Leica CM1950 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Operating Manual V 1.1 – 05/2007

For trimming values above a sec-
tion thickness of 200 μm, the dis-
play flashes to expressly notify
the user of thick sections!

Control Panel Field 2 – Electric Coarse Feed, Sectioning and Trimming Thickness Display

1

Specimen head forwards – pressing briefly
advances the specimen 20 μm

Specimen head fast
feed

Fig. 33

Move specimen head backwards slowly – pressing
briefly retracts the specimen 20 μm

Move specimen head backwards
quickly to home position (latched)

2

LED for trim
and section
thickness
display

Illuminates in

yellow when the

specimen is in

retraction.

Toggle TRIM and

SECT (LED

active).

Rocking mode – only in manual mode;
in rear area, i.e. approx. 12 - 3 o’clock position of
the handwheel (rock handwheel back and forth
a short distance)

Setting section/trim thickness

Use the 

 - 

 keys on control panel 2.

Range of section thickness: 1 - 100 μm
Values:  1.0 μm -

5.0 μm

in 0.5 μm steps

               5.0 μm - 20.0 μm

in 1.0 μm steps

             20.0 μm - 60.0 μm

in 5.0 μm steps

             60.0 μm -100.0 μm

in 10.0 μm steps

7.

Instrument Controls

Retraction:

off = 0
on = 20 μm

In manual mode.

Range of trim thickness: 1 - 600 μm
(Recommended for research applications)
Values:  1.0 μm - 10.0 μm

in 1.0 μm steps

10.0 μm  - 20.0 μm

in 2.0 μm steps

20.0 μm  - 50.0 μm

in 5.0 μm steps

             50.0 μm - 100.0 μm

in 10.0 μm steps

           100.0 μm - 600.0 μm

in 50.0 μm steps

Trimming section thickness setting range:
(Recommended for clinical applications)
Values:  10 μm, 20 μm, 30 μm, 40 μm,

In the "off" setting, there is
no retraction in manual,
automatic or rocking mode.

Press approx. 3 sec.; "on" or

"off" appears (for the

retraction). Toggle using the

"+" or "-" key

For motorized sectioning, the re-
traction value is fixed and cannot
be changed (see page 39 - lower
infobox).