Leica Biosystems SM2010 R - Manual (Page 26)

24 Instructions for Use V 1.4 RevC – 09/2013
5. Operation
5.2 Clamping the specimen in the universal cassette clamp (UCC)
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• Move the cassette clamp (41) to the very
bottom position by turning the coarse driving
wheel.
• Lock the knife sledge in place using the locking
knob (23).
• Cover the blade edge with the knife guard (14)
toward the right.
• Push the clamping lever (44) upwards to open
the clamp.
• Insert the cassette (45) into the cassette
clamp.
• To clamp the cassette, release the lever (44).
41
44
14
14
45
45
Caution!
Always clamp the specimen block BE-
FORE clamping the knife.
Lock the knife sledge and cover the
knife edge / blade edge with the knife
guard prior to any manipulation of knife/
blade or specimen, prior to changing
the specimen block and during all work
breaks!
The universal cassette clamp (UCC) is
designed to clamp standard cassettes
longitudinally or transversely to the cut-
ting direction.
Fig. 27