Leica Biosystems ST4020 - Manual (Page 4)

4 Instructions for Use V1.1, RevB – 10/2012
Table of Contents
1. Important Information ................................................................................................................ 6
2. Safety ............................................................................................................................................ 7
2.1 Safety notes ........................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2 Warnings ............................................................................................................................................. 7
3. Instrument Components and Specifications ....................................................................... 10
3.1 Overview – Instrument Parts .......................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Instrument specifications ............................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Functional Description of Components - System overview ....................................................... 12
3.3 Functional Areas of the Slide Carrier ............................................................................................ 14
3.4 Standard delivery ............................................................................................................................. 15
3.5 Technical Data .................................................................................................................................. 16
4. Setting Up the Instrument ....................................................................................................... 17
4.1 Location Conditions ......................................................................................................................... 17
4.2 Unpacking the Instrument ............................................................................................................... 17
4.3 Setup .................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.4 Water Connection ............................................................................................................................ 20
4.5 Installing the Rinsing Water Containers ....................................................................................... 20
4.6 Remedy if hose is too short ............................................................................................................. 24
5. Operation ................................................................................................................................... 25
5.1 Switching on the Instrument .......................................................................................................... 25
5.2 Control Panel Functions .................................................................................................................. 25
5.3 Setting the Operating Parameters ................................................................................................. 27
5.4 Setting the Rinsing Water Flow Rate ............................................................................................ 30
5.5 Processing Slides ............................................................................................................................. 31
5.5.1 Starting a staining run ..................................................................................................................... 32
5.5.2 Adding more slide carriers during a staining run ........................................................................ 33
5.5.3 Temporarily pausing a staining run ............................................................................................... 34
5.5.4 Ending a staining run prematurely ................................................................................................. 35
5.5.5 Removing Processed Slides ........................................................................................................... 36