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Leica Biosystems TP1020 User Manual

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Leica TP1020

4. Instrument Setup

• Remove the wooden ledge (8) sideways from the

interior box (9).

• Remove the interior box (9) in an upward move-

ment.

• To lift up the instrument (using 2 persons), take it

by the reagent container platform or by the lower

end of the housing (see Fig. 10b,"" "" below) and

lift it from the base plate (10).

• Install the instrument on a stable laboratory bench.
Four rollers (11) under the instrument housing

permit rotating the instrument on the bench.

• Remove the sponge rubber transport safety device

(12) from under the carousel cover (13).

• Depending on the instrument version, 4 foam

transport anchors (14) may have to be removed

between the Plexiglas plates (15).

8

9

10

13

12

14

15

11 (not visible)

Fig. 10b

When transporting the instrument, do NOT

lift it up by the carousel cover!

For safe transport of the instrument, we rec-

ommend keeping the original packaging.