Rotary Microtome HM 355 S
MICROM International GmbH
Robert-Bosch-Str. 49
D- 69190 Walldorf
386 200 - English
3-3
DISPLAY AND KEY FUNCTIONS
3-3-1 SETTING CUTTING WINDOW
•
Turn the handwheel so that the lower edge of
the specimen is positioned slightly above the
knife
edge
.
•
Briefly press the button (fig. 6.1) to set the
upper limit of the cutting window.
•
Continue turning the handwheel clockwise to
place the upper edge of the specimen just
below the knife edge.
•
Briefly press the button again (fig. 6.1) to set
the lower limit of the cutting window.
•
The green LED in button (fig. 6.1) shows the
length of the cutting window during each
further passing through of the cutting window
zone.
•
A cutting window should only be set while the
specimen is moved downwards.
•
If, by mistake, a cutting window limit is set
during return travel of the specimen, the set
limits are applied to the cutting movement
accordingly.
3-3-2 START AND STOP OF
CUTTING
DRIVE
•
The cutting drive can be turned on and off by
means of the button (fig. 7.1) or the foot pedal.
•
For this, the functions "handwheel brake" and
"emergency stop" must not be activated.
The course function of the cutting drive results
from the selected cutting window, the selected
operating mode and the set cutting speed.
Caution:
For your personal safety, push in the
handwheel handle before starting the
motorized cutting drive.
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
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