Analytik Jena qTOWER3, Operating Manual

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Contents
Contents
1 Basic information ....................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Notes on this operating manual ....................................................................................... 5
1.2 Purpose .............................................................................................................................. 6
1.3 Warranty and liability........................................................................................................ 7
2 Safety and warning instructions ................................................................................ 8
2.1 General notes .................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Safety markings ................................................................................................................. 8
2.2.1 Safety symbols ................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.2 Symbols ............................................................................................................................. 9
2.3 Requirements for the operating personnel .................................................................... 10
2.4 Safety instructions - Transport and installation ............................................................. 10
2.5 Safety instructions: during operation ............................................................................. 11
2.5.1 Summary of safety instructions ...................................................................................... 11
2.5.2 Safety instructions – protection against explosion and fire........................................... 11
2.5.3 Safety instructions – electrical equipment ..................................................................... 11
2.5.4 Handling of samples, auxiliary and operating materials ............................................... 12
2.6 Behavior during emergencies ......................................................................................... 13
2.7 Safety instructions – maintenance and repair ............................................................... 13
3 Layout and function ................................................................................................. 14
3.1 Layout .............................................................................................................................. 14
3.1.1 qTOWER³ auto ................................................................................................................ 16
3.1.2 qTOWER 3 auto power module ........................................................................................ 18
3.2 Function ........................................................................................................................... 19
3.2.1 Fluorescence spectrometer ............................................................................................. 19
3.2.2 PCR thermal cycler .......................................................................................................... 21
3.2.3 Lid heating ...................................................................................................................... 21
3.2.4 Plastic .............................................................................................................................. 21
3.3 Type plate ........................................................................................................................ 22
4 Installation and commissioning ............................................................................... 23
4.1 Power supply ................................................................................................................... 23
4.2 Unpacking and inspection ............................................................................................... 24
4.3 Installing and connecting the device .............................................................................. 25
5 Operation .................................................................................................................. 27
5.1 Switching on the qTOWER³ auto .................................................................................... 27
5.2 Switching off the qTOWER³ auto.................................................................................... 27
5.3 Real-time PCR analysis ................................................................................................... 28
5.3.1 Safety instructions ........................................................................................................... 28
5.3.2 Preparing samples ........................................................................................................... 28
6 Maintenance and repair ........................................................................................... 29
6.1 Cleaning the housing ...................................................................................................... 30
6.2 Checking the drawer ....................................................................................................... 30
6.3 Disinfecting the device .................................................................................................... 31
6.4 Replacing the fuse ........................................................................................................... 32
7 Error messages ......................................................................................................... 33
7.1 General ............................................................................................................................ 33
7.2 Information on errors or malfunctions ........................................................................... 33
8 Transport and storage .............................................................................................. 35
8.1 Transport ......................................................................................................................... 35
8.1.1 Inserting the transport lock............................................................................................. 35
8.1.2 Moving the qTOWER³ auto in the laboratory ................................................................ 35
8.1.3 Device return information ............................................................................................... 36