Section 1
Revised 08/08/2013 1.3
Physical Characteristics
Loading Area
Access to the loading area (Figure 1-B) is obtained by
opening the door located at the front, lower portion of the
instrument. The loading drawer can be accessed by gently
sliding the drawer out. This drawer should be filled with
xylene to prevent slides from drying out prior to
coverslipping. A maximum of three baskets can be loaded
into the drawer.
The Tissue-Tek Film Coverslipper accommodates slide
baskets compatible with the Tissue-Tek
®
DRS
™
2000 and
Prisma
®
Automated Slide Stainers.
Film Loading Area
Opening the film door, located on the left side of the
instrument, provides access to the film loading area
(Figure 1-C). Instructions for loading the coverslipping film
can be found on a diagram located on the back wall of the
instrument. The film is wound through positioning spools
and rollers until it has reached the coverslipping area. The
complex design of the film feeding system assures that
even after the end of the film is detected, all of the slides
held in the coverslipping position will be coverslipped. The
length of the film going from the film end sensor to the
cutter will coverslip 20 slides. The cutter blade used to cut
the film is exchangeable and should be replaced after
every 10 rolls of film (approximately 10,000 slides) or
whenever the film cut is ragged or torn.
Figure 1-B
Figure 1-C
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