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Trouble Shooting List
Laser is not cutting
8 Trouble Shooting List
8.1 Laser is not cutting
check energy and focus settings as described in the user manual, if necessary take factory settings
check red LED on Laser unit
LED is on
o.k.
LED is off
check key switch on laser unit
check power connection of laser
check green LED on Laser unit:
LED is on
o.k.
LED is off
check function of safety switch in illumination arm of
the microscope
check position of adjusting aid for the fluorescence lamp (see section 5.5, page 14)
left position
o.k.
right position
switch to left
check shutter for FL (see section 5.5, page 14)
shutter open (FL on display)
o.k.
shutter closed
open shutter
check position of filter revolver
filter revolver on position "laser"
o.k.
any other position (except you have
fluorescence equipment with P.A.L.M.
simultaneous cutting)
switch to "laser"
check both sliders with diaphragm (see section 5.5, page 14)
diaphragm open
o.k.
check position of filter slider (see section 5.5, page 14)
one of the three open positions
o.k.
check position of the correction ring (if available) of the objective according to the thickness of the slide