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Leica CM 3050 S – Cryostat
5.4.3 Selecting sectioning speed• Sectioning speed is selected via the sliding
potentiometer. Speed can be changed while
sectioning is in motion.
Caution when working in continuous mode:
If the slider is set to ‘0’, the sectioning motion
stops, however, the actual sectioning mode is
still active - just operating at ‘0’ speed.
If the slider is accidentally moved, sectioning
will be resumed! - Risk of injury!
Therefore:
Do not interrupt sectioning / trim-
ming by setting the sliding potenti-
ometer to zero speed!
See also safety instruction in Chap-
ter 2.3.6 ‘Motorized sectioning’.
Vmax key
As long as the button is pressed, the
sectioning motion is carried out at maxi-
mum speed (210 mm/s).
While Vmax is active, the sectioning window is
inactive.
When the Vmax key is released, the sectioning
window becomes active again.
5. Operation
5.4.4 Emergency stop• Activate by:
• either pressing the emergency stop
button forcefully (must lock in
position),
• or depressing the footswitch force-
fully.
Either way, sectioning is interrupted at once.
In both cases, the red LED in functional
area A lights up, indicating that the emergency
stop function has been activated. Simultaneously
all 3 sectioning modes are deactivated
(= all 3 LEDs off).
• To deactivate the emergency stop function,
rotate the button in the direction of the ar-
row until it unlocks and slips upward into its
original position.
As soon as the emergency stop button has been
unlocked, the red LED is extinguished.
• If the emergency stop function has been ac-
tivated with the footswitch, unlocking is not
necessary.
As soon as the footswitch is released, the red
LED is extinguished.
• To continue work, select one of sectioning
modes 1 - 3 and restart the sectioning
motion.
See also chapter 2.2.3 ‘Safety - Emergency stop
function’ for further information on the emer-
gency stop.
Functional areas A and C - Instruments with sectioning motor only