7.Instrument Controls
Control Panel Field 2 – Electric Coarse Feed, Sectioning and Trimming Thickness Display
Illuminates in yellow when the specimen is in retraction.
Toggle TRIM and
SECT (LED active).
Press approx. 3 sec.; "on" or "off" appears (for the retraction). Toggle using the "+" or
Retraction: | off = 0 |
on = 20 μm In manual mode.
For motorized sectioning, the re- traction value is fixed and cannot be changed (see page 39 - lower infobox).
In the "off" setting, there is no retraction in manual, automatic or rocking mode.
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| For trimming values above a sec- |
| tion thickness of 200μm, the dis- |
LED for trim | play flashes to expressly notify |
and section | the user of thick sections! |
thickness |
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display |
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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)
Move specimen head backwards quickly to home position (latched)
Move specimen head backwards slowly – pressing briefly retracts the specimen 20μm
Specimen head forwards – pressing briefly advances the specimen 20μm
Specimen head fast feed
Setting section/trim thickness
Use the 
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keys on control panel 2.
Range of section thickness: 1 - 100 μm
Values: 1.0μm - | 5.0μm | in 0.5μm steps | |
5.0μm - | 20.0 | μm | in 1.0 μm steps |
20.0μm - | 60.0 | μm | in 5.0 μm steps |
60.0μm | μm | in 10.0 μm steps | |
Range of trim thickness: 1 - 600 μm (Recommended for research applications)
Values: 1.0 μm - 10.0 μm | in 1.0 μm steps | |
10.0μm - 20.0 μm | in 2.0 μm steps | |
20.0μm - 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: 10μm, 20μm, 30μm, 40μm,
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