LEICA ASP300 - Manual (Page 6)

6 Instruction Manual V 1.3 – 12/2003
1.1 Symbols used in this manual
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.
Figures in brackets refer to item nos.
in drawings.
Function keys to be pressed on the
instrument touch screen are written
in bold-print capital letters.
1. Important notes
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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ENTER
and their meaning