Agilent Technologies R Series, User Manual

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5 Chapter 1: Introduction
BenchCel Microplate Handling Workstation R-Series User Guide
Safety shield The clear acrylic panel that is installed on the front of the
BenchCel device to restrict access while it is in
operation.
!! INJURY HAZARD !!
Do not operate the
workstation without the safety shield.
Rack-release
button The button that unlocks the rack for removal. The rack-
release button at the top of each stacker head displays
different colors to indicate the state of the stacker head:
❑
Solid green. The stacker rack is installed correctly on
the BenchCel device and the microplates are
unloaded. The stack of microplates are ready for
processing or you can unlock and remove the
stacker rack.
❑
Flashing green . The stacker rack is unlocked and can
be removed.
❑
Solid blue . The stack of microplates is loaded. You
cannot unlock and remove the stacker rack.
Robot head The component that moves horizontally along the x -axis
and vertically along the z -axis.
Robot arms Two parallel structures that are attached to and rotate
about the robot head along the
theta -axis.
Feature Description
X-axis
+
Z-axis
+
--
--
Theta-axis
+
--