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the auto warm-up by pressing the “Stop/Eject” button on the front of the microscope
and start a manual warm-up. Use the LCD panel located on the front of the controller to start the
manual warm-up and follow the steps indicated below:
1.
Click on the “Menu” button on the LCD screen and select the “Tools” option from the list on
the left.
2.
Click on the “Warm-up” button from the newly displayed list of options.
3.
Click on the “Go” button and select “Yes” to confirm that you want to start the warm-up.
The warm-up cycle will begin after a few seconds and will continue for approximately 45 minutes.
The green activity light on the front of the microscope next to the “Eject/Cancel” button will be lit
during the warm-up. A “Warming up” message will be displayed on the LCD in the top right
corner along with information of time remaining until the warm-up is complete.
3.8.1 Auto Warm-up
In the event that the manual warm-up process is omitted (for instance, if the IncuCyte™
ZOOM is temporarily removed from the incubator, and the person replacing it forgets to
run the manual warm-up procedure afterwards), then an auto warm-up process will be
initiated. The auto warm-up is NOT intended as a substitute for the manual warm-up
cycle but, rather, it is a backup process that occurs in those instances where the manual
warm-up is accidentally omitted.
When auto warm-up starts, the microscope is powered on and the front-panel LED lights
up until the camera achieves the requisite temperature. If the microscope is placed into
the incubator cold, then the auto warm-up process is automatically triggered. Auto
warm-up keeps the camera powered on for up to 45 minutes until it reaches a
temperature slightly above that of the standard incubator temperature. Auto warm-up
cannot occur if the controller is not powered on.
The auto warm-up cycle will be interrupted by scan. However, auto warm-up will resume
if the camera has not achieved its target temperature after the interrupting scan has
been concluded.
3.8.2 IncuCyte™ Controller Air Filter
The filter for the IncuCyte™ ZOOM controller is located behind the front panel (see Figure
9). Although this filter is easily accessible, it is NOT a consumable part, and Users should
not attempt to exchange it themselves. If there are any questions about this filter,
please contact Essen BioScience for more information.
