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Using the iPrep
™
Purification Instrument,
Continued
Performing the
Purification
Protocol,
continued
9.
To process more samples using another iPrep
™
Protocol Card, close the
instrument door and turn the power switch to
OFF
. Remove the iPrep
™
Protocol Card as described on page 20. Insert the new iPrep
™
Protocol Card,
load the racks with new reagent cartridges, tips, tubes, and sample, and start
the protocol as described above. There is no cooling period required between
runs.
10.
If you are not using the instrument, close the instrument door and turn the
power switch to
OFF
. Remove the iPrep
™
Protocol Card as described on
page 20.
See page 37 for cleaning and maintenance of the iPrep
™
Instrument.
In case of an
external
power failure
(loss of electricity or the electrical cord is
accidentally removed from the outlet), the purification protocol stops. When
the power resumes, the digital display shows the main screen and the protocol
cannot be continued. An error is logged. To view the error, see page 36. If the
tips are still on the Syringe unit when the power resumes, manually return the
tip to the origin as described on the next page.
Pausing or
Canceling the
Protocol
1.
Press the
Stop
key to pause the protocol. The display shows the following:
2.
To resume the protocol after a pause, press the
Start
key. The protocol
continues from the last step prior to the pause.
3.
To cancel/stop the protocol, press the
Stop
key twice. The instrument will
stop after the current step is completed. The screen returns to the Main
screen.
Since the protocol is interrupted, the axes do not move to the original positions.
To move all axes to the original position, go to the
Manual
screen as described
on the next page.
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