Leica Biosystems ASP300 S - Manual (Page 20)

21 Instructions for Use, V 1.5 RevD – 03/2013
3. Instrument Components and Specifications
3.4 Technical data (continued)
Hardware and Software:
• Large color LCD touchscreen.
• User-friendly, intelligent software.
• 3.5" disk drive and printer port.
• Alarm system with two remote alarm sockets.
• Password-protected instrument supervisor mode.
• Built-in multiple specimen protection system.
Capacities:
• 15 programs that consist of up to 10 reagent and 3 paraffin processing
steps each.
• Time per program step: 0 to 99 hours, 59 minutes.
• Delay time: max. 7 days
• Up to 300 cassettes can be processed simultaneously.
• Four user-programmable retort clean programs.
• Paraffin cleaning program
• 10 reagent containers.
• 3 paraffin containers.
• 3 cleaning solution bottles.
• 1 condensate container.
• Reagent temperature selectable from 35 °C to 55 °C
or room temperature.
• Paraffin temperature selectable from 40 °C to 65 °C.
• Choice of three retort drain rates of
80, 120 and 140 seconds.
• Up to 100 reagent names in memory.
Use of the ASP300 S is permitted with the reagents specified in Chap. 3.5 only. These reagents
must be validated before use, i.e. tissue processing with patient tissue for diagnostics, by the
laboratory itself according to the local or regional accreditation requirements. Reagents other
than those listed here may cause severe damage to the components of the instrument. Acetone,
benzene, chloroform and trichlorethane must NOT be used!
3.5 Compatible reagents