Leica Biosystems ASP6025 - Manual (Page 123)

121 Leica ASP6025
5. Operation
When connecting the hose, be sure to press it
onto the O-rings of the drain opening as far as
it will go.
The paraffin drain hose must be securely
hooked into the external receptacle and
remain there through the entire drainage
process.
When drainage is finished, the hose is
cleaned automatically using air.
Do not remove the hose from the external
receptacle until this cleaning step is com-
plete.
57
• Using the SMART SCREEN button, call up the SMART
FUNCTIONS screen ( Fig. 1 75).
Fig. 174
5.4.3 Draining a paraffin bath
• Connect the paraffin drain hose (36) to the spout
(57) of the paraffin drain on the front of the instrument
and guide it into a catch tank ( Fig. 174 ).
36
Fig. 175
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Always drain a paraffin bath using the Remote
Drain function only. When doing so, you
should use a suitable vessel with a capacity of
at least 10 liters to drain a 5-liter paraffin bath
to the outside (danger of splashing!).