Thermo Scientific CryoStar NX70 Operator Guide
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Table of Contents
COMPANY INFORMATION............................................................................................................................................ 3
EMC
S
TATEMENT
.......................................................................................................................................................... 4
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING INSTRUMENT VARIANTS ....................................................................................... 5
SYMBOLS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 1 - SAFETY INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... 10
G
ENERAL
S
AFETY
.......................................................................................................................................................... 10
C
HEMICAL
S
AFETY
........................................................................................................................................................ 11
E
NVIRONMENT
............................................................................................................................................................. 11
W
ARRANTY
S
TATEMENT
................................................................................................................................................ 12
CHAPTER 2 - INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 13
I
NTENDED
U
SE
............................................................................................................................................................. 13
I
NSTRUMENT
F
EATURES
................................................................................................................................................ 13
T
ECHNICAL
S
PECIFICATIONS
........................................................................................................................................... 14
Mechanical Specifications.................................................................................................................................. 14
Electrical Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Environmental Specifications............................................................................................................................. 14
Cooling Specifications......................................................................................................................................... 15
Microtome and Sectioning Specifications ......................................................................................................... 15
Cold D Specification ............................................................................................................................................ 16
Default Settings .................................................................................................................................................. 16
CHAPTER 3 - INSTRUMENT SETUP ............................................................................................................................. 18
U
NPACKING AND
R
EPACKING
......................................................................................................................................... 18
Safety Precautions .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Unpacking Procedure ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Repacking the Instrument .................................................................................................................................. 19
L
OCATION
&
S
ETUP
...................................................................................................................................................... 20
I
DENTIFICATION OF
P
ARTS
............................................................................................................................................. 21
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................. 21
Connections Panel .............................................................................................................................................. 22
Cryochamber ....................................................................................................................................................... 23
Blade Holder........................................................................................................................................................ 24
Specimen Head NX70 ......................................................................................................................................... 25
S
ET
U
P
........................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Fitting or Exchanging the Anti Roll Plate .......................................................................................................... 26
Fitting or Exchanging Low Profile Blades .......................................................................................................... 27
Removing Used Blades with the Magnetic Blade Tool..................................................................................... 28
Blade Positioning and Orientation .................................................................................................................... 29
Adjusting the Cutting Angle ............................................................................................................................... 30
Adjusting the Anti-Roll Plate .............................................................................................................................. 32
S
PECIMEN
S
ETUP
.......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Specimen Orientation ......................................................................................................................................... 33
F
ILLING WITH
D
ISINFECTANT TO
P
ERFORM THE
C
OLD
D
F
UNCTION
..................................................................................... 35