1.Important notes
1.1Symbols used in this manual and their meaning
Warnings
appear in a grey box and are marked by a warning triangle
.
Notes,
i.e. important user information appear in a grey box and are marked by an
information symbol 
.
Flammable solvents and reagents are marked with this symbol.
Instrument surfaces which become hot during operation are marked with this symbol.
(5)Figures in brackets refer to item nos. in drawings.
Function keys to be pressed on the ENTER instrument touch screen are written
in
1.2 Designated use
The Leica ASP300 is an automated tissue pro- cessor for the following laboratory applications:
•fixation
•dehydration
•paraffin wax infiltration
of histological tissue specimens.
The Leica ASP300 must be operated exclu- sively with the reagents listed in
Chapter 3.5 - “Compatible reagents“.
Any other use of the instrument
is considered improper!
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