Leica Biosystems PELORIS_PELORIS II - Manual (Page 102)

Settings & Ancillary Operations
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Retorts
The Retorts section of the Reagent management screen shows the state of and last reagent
used for each retort. It also shows the empty access temperature – the temperature up to which it
is safe to open empty retorts. The system warns you if you perform any action that requires you to
open an empty or clean retort with a temperature exceeding this value.
The settings in this section can only be changed by your service representative.
Wax Bath Settings
Turn wax cleaning on and off with the Wax clean button on the Reagent management screen.
The wax clean function improves the quality of the wax by periodically evacuating the wax bath (for
approximately 30 seconds) to draw off any contaminants. You may need to periodically add small
amounts of wax to replace solvents that have been removed.
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Enable wax cleaning for protocols that use xylene and/or IPA.
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Disable wax cleaning for protocols that use xylene or IPA substitutes – these clearers are not
efficiently removed by the evacuation process.
By removing contaminants wax cleaning increases wax concentrations. The system automatically
updates the concentration of each wax station after each wax clean cycle.
Wax cleaning occasionally delays the start of a protocol or other action for up to 30 seconds.
Global Wax Settings
Set the wax melting and wax standby temperatures in the Global settings section of the
Reagent management screen.
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The wax standby temperature is the temperature the instrument heats the wax to in the wax
stations. The default temperature is 65 ºC.
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The wax melting point is the temperature at which the instrument considers the wax molten.
The default temperature is 56 ºC.