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6.4 Three sectioning modes
SMART MODE
In this mode, sectioning and trimming can automatically switch by rotating the main handwheel either half
a circle (i.e., “rock”) for trimming (the screen cursor will stay at the trimming value) or a full circle for sectioning
(the cursor will stay at the sectioning value. In the interface below,
indicates retraction and “10” indicates
the retraction distance is 10 µm.
indicates the instrument is in the fine trimming process and this icon will
disappear when fine trimming is completed.
“Section” and “Trimming”
shows the actual numbers of sectioning
or trimming (the maximum value is 9999). If buzzer prompt is set, the instrument will beep to warn the
completion of fine trimming.
FULL MODE
This mode, also called full-layer interval sectioning, is often used to investigate the tissue structure at
different depths, generating “3D” images. Under this mode, the tissue sample is sectioned according to the
depth settings automatically. Fast advance and retraction can be achieved by using the small handwheel.
The typical operation steps are as following:
1. Click the
“
C/T
” k
ey to section and then trim.
2. The cutting mode will automatically switch to sectioning once the sample is trimmed to the preset
depth, as indicated by buzzer prompt.
3. The above steps can be repeated by pressing the
“
C/T
”
key again.
The set depth value
This icon indicates the instrument is in
the fine trimming process and
disappears when fine trimming is
completed
The current depth value
Retraction