5.Operation
5.3 Control panel 1
5.3.1 Key functions in control panel 1
ON/OFF key for cryochamber illumination.
To select the menu items for setting / changing instrument parameters.
In the status indication, pressing the ar- row keys displays the individual current parameters.
In the menu, pressing the arrow keys changes set values.
As soon as a value is displayed, it is au- tomatically stored.
Activates the manual defrost cycle (cry- ochamber). This key is functional only when one of the menu items ‘SET TEMP CT ... °C’ or ‘SET TEMP OT ... °C’ (last one only applies to instruments with specimen cooling) has been selected first.
Lock / unlock key:
-Locks the display to protect against accidental changes of set parameters.
-Activates / deactivates a number of functions.
5.3.2 Display functions in control panel 1
The display in control panel 1 combines several different functions:
1. When switching the instrument on:
A series of standard indications is displayed, during which two basic parameters can be se- lected (with the arrow keys):
Language (of display indications) and speed level of sectioning motor.
See chapter 5.3.3 ‘Display indications when switching on’.
2. Menu function (activated via menu key):
Via the menu key a number of parameters can be selected, then be activated /deactivated via the lock/unlock key and/or changed via the ar- row keys.
See chapter 5.3.4 ’Menu functions: Setting param- eters of refrigeration, time and preset counter’.
3. Status indication function:
The actual status of selected parameters is in- dicated in the display screen.
Some of those parameters are displayed auto- matically (e.g. sectioning stroke phase, coarse feed position, handwheel locked).
Others can be displayed by pressing the arrow keys; e.g. selected section thickness, preset counter status etc.
See chapter 5.3.5 ‘Status indication’ and chap- ter 5.3.6 ‘Displaying state of refrigeration, sec- tion thickness and counters’.
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