Leica Biosystems RM2125 RTS - Manual (Page 24)

24 Instructions for Use, V2.1 – 10/2012
5. Operation
Trimming the specimen with the coarse feed
• Release the handwheel lock. To do so, pull
the handle (1) of the handwheel out to the
right and use the lever (2) to release the
brake.
 Brake engaged
 Brake released
• Bring the specimen closer to the knife by
rotating the coarse feed wheel (37, Fig. 2)
and trim it by simultaneously rotating the
handwheel (15) until the desired specimen
plane is reached. Fig. 16
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Trimming the specimen by setting a large section thickness
15
2
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• Set a correspondingly large section thickness (e.g. 50 µm) using the section thickness
setting knob (33) at the front of the microtome on the right.
The current setting is displayed in the section thickness window (34).
• Trim the specimen by rotating the handwheel (15) until the desired specimen plane is
reached.