5.Working with the Instrument
5.3Control Element on the Control Panel of the VT1200S
The Leica VT1200S is a fully automatic microtome with a vibrating blade that can be operated in semiautomatic or automatic sectioning mode.
Key/setting dial | semiautomatic sectioning mode | automatic sectioning mode |
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Switch on the instrument.
1 = on 0 = off
When the instrument is switched | ditto | ||
on, to make it easier to insert a |
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specimen, the specimen recepta- |
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cle automatically moves into the |
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lowest position (the LED in the |
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DOWN key lights up) and the blade |
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holder moves into the rearmost po- |
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sition (the LED in "Blade away" from |
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the specimen lights up). |
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If semiautomatic sectioning mode |
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has been selected before the unit |
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is switched off, the following saved |
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parameters are called up again |
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once the unit is switched back on: | • | Blade feed rate (SPEED) | |
• | Blade feed rate (SPEED) | • | Selected amplitude (AMPL) |
• | Selected amplitude (AMPL) | • | Saved section thickness |
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The LED illumination is switched on | ditto |
automatically. You can switch it off |
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using the ON/OFF key. |
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The LED MAN is active. semiautomatic sectioning mode is enabled.
The LED AUTO is active.
The automatic sectioning mode is enabled.
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