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CAUTION!
WHEN CALCULATING AN OPTIMAL INTERVAL, IT IS VITAL TO
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE TIME, SPENT FOR TRANSFERRING A
RACK AND FOR RACK’S DELAY UNDER A TROUGH FOR DRAINING OF LIQUID, IS
NOT ADDED TO THE VALUE OF THE INTERVAL BY DEFAULT. Before starting a new
program with real reagents, it is necessary to check that the interval has been calculated
correctly by running the program with empty racks.
The user calculates the interval’s value independently, bearing in mind the fact that
when the time of a rack processing in one reagent elapses, the station of the following
processing (next reagent) must be unoccupied. If this condition is violated (the set interval
is too small), the rack will be transferred back to the initial parking station. The
performance of a technological program for this rack will continue when the station with
respective reagent gets free.
There is also an opportunity to choose optimal value of interval with help of
personal computer software «FASTAINER FIRMWARE EDITOR» (
Appendix F
).
5.3.2 Menu section «SERVICE». Performing of service functions.
To access the menu of service functions, press the button SERVICE (Fig. 24):
Figure 24. Service functions menu.
POSITIONING TEST – check of the working capacity of the Stainer and its accessories
(test positioning program). The program is designed to check the mutual positioning of