Leica CM3050 S User Manual

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Leica CM 3050 S – Cryostat

5.

Operation

Press this key to alternate between the
two functions.

illuminated:
Trimming mode is active

off:
Sectioning mode is active.

Selecting trimming thickness

•

Activate trimming mode

•

Select trimming thickness (= sectioning
thickness at which trimming is carried out)
by pressing 

 or 

.

The selected thickness is displayed in the  cor-
responding LED 

:

Motorized trimming

•

Select ‘Continuous stroke’ in functional area
A.

•

Activate trimming by pressing RUN/STOP
and RUN/ENABLE (located in functional
area C) simultaneously or by depressing the
footswitch.

•

To stop trimming press RUN/STOP or RUN/
ENABLE or depress the footswitch again.

Trimming thickness can be changed while trim-
ming is in motion by pressing 

 or 

.

5.4.7 Setting the section thickness

•

Activate sectioning mode (

 off).

•

Press 

 or 

to select section thickness.

Pressing one of these keys once makes the
display in control panel 1 switch to section
thickness indication (thickness value not yet
being altered). Pressing 

 or 

further

starts to change the actual section thick-
ness setting.

Selectable section thickness settings:

0

-

2 μm

in 0.5-μm

steps,

2

-

10 μm

in 1-μm

steps,

10

-

20 μm

in 2-μm

steps,

20

-

60 μm

in 5-μm

steps,

60

- 100 μm

in 10-μm

steps,

100

- 300 μm

in 50-μm

steps.

5.4.6 Trimming and sectioning functions

Functional area B - all models

Switching between trimming
and sectioning

C T . . . . ° C

O T . . . . ° C

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