Leica Biosystems VT1200/VT1200 S User Manual

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Instructions for Use V 1.4 RevC – 09/2013

Working with the Instrument

Key / setting dial

Semiautomatic sectioning mode Automatic sectioning mode
Only single stroke (SINGLE) is pos-

sible. If an attempt is made to switch

to continuous stroke (CONT), an

audible warning signal sounds.

Toggles between single (SINGLE)

and continuous stroke (CONT).

The corresponding LED lights up

to indicate the current selection.

Starts the sectioning process

using the selected amplitude

(AMPL) and blade feed rate

(SPEED). Pressing the RUN/STOP

key a second time stops the sec-

tioning process immediately.

Starts the sectioning process us-

ing the selected section thickness

(AUTO FEED) amplitude (AMPL)

and the blade feed rate (SPEED).

If single stroke (SINGLE) is select-

ed, only one sectioning process is

carried out. – If continuous stroke

(CONT) is selected, a continuous

sectioning process takes place.

Pressing the RUN/STOP key a

second time stops the sectioning

process that is in progress. The

blade moves to the 1st cutting

window edge and stays there.

The µm display is then reset to "0". The programmed section thick-

ness (AUTO FEED) appears in the

µm display continuously.

Not possible.

A sectioning process in progress

can be interrupted immediately

by pressing the PAUSE key and

restarted by pressing the PAUSE

key again. If PAUSE has been

pressed to interrupt a section-

ing process, pressing the RUN /

STOP key or the "Blade forward"

or "Blade back" keys discontinues

the sectioning process.