Leica Biosystems CM1850 UV - Manual (Page 27)

27 Leica CM1850 UV – Cryostat
7. Daily use of the instrument
7.2 Specimen discs 7.2.1 Inserting the specimen discs in the
specimen head
• Lock the handle of the handwheel in the up-
per position.
• If the knife holder and a knife are in place,
cover the knife edge with the knife guard.
• Loosen the screw (1) on the specimen head.
• Insert the shaft of the specimen disc (3) in the
location hole (2) of the specimen head.
Make sure that the shaft of the specimen disc is
fully inserted. The entire rear surface of the prism
must have a good contact with the specimen
head.
• Retighten screw (1).
7.2.2 Specimen orientation
• To release, loosen screw (4).
• Orient the specimen surface with lever (5).
• Retighten screw (4).
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