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i.C³

® 

User Guide

For Helmer i.Series

®

 Incubators

360406/A

Countertop

PC100-Pro, PC900-Pro,  

PC1200-Pro

Summary of Contents for i.C3

Page 1: ...i C User Guide For Helmer i Series Incubators 360406 A Countertop PC100 Pro PC900 Pro PC1200 Pro...

Page 2: ...is installed Confidential Proprietary Notices Use of any portion s of this document to copy translate disassemble or decompile or create or attempt to create by reverse engineering or otherwise the in...

Page 3: ...11 7 Temperature Graph 12 Event Data 13 Viewable with the 1 Day Time Span 13 8 AgiTrak if installed 15 Agitator Status 16 Agitator Count Log 17 Agitator Diagnostics 17 9 Information Logs 18 Event Log...

Page 4: ...Systems 35 Restore Factory Settings 35 System Functions 36 13 Access Control if installed 37 Access Control Setup 37 Access Control Screen 38 Access Control as the Home Screen 39 14 Icon Transfer 40 A...

Page 5: ...strument bezel as are additional features Touchscreen The interface to the i C3 system USB Port Connect a flash memory device to download temperature data or upload firmware Ethernet RJ45 Connection N...

Page 6: ...dicators and Buttons For a complete list of all icons and indicators see the Icon Reference Guide at the end of this user guide Application icons serve as navigation buttons to the associated applicat...

Page 7: ...ed The selected language is displayed in the Language button 3 Touch to confirm language selection or to cancel 4 Touch the Home icon to continue to the Home screen Note English is the default languag...

Page 8: ...ence within a given period of time Application icons Icons located at the bottom of the screen which include five factory preset application icons From left to right they are i C3 Applications APPS Se...

Page 9: ...View product support information including the firmware revision numbers i C3 Settings All i C3 system settings are configured and other preferences selected from the i C3 Settings screen Note The i...

Page 10: ...tion log s PDF Downloads Download historical information as a PDF Uploads Upload firmware updates Alarm Test Initiate automatic alarm tests for the high and low temperature alarms AgiTrak Control agit...

Page 11: ...rature changes are displayed in the Temperature Display on the left side of the screen As the temperature moves into alarm conditions the temperature reading turns red The message Peltier Test Probe C...

Page 12: ...e time reaches the maximum display of 999 hours and 60 minutes the message will display 999 60 but minimum and maximum temperatures will continue to be tracked Reset Min Max temperature 1 Touch the Re...

Page 13: ...alarm limits Graph is displayed in strip chart form A black dashed vertical line appears on the graph where there is a change in the date or time A white dashed vertical line appears on the graph wher...

Page 14: ...ent data 1 Touch the Alarm Condition icon to navigate to the Event Log screen 2 Touch the Event to view detailed event data Graph Display of Alarm Test Alarm tests are shown on the graph by a small Al...

Page 15: ...point on the graph Using one touch 1 Touch the desired point on the graph A dialog box will appear providing selected date time and temperature data Note The one touch feature should be used for refer...

Page 16: ...int spin box to select desired agitator speed 3 Select the Agitator Serial Number button A numeric keyboard will appear 4 Enter the access code 3773 and touch the to confirm A numeric keyboard will ap...

Page 17: ...eset the cycle count The Are you sure you want to reset the count for Agitator X message appears 2 Touch the to confirm or the to cancel Information Found in Agitator Status Serial number Speed cycles...

Page 18: ...Number Count at Reset Agitator Diagnostics The Agitator Diagnostics screen provides information regarding the operational status of the installed agitator Notes Use the current Administrator level pa...

Page 19: ...most recent events can be viewed on the Event Log screen Refer to Data Transfer Downloading Temperature and Event Data for more information Viewing the event log 1 Touch and hold the bidirectional ar...

Page 20: ...Log Formatting Bold text Not yet viewed Normal text Viewed Dimmed text Downloaded Data row shaded blue High or low alarm triggered from an alarm test Event Log Detail Screen The Event Log Detail prov...

Page 21: ...g screen The date and time of the event acknowledgement is automatically added to the Signature button and the event information can no longer be edited or touch the to cancel the Save operation Note...

Page 22: ...Override Date of access Time of access Length of time door remained open Method of access PIN Key or Remote Access Log Formatting Bold text New data since the last time the log was viewed Normal text...

Page 23: ...lash Drive clears and the Data Selection spin buttons are no longer shaded 2 Touch the Date Range buttons to select the desired beginning left and ending right dates The Data Report Calendar screen is...

Page 24: ...iliary Systems for information regarding enabling the USB port The Download screen can not be closed during a data download unless an error occurs Up to 3 months of data may be downloaded at a time If...

Page 25: ...on to begin the download The Download Status bar becomes active showing the progress of the download When finished the message Data download complete along with the number of files downloaded A date a...

Page 26: ...value These values will be referenced if the firmware update causes a change to the offset values The Upload screen can not be closed during a data upload unless an error occurs If the USB is disabled...

Page 27: ...or control processor CP firmware version number have been updated If either firmware version number has not been updated from the recorded version number contact Helmer Technical Service For more deta...

Page 28: ...4 hour temperature graph The screensaver is automatically displayed after two minutes of inactivity on the Home screen Touch anywhere on the screensaver to return to the Home screen Notes Inactivity o...

Page 29: ...gh the settings menu A password protects i C3 settings from unauthorized changes Note Helmer recommends password protection remain ON Accessing Settings If password protection is turned ON touch the i...

Page 30: ...etpoint Alarm Settings Parameters for activating an alarm may be set through Alarm Settings Set alarm parameters 1 Touch the Alarm Settings button 2 Touch the minus or plus on the corresponding Setpoi...

Page 31: ...e password 1 Touch the Users and Password button 2 Touch the Change Password button a numeric keypad is displayed 3 Enter a new 4 digit password and touch 4 Re enter the 4 digit password to confirm 5...

Page 32: ...desired setting Set alarm volume 1 Touch the Sounds Settings button 2 Touch the minus or plus on the Alarm Volume spin box to select desired volume Select alarm tone 1 Touch the Sounds Settings butto...

Page 33: ...button to select the desired format Enable disable Temperature Graph Screensaver 1 Touch the Display Settings button 2 Toggle the Temperature Graph Screensaver button On or Off to select desired sett...

Page 34: ...Device Status Current sensor readings and device status are displayed on the Device Status screen Helmer Scientific i C3 User Guide for i Series Incubators 360406 A 33...

Page 35: ...acent spin box until the correct value is displayed Adjust temperature setpoint 1 Touch the Sensor Calibration button 2 Touch the minus or plus on the corresponding probe spin box to adjust the offset...

Page 36: ...is interface Restore Factory Settings Settings will be restored to their factory default through Restore Factory Settings Restore factory Settings 1 Touch the Restore Factory Settings button The Resto...

Page 37: ...system 1 Touch the System Functions button 2 Touch the Shut down button The confirmation box appears 3 Touch to confirm or to cancel Notes The i C3 system should be shut down prior to shutting down t...

Page 38: ...e Supervisor PIN must be used to set up user profiles The Supervisor PIN does not allow access to the unit At least one user ID must be set up to gain access to the unit The Supervisor PIN should be c...

Page 39: ...3 Enter a new 4 digit PIN 4 Touch to confirm The numeric keypad closes and the new PIN is displayed in the table or touch to cancel Access Control Screen Temperature and Alarm Conditions are displayed...

Page 40: ...e screen is disabled Refer to Icon Transfer for more information If the Access Control Home Screen is disabled the keypad is accessed by touching the Access Control icon Enable disable Access Control...

Page 41: ...yed on the Home screen Reposition icons Drag icons with a touch drag motion of the finger Drag the selected icon directly over the icon that is currently located in the targeted position Note The i C3...

Page 42: ...t To display the lowercase extended character keyboard touch the Lowercase button Touch and hold the Back button to delete multiple characters i C3 Apps Buttons Alphanumeric Keyboard Buttons Toggle bo...

Page 43: ...Navigate to the i C APPS screen Alarm Conditions icon indicator Indicates alarm event occurred Navigate to the Event Log i C Settings Navigate to the i C Settings screen Cancel Test Touch to cancel A...

Page 44: ...Set at the factory Temperature Units Temperature units in C or F C C or F Temperature Graph Screensaver Display temperature graph as Home screen On Alternate Screensaver optional Display alternate scr...

Page 45: ...ge Agitator Selection if enabled Select agitator location within incubator 1 1 3 Agitator 1 Speed Setpoint if enabled Set agitator speed cycles per minute CPM 72 40 80 Helmer Scientific i C3 User Guid...

Page 46: ...t Pump 1 High Temp setpoint High temperature at which alarm condition occurs 50 C Heat Pump 1 High Temp time delay Time after high temperature alarm condition occurs until alarm sounds 1 minute 0 99 P...

Page 47: ...lure 60 Internal Fan 1 Failure 26 Agitator 1 High Speed 1 Communication Failure 1 Triggered if communication is lost between i C3 display board and control board Unit will continue to run with previou...

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