Leica Biosystems RM2245 - Manual (Page 23)

21 Leica RM2245
5. Operation
5.1 Operating elements and their functions
Three-digit display
for displaying sec-
tion thickness/
trimming section
thickness.
Four-digit display of
the section counter
MENU MODE + CLEAR
Pressing them simul-
taneously switches
to the setting of the
retraction value.
Green LED
Section thickness sum,
shows the sum of all
sections.
Green LED
Section counter displays
the number of all sections.
CLEAR button
Resets section counter
and section thickness
sum (to 0).
MENU MODE button
Changes between
section thickness
sum and section
counter.
LED - LOCK
Lights up when hand-
wheel lock is active.
RETRACT LED
Lights up during speci-
men retraction.
Green LED
Lights up when trimming
mode is active.
Green LED
Lights up when section-
ing mode is active.
Fig. 14
The operating functions of the microtome are divided between a control panel and a display
unit on the microtome.
A control panel on the instrument displays the current operating mode as well as various
settings.
All operating functions are centrally located in the separate control panel. All keys and
displays are logically arranged in functional groups and easily identifiable.
5.1.1 Instrument control panel