maximum speed.
•
When the
START
button is pressed, the LED in the
V-Max
button is
extinguished. Sectioning starts at the speed previously selected.
Setting a sectioning window:
If - accidentally - only one limit stop of the sectioning window is
set, the knife covers the maximum sectioning range!
•
Activate the
V-Max
button. Press
REV/FORW
toggle switch for fast
movement of the knife towards the specimen. Press the button to
set the first limit of the sectioning window.
•
Press
REV/FORW
once again, moving the knife edge past the speci-
men block and press once more to set the second sectioning
window limit.
•
Press
START
to deactivate
V-Max
. The knife edge moves back to the
first sectioning window limit and resumes sectioning at the previ-
ously selected speed (10-speed rotary potentiometer).
Function:
•
Start single or continuous sectioning stroke – according to whether
SINGLE or CONT mode has previously been selected (see descrip-
tion of Single/Cont mode for further details)
•
Specimen feed (section thickness) takes place prior to each section.
•
Retraction (specimen is lowered) takes place when the knife reaches
the rear inversive point.
•
In SINGLE mode, the knife stops automatically in the rear end posi-
tion.
•
In CONT mode,
START/STOP
has to be pressed again to stop the sec-
tioning movement.
•
The knife stops in the rear end position once the current section has
been completed.
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Button with LED
Button with LED
