Leica Biosystems CM1850 UV - Manual (Page 25)

25 Leica CM1850 – Cryostat
6.4 Control panel 2 - Electric coarse feed
Move the specimen away from the knife
• Press to start a rapid return travel of the specimen to the rear limit.
LED (
1 ) flashes, while the specimen head is in motion.
On reaching the rear limit, the LED ( 1 ) starts illuminating.
• The return movement can be stopped by pressing one of the coarse feed
buttons.
• Press to start a slow return movement of the specimen to the rear limit.
The specimen will slowly move to the rear limit, as long as the button is
held down.
Move the specimen towards the knife
• Press to start a rapid or slow advance of the specimen towards the knife.
The advance movement operates as long as the button is pressed. This
is a safety feature to protect both the specimen and knife from damage!
On reaching the front limit, the LED ( 2 ) of the button starts illuminating.
6. Control panel operation
1
rapid
2
slow
rapid
slow