Leica Leica VT1200S manual Working with the Instrument

	5.	Working with the Instrument
Key/setting dial	semiautomatic sectioning mode	automatic sectioning mode
	The rotary knob for moving the	ditto
	specimen receptacle vertically can
2	be used for fine-adjusting the
	blade-to-specimen proximity. Turn-
	ing the setting dial clockwise
	moves the specimen up into the
	desired proximity; turning the set-
	ting dial counterclockwise lowers
	the specimen (minus sign).
	The step sizes 1, 10 or 100μm can
	be selected by pressing the STEP
	SIZE key.
	After the setting dial is turned
	clockwise or counter clockwise,
	the specimen receptacle position is
	updated in the ∑μm display.
	In semiautomatic mode, the de-	Not possible.
	sired section thickness is selected
	using the setting dial.
	The selected section thickness
	appears in the μm display and the
	current specimen receptacle posi-
	tion appears in the ∑μm display.
	After each sectioning process has
	been completed, the μm display is
	set to "0".
	When the DOWN key is pressed,	ditto
	the specimen receptacle automat-
	ically moves quickly into the low-
	est position. (The LED in the DOWN
	key lights up when the lower end
	position is reached.) The ∑μm dis-
	play is set to "0".

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