OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
4.16 Revised 3/30/2010
Coverslipped
Condition
Cause Operator Action
The back of the
slide becomes
dirty with
mounting
medium.
The application pressure of the cover glass during
coverslipping is too strong.
Decrease the cover glass application pressure. For details,
consult the Customer Service Center or the Sakura dealer.
The starting dispensing position of mounting medium is not
appropriate.
Change the start position of dispense of mounting medium.
For details, consult the Customer Service Center or the
Sakura dealer.
The amount of mounting medium dispensed is not
appropriate.
Change the dispensing amount of mounting medium. For
details, consult the Customer Service Center or the Sakura
dealer.
The drying fan is not operating. The system must be adjusted. Contact the Sakura dealer.
Mounting medium of low viscosity was used. Use mounting medium with a viscosity of approx. 500 cps.
The mounting
position on the
cover glass
position
deviates.
The suction pads on the cover glass arm are dirty. Clean the suction pads.
The system is not leveled horizontally.
Use the adjusters on the system to level the system to the
installed state. For details, consult the Customer Service
Center or the Sakura dealer.
Too much clearing agent remains attached to the slide
(when the slide is retrieved from the loading station).
Decrease the slide pickup speed.
The drying fan is not operating.
The system must be adjusted. For details, consult the
Sakura Customer Service Center or the Sakura dealer.
The cover glass holder does not match the cover glass size.
Set cover glasses in cover glass holders of an appropriate
size.
The screws on the pedestal of the cover glass holder are
loose.
The screws must be tightened.
For details, contact the Sakura dealer.
The cover glass made contact with the receiving rack when
the coverslipped slide was placed in the receiving rack,
altering the mounting position
The position of the receiving rack must be adjusted. For
details, contact the Sakura dealer.
Take note that if the tissues are extremely thick, they may
not be fully accommodated in the receiving rack and
consequently their mounting position on the cover glass may
deviate. Refrain from automatically coverslipping tissues
when the slide thickness (slide glass + tissues + mounting
medium layer + cover glass) becomes 2 mm or more.
The cover glass
is not covering
the tissues on
the slide.
The cover glass is too small. Change the cover glasses to a larger size.
The tissue mounting position on the slide is too high or too
low.
Make sure the position at which tissues are mounted on the
slide glass corresponds with the indicated center of the cover
glass. (Refer to “Notes on Use” in Appendix C, page C.1).
Select an appropriate type of cover glass according to the
tissue mounting position.
The slide is set upside down in the basket. Make sure the frosted part is facing up.
The slide is set front-side backwards in the basket.
Make sure the tissue side of the slide is facing the “UP SIDE”
mark on the basket.
The cover slide
and slide are not
coverslipped
parallel.
The cover glass size does not match the applicable settings
on the system side. The width is different from the specified
value.
Use the specified cover glass.
The system is not adjusted properly.
The system must be adjusted. For details, consult the
Customer Service Center or the Sakura dealer.
Suction pad
marks remain on
the cover glass.
The suction pads on the cover glass arm are dirty.
Clean the suction pads.
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