BRAND HandyStep touch, Operating Manual

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Table of Contents
Scope of supply ........................................ 52
Terms of use ............................................. 52
Hazard levels 52
Symbols 52
Icon 52
Terms 53
Safety regulations ...................................... 53
General safety regulations 53
Battery 54
Inductive charging 54
Touchscreen display 54
Usage limits 54
Operating Exclusions 55
Materials used 55
Type plate and marking 55
Transport and storage 55
Intended use .............................................. 55
Functions and controls ............................. 56
STEP button 57
Briefly pressing the STEP button (“click”). 57
Briefly pressing the STEP button twice (“double click”)
57
Pressing and holding the STEP button
57
Battery 58
Components 58
Label, rear side 58
Connecting the battery 58
Charging the battery 59
Indicators on the display 59
Exiting Standby mode 59
Working while charging 59
Controls 59
Touchscreen display 59
STEP button 59
Power adapter and charging adapter 60
Power adapter 60
Charging adapter 60
Connecting the power adapter 60
Detaching the charging adapter from the power adapter
60
Device holder 60
Mounting the device holder with tape 60
Mounting the device holder in the benchtop rack 61
Mounting the device holder to the edge of the racks 61
Charging stand (accessory) 61
Using the charging stand 62
Charging stand indicators 62
Holding stand 62
Layout of the touchscreen display (work area) 62
PD-Tips (precision dispenser tips) 62
Adapter suitable for 25 ml and 50 ml PD tips 63
Attaching an adapter to a tip 63
Overview of modes ..................................... 63
Operation ................................................. 65
Symbol reference 65
Device navigation 65
Switching on the device 65
Switching off the device 66
Opening an operating mode 66
Exiting an operating mode 66
Opening Context Help 67
Inserting tips 67
Inserting BRAND PD tips 67
Inserting compatible third-party tips (without coding) 67
Inserting tips without an operating mode selected
67
Aspirating liquid 68
Fill the tip if empty 68
Interrupting filling of the tip 68
Filling a partially emptied tip 68
Automatically switching to filling 69
Dispensing liquid 69
Dispensing volumes or individual STEPs 69
Switching to emtying 69
Discarding the residual volume 70
Ejecting the tip 70
Switching the operating mode with a filled tip 70
Setting the volume 70
Setting the aspiration and dispensing speed 71
Settings .................................................... 71
Language 71
Device 71
Date / time 72
Display & energy 72
Sounds 72
Firmware information (info/about) 72
Regulatory notes 73
Calibration 73
Factory settings 73
Multi-Dispensing (MULTI-DISP) ................. 73
Aspirating liquid 73
Stopping and resuming liquid aspiration 73
Stopping liquid aspiration 73
Resuming liquid aspiration 73
Dispensing liquid 74
Handling residual volumes 74
Presetting the STEP count 74
Options 74
Auto-Dispensing (AUTO-DISP) .................. 74
Automatically dispensing liquid 74
Optimizing the dispensing duration 75
Setting the pause time manually 75
Setting the pause time automatically (learn function) 75
Executing the learn function 76
Alternative access to the learn function 76
Restarting the learn function 76
Stopping the learn function prematurely 76
Exiting the learn function 76
Handling residual volumes 76
Options 76
Pipetting (PIP) ............................................ 77
Setting the volume 77
Filling a tip 77
Emptying the tip and stopping liquid dispensing 77