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Notes ..................................................................................................................................................................................2-3

Important Note Regarding Instrument Variants .................................................................................................................... 4

Symbols ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................................. 6

1 - Safety Information ........................................................................................................................................................... 9

General Safety ................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Chemical Safety .............................................................................................................................................................. 10

Environment ................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Warranty Statement ........................................................................................................................................................ 10

2 - Introduction................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Intended Use .................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Instrument Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 11

Technical Specications .................................................................................................................................................. 12

Mechanical Specications ........................................................................................................................................... 12

Electrical Specications ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Environmental Specications ...................................................................................................................................... 12

3 - Instrument Setup ........................................................................................................................................................... 15

Unpacking and Repacking .............................................................................................................................................. 15

Unpacking Procedure ................................................................................................................................................. 15

Location & Setup ............................................................................................................................................................ 18

Identication of Parts ...................................................................................................................................................... 19

Solid Knife Holder .......................................................................................................................................................... 20

Disposable Blade Holder EC ........................................................................................................................................... 21

Disposable Blade Holder EC 70 ...................................................................................................................................... 22

Inserting the blade: ..................................................................................................................................................... 22

Set Up ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Specimen Setup .......................................................................................................................................................... 25

4- Operation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Switching On .................................................................................................................................................................. 26

System Interfacing ........................................................................................................................................................... 27

Using the Touch screen .............................................................................................................................................. 27

Note ........................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Main Screen ............................................................................................................................................................... 27

Setting Preferences .......................................................................................................................................................... 29

Quick Freezing of the Specimen ................................................................................................................................. 29

To set the Specimen Head Position: ........................................................................................................................... 30

Microtome/Chamber Temperature ............................................................................................................................. 30

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