Sakura Tissue-Tek Xpress x120 User Manual

Revised 10/02/2012 1.3
Cabinet Front (Figure 1-A)
Loading Station Access Door
..1
.. — provides access to
the Loading Station to allow loading of tissue specimens
for processing. Access to the Loading Station is permitted/
denied, under software control, depending on the current
state of the instrument (see “Loading Indicator”, below, for
details). A switch associated with the access door serves
as an interlock to immediately remove power from the
Transfer System motors (see “Transfer System (Figure 1-M)”
on page 1.11 for details) in the event the door is opened
while a transfer is in process. An alarm sounds any time
the Loading Station access door is open, even though the
Loading Indicator is off. An alarm also sounds if the
Loading Station access door is left open for 30 seconds or
more while the Loading Indicator is illuminated.
Loading Indicator ..
2
..
— provides an indication of the
status of the Loading Station access door:
Light Off – indicates “access denied” to the Loading
Station access door; the door should not be opened.
The Loading Indicator is “off” whenever there is a
basket in the Loading Station or when the Transferring
Arm is in motion.
Light On – indicates “access permitted” to the Loading
Station access door; the door can be opened. The
Loading Indicator is “on” when there is no basket in the
Loading Station and the Transferring Arm is stationary.
The Loading Indicator is operational only when a user is
logged onto the system.
Unloading Station Access Door ..
3
..
— provides access
to the Unloading Station to allow unloading of processed
tissue specimens. Access to the Unloading Station is
permitted/denied, under software control, depending on
the current state of the instrument (see “Unloading
Indicator” on page 1.4 for details). A switch associated
with the access door serves as an interlock to immediately
remove power from the Transfer System motors (see
Figure 1-M on page 1.11 for details) in the event the door
is opened while a transfer is in process. An alarm sounds
any time the Unloading Station access door is open, even
though the Unloading Indicator is off. An alarm also
sounds if the Unloading Station access door is left open
for 30 seconds or more while the Unloading Indicator is
illuminated.
Figure 1-A

Sakura Tissue-Tek Xpress x120 Specifications

General

Brand	Sakura
Model	Tissue-Tek Xpress x120
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English