Leica IP S - Print Specifications

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Version 2.0, Revision I
Instrument Components and Specifications
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Specimen slides recommended by Leica are:
• Leica Snowcoat
®
Clipped Corner Slide
• Leica Clipped Corner X-tra
®
Adhesive Slides
• Apex Clipped Corner Slides
Warning
Slides made by other manufacturers must be tested before use.
The test must include the following steps:
• Mechanical compatibility with the instrument.
• Imprint quality.
• Chemical and mechanical resistance of the imprints against the reagents the slides will be
exposed to during the subsequent processing steps (→ p. 23 – Resistance against reagents).
Important! Leica Biosystems assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any damages suffered as a
consequence of imprints of poor quality or imprints made with non-reagent-resistant ink.
3.3.2 Print specifications
Printing area
The printing area () parameters listed in the table below are defined in the printer driver.
Width Height
Format Dots mm Dots mm
Slide 360 25.4 256 18.0
Print resolution
The print head of the instrument has a preset resolution of 360 dpi in both directions (vertical and
horizontal). Each printed line has a maximum height of 128 dots. This corresponds to a value of 9.03 mm.
Therefore, a maximum of 2 lines can be printed on the slides. In horizontal direction, the printable
surface is limited only by the size of the object to be imprinted (→ "Fig. 6"). The above values must be
taken into consideration when defining the print area ("paper size") in the application you are going to
print from.
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Fig. 6