Leica Biosystems SM2500 - Manual (Page 6)

6 Instruction manual V 1.3 – 10/2007
1.1 Symbols used in the text and their
meanings
Warnings and cautions appear in a
grey box and are marked by a warning
triangle.
Failure to comply with these warnings/
cautions can lead to accidents, bodily
injury and damage to instrument and/
or accessories.
Notes, i.e. important information for the
user, appear in a grey box and are
marked by an information sign.
Figures in brackets refer to item num-
bers in illustrations or to the illustra-
tions themselves.
Function keys that need to be pressed
on the control unit are printed in bold
and capital letters.
1. Important information
1.2 Designated use
The Leica SM 2500 is a microprocessor-con-
trolled, electrically driven heavy-duty sliding mi-
crotome, designated to produce thin sections of
industrial materials and paraffin-, celloidin- and
plastic-embedded samples in medicine, biology
and industry.
In connection with the Leica SP 2600 ultramilling
device, the unit is used for surface milling of plas-
tic, metal and organic-material specimens (such
as bones, teeth). - The Leica SP 2600 is described
in a separate instruction manual.
The Leica SM 2500 may be used only in conjunc-
tion with accessories and supplementary instru-
ments made by Leica.
If the instrument is used for any other than
the designated application, this will be
considered an improper use of the product!
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