Document Outline

• Leica PELORIS™ Leica PELORIS II™
  • Legal Notices
  • Contacting Leica Microsystems
  • Software Licence Terms
  • Safety Notices
  • Regulatory Approvals
• Contents
• Introduction
  • 1.1 Summary of Chapters
  • 1.2 Using the Software
    • 1.2.1 Basic Operation
    • 1.2.2 Navigation
    • 1.2.3 Access Levels
  • 1.3 Help
• Hardware
  • 2.1 Switching On and Shutting Down
  • 2.2 Retorts
    • 2.2.1 Opening and Closing Retort Lids
    • 2.2.2 Fill Levels
    • 2.2.3 Magnetic Stirrer
    • 2.2.4 Cassette Baskets
  • 2.3 Wax Bath
  • 2.4 Reagent Cabinet
    • 2.4.1 Reagent Bottles
    • 2.4.2 Condensate Bottle
    • 2.4.3 Carbon Filter
  • 2.5 Touch-screen
  • 2.6 External Vapor Removal Systems
  • 2.7 Alarm Connections
• Running Protocols
  • 3.1 Quick Start – Running a Protocol
  • 3.2 Cleaning Protocols
  • 3.3 Status Screen
    • 3.3.1 Status Area
    • 3.3.2 Protocol Panels
  • 3.4 Protocol Run Options
    • 3.4.1 Scheduling Protocols
    • 3.4.2 Editing the Protocol for a Single Run
  • 3.5 Pausing and Abandoning Protocols
  • 3.6 Retort Scheduling
    • 3.6.1 Delayed End Times and Initial Fills
    • 3.6.2 Unavoidable Reagent Clashes
    • 3.6.3 Unavailable Reagents
• Protocol Setup
  • 4.1 Protocol Overview
    • 4.1.1 Protocol Types
    • 4.1.2 Reagent Selection Method
    • 4.1.3 Pre-defined Protocols
    • 4.1.4 Protocol Validation
    • 4.1.5 Carryover Setting
    • 4.1.6 Saving Protocol Files
  • 4.2 Creating, Editing and Viewing Protocols
    • 4.2.1 The Protocol Selection Screen
    • 4.2.2 Editing Protocols
    • 4.2.3 Creating New Protocols
    • 4.2.4 Viewing Protocols
• Reagent Setup
  • 5.1 Reagents Overview
    • 5.1.1 Reagent Groups, Types and Stations
    • 5.1.2 Concentration Management
    • 5.1.3 Thresholds
    • 5.1.4 Recommended Reagents
    • 5.1.5 Tissue Marking
    • 5.1.6 Reagent Compatibility
  • 5.2 Managing Reagent Types
    • 5.2.1 Pre-defined Reagents
    • 5.2.2 Editing Active Reagent Types
    • 5.2.3 Managing the Reagent Types Lists
  • 5.3 Managing Reagent Stations
    • 5.3.1 Reagent Stations Screen
    • 5.3.2 Setting Reagent Station Properties
  • 5.4 Replacing Reagents
    • 5.4.1 Remote Fill/Drain Screen
    • 5.4.2 Remote Fill/Drain Connections
    • 5.4.3 Replacing Reagent – Remote Fill and Drain
    • 5.4.4 Replacing Reagent – Manual
    • 5.4.5 Replacing Wax
    • 5.4.6 Filling and Draining Retorts
• Settings & Ancillary Operations
  • 6.1 Reagents Menu
    • 6.1.1 Manual Operations
    • 6.1.2 Reagent Management
  • 6.2 Control Menu
    • 6.2.1 Instrument Settings
    • 6.2.2 Device Settings
    • 6.2.3 Service Settings
    • 6.2.4 Event Log
    • 6.2.5 Alarms
    • 6.2.6 Access Level
    • 6.2.7 File Transfer
• Cleaning and Maintenance
  • 7.1 Cleaning and Maintenance Schedule
  • 7.2 Daily Tasks
  • 7.3 Weekly Tasks
  • 7.4 60–90 Days
  • 7.5 Retort Acid Clean
• Reference
  • 8.1 Reagent Threshold Guidelines
  • 8.2 Protocols
    • 8.2.1 Specimen Type and Protocol Duration
    • 8.2.2 List of Pre-defined Protocols
    • 8.2.3 Xylene Protocols
    • 8.2.4 Xylene-free Protocols
    • 8.2.5 Cleaning Protocol
  • 8.3 Station Configurations
  • 8.4 Protocol Step Temperatures
  • 8.5 Reagent Compatibility Tables
• Troubleshooting
  • 9.1 Preliminary Questions
  • 9.2 Flowcharts
    • 9.2.1 Under-processed Tissue – Instrument Setup
    • 9.2.2 Over-processed Tissue – Instrument Setup
    • 9.2.3 Under- or Over-processed Tissue – Reagents
    • 9.2.4 Poor Processing – Incorrect Protocol
    • 9.2.5 Poor Processing – Correct Protocol
    • 9.2.6 Cutting Artifact
    • 9.2.7 Staining Artifact
    • 9.2.8 Block Artifact
  • 9.3 Reprocessing Recommendations
• Consumables and Accessories
• Specifications
• Index