Agilent Technologies PlateLoc, User Manual

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Chapter 7: Troubleshooting
PlateLoc User Guide
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The following table shows the parameters you can set and the
conditions you can monitor.
Parameter Description
Sealing time (sec) The amount of time, in seconds, the hot plate
is in contact with the sealing material and the
plate.
Sealing temperature (°C) The temperature, in Celsius, the temperature
of the hot plate when the seal cycle starts.
Actual temperature (°C) The current temperature of the hot plate.
Ready
The indicator that the hot plate is within 2 °C
of the specified sealing temperature and is
ready for a run.
Cooling down The indicator that the PlateLoc is in the
process of cooling down to the specified
sealing temperature.
Warming up The indicator that the PlateLoc is in the
process of warming up to the specified
sealing temperature.
Cycle in progress The indicator that the PlateLoc is in the
process of sealing a plate.
Cycle pending The indicator that the hot plate is warming up
or cooling down after the lab automation
software has commanded the PlateLoc to
start the seal cycle.
In menu The indicator that another operator is setting
parameters or using controls at the touch
screen.
Error The indicator that one or more errors have
occurred.
Start cycle The command that starts a seal cycle.
Note: Use the Start cycle command for sealing
a single plate.
Stop cycle The command that stops a seal cycle in
progress.
Serial refresh (ms) The frequency at which the controlling
computer reads information from the
PlateLoc and updates the status in the
Controls tab.
Odometer The number of seal cycles that the PlateLoc
has performed.