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Thermo Fisher Scientific
Operation Manual HM550
Figure 14.
Cutting movement and retraction.
• Turn the hand wheel in a clockwise direction so the cutting move-
ment is carried out.
• As the specimen moves down, sections are produced.
• Continue turning the hand wheel clockwise to bring the specimen
back up.
• To protect the knife and specimen during return travel, the specimen
clamping is retracted electro-mechanically.
• is is shown by the letter “R” in the status line on the display.
W
arning
When the motor drive (option M) for the cutting movement has been
turned on, the same run process as above-mentioned is carried out.
Keep the rotating area of the hand wheel clearꢞ Keep enough distance to
the rotating hand wheel handle.
Cutting process
Cutting movement and
retraction
[a]
[b]
[c]
[d]
+[R]
X
-[R]
Xꢀ SelectedꢀSectionꢀThicknessꢀ
aꢀ Specimenꢀ ꢀ
ꢀ
bꢀ CuttingꢀMovementꢀ ꢀ
cꢀ Knife
dꢀ ReturnꢀTravel
Rꢀ Retraction
Operating instructions
Cutting process
