Leica Biosystems EG1150 H - Manual (Page 23)

23 Leica EG1150 H – Paraffin Embedding Station
Work area illumination (9)
A non-glare light system for the working area
provides homogeneous diffuse illumination
of the embedding area and cooling spot. This
produces optimum visibility conditions when
pouring out the paraffin and positioning the
specimen.
To turn on the LED lamp for the first time after
the instrument goes into the active mode,
press the button (18) on the control panel
and on/off button (19) on the lamp head suc-
cessively. It is recommended to turn the LED
lamp on/off through the button (19) on the lamp
head during daily operation.
5. Operation
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Standby switch (8)
After the unit has been commissioned, the
standby switch should only be used if the
unit is to be switched off for a longer period
of time.
In daily routine operation, the ON/OFF button
on the control panel should be used.
Pressing the ON/OFF button (20) switches the
instrument into active standby mode.
All displays are switched off, only the LED (21)
of the ON/OFF button remains lit.
If programmed procedures are to be
carried out: the standby switch (8)
must be switched on and the unit
must be in standby mode.
For more information, see Chapter 5.4
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