Leica Biosystems ST4040 - Manual (Page 37)

37 Leica ST4040 – Linear Stainer
6.8.2 Preparing and inserting the slide racks
• Insert the slides into the slide rack/s.
• Attach the slide rack carrier to the slide rack/s.
In addition to using Leica slide racks the Leica ST4040 can also be
run with Medite/Hacker and/or Sakura slide racks. For that pur-
pose, the matching slide rack carriers for those brands have to be
ordered (see chapter 3.4.2 ‘General accessories’).
• Open the loading zone lid.
• Insert the first slide racks into the first stations of the loading zone.
•
Insert the slide rack carriers with the attached slide racks into the
center of the stations. Use the notches in the conveyor frame as
orientation help.
• When operating the instrument with optional load / unload sta-tion,
insert the slide rack carriers into the reagent stations of the option-
al load station.
• When staining in two rows, insert the slide racks into the stations of
the loading zone as shown.
•
When staining in two rows with optional load / unload station at-
tached to the basic instrument, insert the slide rack carriers into
the reagent stations of the optional load station.
• To stain large slides individually, use the ‘adapter for large slides’.
6. Operation