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Leica VT1000S – Microtome
- Lower the specimen disc suffi-
ciently to prevent collision.
- Lower the specimen disc suffi-
ciently to prevent collision.
When working with orient-
able specimen discs, move
the buffer tray to its lowest
position directly after switch-
ing on the instrument!
- Unlock the
REV/FORW
-button
by pulling it back to the center
position.
- To reactivate the return stroke
movement, lock the
REV/
FORW
-button again (to
REV
position).
- Unlock the
REV/FORW
-button
by pulling it back to the center
position.
- To reactivate the return stroke
movement, lock the
REV/
FORW
-button again (to
REV
position).
6.
Trouble shooting
Error message
Source of error
Corrective action
- Collision of knife and speci-
men holder.
- Audible sound signal.
- Return stroke is not complet-
ed.
- Audible sound signal.
- Return stroke is not complet-
ed.
-
Clearance angle adjustment:
- If a clearance angle wider
than 5° is selected, specimen
disc and knife edge can po-
tentially collide with each
other.
- When working with orientable
specimen holders, knife edge
and specimen holder can
collide at any selected clear-
ance angle.
- Operating error due to locking
function of the REV/FORW
button:
- With the
REV/FORW
-button
locked the instrument is
switched off via the main
switch at the rear of the in-
strument and is switched on
again without releasing the
REV/FORW
-button to its center
position.
- With the
REV/FORW
-locked
the instrument was switched
off via the emergency Stop
and after that the emergency
stop was released again with-
out releasing the
REV/FORW
-
button to its center position.
