8 rack movement times, 9 staining, Rack movement times – Leica Biosystems ST5010 Autostainer XL User Manual

Page 31: Staining

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Leica AutoStainer XL – Automated slide stainer

5.8

Rack movement times

You can set the rack agitation, withdrawal and entry times to suit your run
time and agitation requirements. Refer to Appendix 1 for the allowable ranges.

To view or change the settings:

1. Press [F3] SetUp from the Main Menu.

2. Press [F3] Move.

The current settings are displayed shown as the seconds taken for each
movement, i.e. agitation cycle time (Dip), rack withdrawal time (Up) and
rack entry time (Down).

3. To change any of the values, press [F1] Dip, [F2] Up or [F3] Down to

position the cursor beneath the appropriate value.

4. Use the

and

keys to alter the setting.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 as required.

6. Press [F4] Return to return to the SetUp screen.

7. Press [F4] Return to return to the Main Menu.

5.9

Staining

This section provides a guide to staining slides.

The AutoStainer XL can accept slide racks whenever the load station is empty
and stain them according to the program selected for each rack. Different
programs may be used simultaneously provided they are compatible. To
check whether programs are compatible, refer page 26.

5.

Operation

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