Operator’s Manual for the Bullet Blender
®
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SETUP
Place the Bullet Blender 50-DX
on a stable, level lab bench. Carry it
by grasping the bottom sides. Plug the
AC power supply cord connector into
the AC Input Receptacle on the right
side of the Bullet Blender and then
insert the plug into a wall outlet. Flip
the power switch located next to the
AC input and wait for the screen to
light up.
OPERATION
To use your Bullet Blender 50-
DX, lift open the instrument cover,
twist the handle of the sample plate
cover counter clock-wise until the
white arrow is in the unlocked
position (see figure below) and lift the
sample plate cover out of the
instrument.
The figure above shows labels that
indicate if the sample plate cover is in
the locked or unlocked position. Here,
it is shown in the locked position. The
Bullet Blender will not start until the
sample plate cover is properly locked.
Insert the 50 mL TPP sample
tubes in the protective sleeves and
place the sleeves into the sample tube
plate. For best results, the sleeves
should be evenly spaced. Replace the
cover and rotate it to the locked
position as shown by the figure. Fold
down the handle on the cover, and
then close the lid.
To start homogenization, select
"Run" from the main menu and use
the arrow pad and knob to select
duration and speed. Push the "
▹
"
button to start the run. The screen
will count down the time remaining
throughout the run. If you press "X"
before time is up, the run will end
prematurely. Select "II" during a run
if you wish to pause.
As a user of the Bullet Blender
you can access any of the recent
protocols that have been run on the
instrument. To do this select the
protocols option from the home
menu. Here you will then find a
recent protocols list. By selecting this
it will provide you a chronological
list
of
your
most
recent
homogenization
protocols.
This
allows you to conveniently select a
run from the list and avoid re-
entering the time and speed manually.
Alternatively, you can save any
protocol for easy access.
To
save
a
homogenization
protocol. There are two ways to
achieve this. You can run a protocol
