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Instructions for Use, V2.0, RevG - 07/2016
The table below shows the specific events each individual alarm type is allocated to.
5. Operation
Time/Location Alarm type
Event
Alarm ceases / switched off
Instrument
being
switched on:
Alarm 1
All unload containers occupied when instrument is
switched on.
- When all racks have been re-
moved.
Alarm 3
Switching on after power failure while staining
procedure was in progress.
- When dialog box is acknowl-
edged.
Drawers:
Alarm 3
Load/unload drawer open - time limit exceeded.
- After drawer has been closed.
Alarm 3
Load/unload drawer opened while gripper located in
drawer area.
- After drawer has been closed.
Alarm 3
Unload drawer is full or rack was placed into the
unload drawer.
- After rack has been removed,
dialog box has been acknowl-
edged.
Alarm 1
Rack bearing a clip of a color not allocated to any
program placed into load station.
- After rack has been removed or
program allocated.
Staining:
Alarm 1
Rack bearing a white clip placed into load station.
- After rack has been removed or
program allocated.
Alarm 1
Rack bearing an unknown clip placed into load
station.
- After rack has been removed or
color allocated to unknown clip.
Alarm 3
Pause button has been pressed.
- When leaving pause mode.
Alarm 3
Unload drawer occupied, gripper attempting to
unload completed rack.
- After dialog box has been
acknowledged ('successfully
removed').
Alarm 3
A program the last step of which is not allocated to
the unload drawer has been completed. - Rack must
be removed.
- After dialog box has been
acknowledged ('successfully
removed').
Ovens:
Alarm 2
One of the ovens does not reach set temperature.
If the error occurs again, there will be a second
alarm after 60 seconds.
- After dialog box has been ac-
knowledged
Malfunctions
requiring
service:
Alarm 3
Hardware failure, e.g. motion error of transfer arm.
If the error occurs again after the instrument has
been switched back on, the alarm will immediately
sound again.
After dialog box has been ac-
knowledged and instrument
switched off.
Coverslipper:
Alarm 3
If the coverslipper requires an intervention by the
user to function or continue functioning.
- After dialog box has been ac-
knowledged
