Leica CM3050 S User Manual
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Leica CM 3050 S – Cryostat
Start / stop motorized sectioning
Sectioning mode 1 - Intermittent stroke:
•
Simultaneously press and hold RUN/STOP and
RUN/ENABLE or depress and hold footswitch.
RUN/ENABLE or depress and hold footswitch.
•
To stop the sectioning stroke, release the
keys or the footswitch:
The specimen head stops immediately.
keys or the footswitch:
The specimen head stops immediately.
Sectioning mode 2 - Continuous stroke:
•
Simultaneously press and release RUN/STOP
and RUN/ENABLE or depress and release
footswitch.
and RUN/ENABLE or depress and release
footswitch.
•
To stop sectioning:
Press and release RUN/STOP or RUN/EN-
ABLE or depress and release the footswitch:
ABLE or depress and release the footswitch:
The specimen head stops upon reaching the
lower limit position.
lower limit position.
Sectioning mode 3 - Single stroke:
•
Simultaneously press and release RUN/STOP
and RUN/ENABLE or depress and release
footswitch.
and RUN/ENABLE or depress and release
footswitch.
•
The instrument carries out one complete
section / retraction stroke and the specimen
head stops upon reaching the lower limit po-
sition.
section / retraction stroke and the specimen
head stops upon reaching the lower limit po-
sition.
While sectioning is in motion, LED ‘RUN’ is illu-
minated.
While the sectioning motor is deactivated, LED
‘STOP’ is illuminated.
Both LEDs are located in functional area C.
minated.
While the sectioning motor is deactivated, LED
‘STOP’ is illuminated.
Both LEDs are located in functional area C.
5.
Operation
5.4.1 Selecting a sectioning mode /
Three different sectioning modes can be select-
ed for motorized sectioning:
ed for motorized sectioning:
Sectioning mode 1 - Intermittent stroke:
The specimen head travels up and
down as long as the RUN/STOP and
RUN/ENABLE keys are pressed simulta-
neously or as long as the footswitch is
depressed.
The specimen head travels up and
down as long as the RUN/STOP and
RUN/ENABLE keys are pressed simulta-
neously or as long as the footswitch is
depressed.
Sectioning mode 2 - Continuous stroke:
The specimen head travels up and down
until it is stopped by pressing RUN/STOP
or RUN/ENABLE or by depressing the
footswitch.
The specimen head travels up and down
until it is stopped by pressing RUN/STOP
or RUN/ENABLE or by depressing the
footswitch.
Sectioning mode 3 - Single stroke:
The specimen head carries out one sec-
tioning stroke and then stops in the low-
er limit position.
The specimen head carries out one sec-
tioning stroke and then stops in the low-
er limit position.
Activating a sectioning mode
Press one of the three sectioning mode keys de-
scribed above. While a sectioning mode is ac-
tive, the LED in the corresponding key will be il-
luminated.
scribed above. While a sectioning mode is ac-
tive, the LED in the corresponding key will be il-
luminated.
Functional areas A and C - Instruments with sectioning motor only
start and stop sectioning