Leica Biosystems ST5020 - Manual (Page 6)

6 Instructions for Use, V1.9, RevD - 12/2012
1. Important information
1.3 Qualification of personnel
• The Leica ST5020 may be operated only by
trained laboratory personnel.
• The instrument may be operated only ac-
cording to the instructions contained in this
manual.
1.4 Instrument type
All information provided in this manual applies
only to the instrument type indicated on the title
page.
A name plate
indicating the
instrument se-
rial number is
attached to the
back of the in-
strument.
1.1 Symbols used in this manual
Warnings
appear in a grey box and are
marked by a warning triangle
.
Notes,
i.e. important user information ap-
pear in a grey box and are marked
by an information symbol
.
Flammable solvents and reagents
are marked with this symbol.
Instrument surfaces which become
hot during operation are marked
with this symbol.
Figures in brackets refer to item
nos. in drawings.
Function keys to be pressed on the
instrument touch screen are written
in bold-print capital letters.
(5)
ENTER
and their meaning
1.2 Designated use
The Stainer Leica ST5020 is an automated stain-
er for the preparation of histological and cyto-
logical routine stainings.
It is designed for use in pathology laboratories,
and only for performing the following tasks:
• Staining of thin sections of tissue specimens
or of cytological samples, attached to micro-
scope slides
• The instrument may be operated only ac-
cording to the instructions contained in this
manual.
Any other use of the instrument
is considered improper!
To prevent damages to the
instrument and specimens, only
those accessories and spare parts
which have been authorized by
Leica may be installed or used
with the instrument.