Leica Biosystems RM2235 - Manual (Page 28)

26 Instructions for Use V 1.8 RevC – 09/2013
5.7 Changing the specimen or interrupting sectioning
5.8 Finishing the daily routine
• Move the specimen to the upper end position by turning the handwheel
and engage the handwheel lock.
5. Operation
Always remove the knife / blade before detaching the knife holder
from the instrument.
Always put the knives back into the knife case when not in use!
Never place a knife anywhere with the cutting edge facing up-
wards and never try to catch a falling knife!
• Remove the blade from the knife holder and insert it in the receptacle
at the bottom of the dispenser, or remove the knife from the knife holder
and put it back in the knife case.
• Remove the specimen from the specimen clamp.
• Push all section debris into the section waste tray and empty the tray.
• Clean the instrument (see
Chapter 8.1 ).
• Raise the specimen to the upper end position and activate the mechani-
cal handwheel lock.
• Cover the sectioning edge with the knife guard.
• Remove the specimen from the specimen clamp and mount a new sam-
ple to continue.
• Run the specimen clamps with the coarse driving wheel back far enough
until the new specimen can start being cut.
Lock the handwheel and cover the knife edge with the knife guard
prior to any manipulation of knife or specimen head, as well as pri-
or to changing the specimen block and during all work breaks!