Leica Biosystems ST5010 Autostainer XL - Manual (Page 30)

Instructions for Use V 2.3 – 10/2012 30
5.7 Agitation (Dips)
You can set the number of times the slide rack is moved up and down (dips)
on entry to a reagent station, in the range OFF/1-20/continuous.
If continuous is selected, only one slide rack will be pro-
cessed in the instrument at any one time.
To view or change the setting:
1. Press [F3] SetUp from the Main Menu.
The current setting will be displayed on the second line.
To alter the setting:
2. Press [F2] Dips.
3. Press [F1] to turn the dips on, or
Press [F2] to turn the dips off, or
Use the and keys to alter the number of dips.
4. Press [F4] to return to the SetUp screen.
The new Dips setting will now be displayed.
5. Press [F4] to return to the Main Menu.
The time for a single Dip (down and up) is selected in Rack
movement times. Use this as a guide when setting the num-
ber of dips. If the immersion time is shorter than the time to
do the set number of dips, only the number of dips that fit into
the immersion time will be done.
5. Operation