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CELL-DYN
®
3200 System Operator’s Manual
9140181H—October 2001
Sample Loader
Sample Loader Description
Section 13
Reset Loader
The
[RESET LOADER]
key should be used to activate the Sample Loader under the
following conditions:
1. When the
[STOP LOADER]
key was pressed and the rack under the Tower was
subsequently moved
2. When a Sample Loader fault occurred that required re-initializing the loader.
If the rack must be moved for any reason, it should be completely removed and
placed in the starting position on the load side (or a new rack must be in the starting
position). If the Sample Loader must be re-initialized after a fault, the Tower must
be cleared and all racks placed on the load side. The
[RESET LOADER]
key re-
initializes the Sample Loader before activating the loader transport mechanism.
NOTE:
If a rack is still under the Tower and the
[RESET LOADER]
key is pressed,
a Fault condition will occur.
Return
The
[RETURN]
key on the
RUN
screen submenu returns the operator to the main
RUN
screen with the
[START LOADER]
key in the first position.
Fault Conditions
On the SL model, there are two sources of fault conditions: Instrument-related
faults (Data Module or Analyzer) and Sample Loader-only faults.
Data Module/Analyzer Faults
Faults related to the Data Module or Analyzer may be either operator-correctable
or fatal.
If the fault is operator-correctable, when
[START LOADER]
is pressed the
RESTART
menu is displayed with the choice of either resuming or resetting the sample loader.
In the case of fatal faults, the entire system must be re-initialized or rebooted. Any
rack under the Tower must be removed and placed in the starting position on the
load side.
Sample Loader Faults - Reset Loader
When a fault occurs in the Closed Mode, the
[CLEAR FAULT]
key replaces the
[STOP
LOADER]
key. Some Sample Loader-only faults require the Sample Loader to be re-
initialized. In this case, when the operator presses the
[CLEAR FAULT]
key followed
by
[START LOADER]
, a submenu is displayed showing only the
[RESET LOADER]
and
[RETURN]
keys. The
[RESUME LOADER]
key is not displayed because any rack
under the Tower must be removed and placed in the starting position on the Load
side. Refer to
Restarting the Loader
for a discussion on using the
RESET
key.
