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NOVA

WAVE

A new category of Automated Microwave Digestion

User Manual

Summary of Contents for NOVAWAVE

Page 1: ...NOVAWAVE AnewcategoryofAutomatedMicrowaveDigestion User Manual ...

Page 2: ...d to upgrade a NOVAWAVE SA to FA model With Forced Air Cooling and Auto Venting stations Qty One Cat 010 600 003 Venting Tool Required to manually release the safety pressure cap after digesting samples Qty One Cat 010 600 080 Fluoropolymer Cap Liners Required to protect safety caps from sample contamination pk 6 Cat 010 600 032 Barcode Reader Barcode reader and probe to enter Sample ID s Qty One ...

Page 3: ...003 A2 2006 IEC 61000 4 2 2001 IEC 61000 4 3 2002 IEC 61000 4 4 2004 IEC 61000 4 5 2001 IEC 61000 4 6 2003 CISPR 11 47CFR chapter 1 FCC part 18 FCC part 18 305 21 CFR part 1030 10 c 1 2 3 FCC OST MP 5 1986 and IEC 61010 1 2001 2nd edition Power Density Test Report According to 21 CFR Par 1030 10 C 1 2 3 and IEC 61010 1 Clause 12 4 ICES 001 CISPR11 EN55011 and EN61326 1 Canada International 21800 A...

Page 4: ...ation 31 Users 33 Settings 35 Updating the Software 35 System 36 Diagnostic 36 Logout 37 6 CleaningofSystem 38 Cleaning ofVessels 38 Cleaning of Fluoropolymer Caps and Safety Caps 38 Pressure 38 Cleaning theTunnel 38 Cleaning the GUI 38 Cleaning the Rack 38 7 Warranty SafetyInformation 39 Safety Messages 40 Safety Messages from the Power Management Board 40 Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elemen...

Page 5: ...om to place the system on the horizontal surface where it will be used Be sure that the surface can accommodate 75 kg Save the packing material for further use Ensure all parts have been delivered some parts may be in other boxes Inspection Ensure all of the parts are included in the packaging There may be some accessories that have been packaged in the same box as the NOVAWAVE If damage is observ...

Page 6: ...ne w o Tubes Cat 010 600 056 Rack for 75 ml Vessels Qty One w o Tubes Cat 010 600 076 Complete Rack 75 ml Fluoropolymer Vessels Qty One Cat 010 600 077 Complete Rack 50 ml Cal Quartz Vessels Qty One Cat 010 600 055 Complete Rack 75 ml Cal Quartz Vessels Qty One Cat 010 600 075 Complete Rack 50 ml Fluoropolymer Vessels Qty One Cat 010 600 057 6 NOVAWAVE A New Category of Automated Microwave Digesti...

Page 7: ...able of supporting 75 kg 5 Is free from vibration of large equipment 6 Provides close access to a properly grounded electrical outlet 30A 230V single phase receptacle provided 7 NOVAWAVE should be operated on a stabilized constant voltage AC power supply and the voltage must be within 5 of the specified level 8 Should be lifted from bottom by 2 or 3 people 9 Do not lift by the side panels or door ...

Page 8: ... between the left and right side Transporter modules and ensure that the alignment pins are pushed together snuggly Raise or lower the feet on the front of the Transporter to level the right and left Transporter modules Install the cooling and venting module on the right hand side of the NOVAWAVE Install the cooling duct by screwing it in the threaded hole on the right side of the SA Connect the f...

Page 9: ...AUTION A caution is used to emphasize information pertaining to procedures that if not strictly followed may result in damage or destruction to the instrument or improper instrument operation WARNING A warning is used to emphasize information about dangerous or hazardous conditions relating to the operation cleaning or maintenance of the instrument that may result in personal injury NOTE A note is...

Page 10: ...e the PTFE Fluoropo lymer cap on top of the vessel The Fluoropolymer cap seals on the intersection of the quartz vessel and tapered edges of the PTFE cap The PTFE cap is held into place when the Safety Pressure Cap is screwed into place Place the vessels in the Transfer Rack 010 600 038 Place a Fluoropolymer liner in each vessel cap prior to placing the Safety Pressure Plate on top of the rack Pus...

Page 11: ...d The rack should be cooled to room temperature prior to releasing the Safety Pressure Caps Once all of the Safety Pressure Caps have been vented loosen the safety pressure caps about 1 turns Push on the locking mechanism to release the Locking Mechanism Plate while holding the other end steady with your other hand The Safety Pressure Cap Plate may be removed by lifting the entire plate Always all...

Page 12: ...re has been designed with 3 levels of password protected operations allowing accessibility to various parts of the software by different individuals This feature protects the laboratory from inadvertently changing or erasing important settings and or data ...

Page 13: ...p Y Y Y Methods Delete Y N Y New Y N Y Edit Y N Y View Copy Y N Y Reagent Add Y Y Y Delete Y Y Y Edit Y Y Y Reports Delete y N Y Print Y Y Y Send Y Y Y Utilities Status Initialize Y Y Y Calibration Y N Y Vessel Type Y N Y Read New Data Y N Y Send to MicroB Y N Y Save Y N Y Save to USB Y N Y User Y N Y User Group Y N Y Change Password Y N Y Add new user Y N Y Delete selected user Y N Y Network Appl...

Page 14: ...n programming several racks with the same method for all of the tubes per rack It may also be used when a second digestion is required after the addition of a second reagent Press the button Add cycle Stored runs can be loaded by pressing the Load button and selecting a previously stored run Delete is to remove selected racks or cycles Manual is to operate the doors and applicators manual etc Star...

Page 15: ...ighlight the rack number in which the samples will be digested or extracted The racks with a check mark will be saved to the list To delete a rack click on the rack number to delete Press OK to input the selected racks in the cycle list Select Add rack up to 32 racks per cycle ...

Page 16: ...ach cycle It is also possible to use the same rack ID for each cycle selected By selecting Cycle 2 and selecting a method from the Method pull down tab the NOVAWAVE will assign the same selected method for all of the racks in the cycle selected Select one of the pre programmed methods or user created methods See Methods to Create New Methods ...

Page 17: ...ion to program in the same manner as above Method and vessel type may vary by position If the vessel position is not populated the NOVAWAVE will consider that there is no vessel in that position After a method is selected a vessel type needs to be selected for the system to operate correctly Select one of the pre programmed vessel types from the Vessel Type pull down tab If the Cycle is highlighte...

Page 18: ...hod from the pull down tab All of the rack positions that are using the same method may be highlighted at the same time Pos is the vessel position in the rack Method is selected from the pull down methods tab Type is vessel type select quartz or Teflon from the pull down tap ID is an independent sample identification M V is the mass or the volume of the sample Remarks is for other comments require...

Page 19: ...use Notube is for selecting empty vessel or no digestion to take place Press Enter Values More information may be inputted from this screen Sample ID M V mass or volume of sample An extra column has been provided for remarks The Sample List page shows which Method and vessel Type has been se lected for this particular cycle and rack Input Sample ID as an alpha numeric value The M V mass or volume ...

Page 20: ...nection at the front panel The rack to be programmed must be selected first The bar code reader will populate a sample ID position and then move to the next sample The bar code reader will run through the sequence from the sample ID selected to the next numeric sample To skip a spot touch the position that the particular sample will reside for the digestion Other information may be entered in the ...

Page 21: ...ly push the rack into the tunnel until the rack en gages with the In Gear of the tunnel NOVAWAVE will position the rack in the correct position close the in and out doors NOVAWAVE will close the applicators to complete the mini microwave cavities around each of the vessel positions of the rack The software will run the program method for each of vessels in the rack Digestion ...

Page 22: ...igestion the NOVAWAVE will move the current rack in the tunnel to the out position prior to allowing the next rack to be processed At the start of digestion the system displays the sample temperature in white The yellow bars represent the temper ature when the sample is coming to temperature Digestion Method Creation Methods ...

Page 23: ...rs represent that the temperature has reached set point temperature and is in the Time at Temperature state The blue bars represent that the system has completed the digestion method for the particular position The system will display the temper ature as the rack is cooling in the tunnel ...

Page 24: ...he heating profile desired to digests samples Select New to create new heating profiles Edit to make corrections to an existing method Copy to copy a factory programmed method or a previously user defined method Delete to permanently delete highlighted method View is for the operator to view the parameters of the method Methods Screen ...

Page 25: ...pull down tab to select the reagent that will be added to the digestion Input the volume To delete a line highlight the line by clicking on the line number 2 to be deleted and click Delete The addition of the volume helps the system to predict Safety Messages during digestions NOTE To add additional reagents that are not on the list click the Edit button The following screen will appear ...

Page 26: ...x prior to clicking delete OK will save any changes made and return to the previous page Cancel will disregard any changes made and return to the previous page Method Parameters Input the Time to Temp min in whole or half minutes For example 10 5 minutes Input the set point temperature in whole degrees For example 175O C Input the Time at Temp min in whole or half minutes For example 5 00 minutes ...

Page 27: ...ed If By temperature is selected the system will monitor and wait until all samples are cooled to this set temperature The system cannot cool below ambient temperature If zero time is selected the racks will move to the out position after the last step in the heating profile is complete OK saves the changes made and returns to the previous page Cancel returns to the previous page without saving th...

Page 28: ...to be employed Tunnel is used for the NOVAWAVE SA control by time or temperature or exit immediately after digestion Sample racks in NOVAWAVE FA may be controlled by time or by temperature The system cannot cool below ambient temperature It is recommended to cool to 10 to 30 degrees Celsius above ambient temperature prior to taking the samples to the fume hood for venting In NOVAWAVE FA there must...

Page 29: ...dd comments to each rack Save all tubes to USB is used to transfer all rack position data to a USB key for historical data PDF format The graph represents the actual digestion temperature profile 900s 170 C represents the time to temperature and the set point temperature The second set 1200s 170 C represents the total time requested for the digestion and the set point temperature Blue line represe...

Page 30: ...r or not a rack is in the tunnel All initializes all of the components In Out door initializes the door position to the position Applicators initializes the position is the open position Tunnel verifies if there is a rack in the tunnel The radial buttons when selected individually only initialize that component NOTE Once Initialize has been pressed the Status tab shows all moveable components have...

Page 31: ...d to MicroB once the data is verified the information needs to be uploaded to the CPU Save is used to save the data to the graph ical user interface GUI Save to USB a log of the calibration data can be stored to a USB key The values select displayed in P1 to P5 are the target values of each IR sensor to The calibration is a 5 point calibration The values shown in the table are not representative o...

Page 32: ...he system should only be calibrated in quartz tubes Teflon calibra tion is done automatic ally by the system after the calibration is completed for quartz The Calibration device uses a quartz covered thermal wire to create the IR energy at 5 differ ent levels for calibration Prompt shown when sending data to the MicroB ...

Page 33: ...r password To add a new user click Add new user enter a name click on the added name click Change Password enter your name and password To delete a user click on the name to delete click Delete selected user To change from user s group OPER ATOR to ADMINISTRATOR click the ap propriate title in the User s group pull down tab then click Apply changes This selection is required to establish a passwor...

Page 34: ... as required it requires the Current Administrator password to accept the changes Press OK to continue Click on OK then select Change password The following screen will pop up Fill in the data required then press OK Apply changes is used to change from the operator to administrator User s Group ...

Page 35: ...lues prior to pressing Apply Apply is to save the current changes made Delete All Now is used to completely clean out the reports file Settings Update from server is important not implemented at this time Customer updates can be uploaded from a USB The system will automatically search for the folder on the USB Updating the Software The system will automatically purge the reports once the instrumen...

Page 36: ...neer to review the collected data for trouble shooting purposes The Operations tab is used to test individual components as required by a service engineer System Used to change FA to SA Mode The NOVAWAVE recognizes the current configuration FA or SA The system displays information based upon the model diplayed in the Mode ...

Page 37: ...in screen i e to change users level Open Desktop is used for calibration at the touch Screen of NOVAWAVE Reboot To reboot the system when software changes are completed or to re initialize the system after power failure Shutdown is used to power down the Graphical User Interface prior to powering off the system When system halted is displayed it is fine to turn off the main power switch ...

Page 38: ...sary every 6 months Cleaning the Tunnel Under normal operating conditions if a tube vents during the digestion the fumes are typically whisked away by the exhaust blower If the rack is wet when it is removed from the tunnel then the floor of the tunnel should be checked and wiped dry with a dry paper towel while wearing the appropriate safety gloves and safety glasses If the floor of the tunnel be...

Page 39: ...ly trained and qualified individuals familiar with procedures suitable for the safe operation of these instruments will handle them Our customers are solely responsible for the safe operation handling and use of these products A minimum of safety considerations must be followed when working with NOVAWAVE microwave digestion system in order to maintain good laboratory practice Do not place the NOVA...

Page 40: ...r e Thermopile error 3 Microwave cable number overheats a Tube has boiled dry b Insufficient acid in vessel c Applicator failure 4 Temperature in tube number is rising to quickly a Exothermic reaction 5 Alarm from High Voltage PCB number a PCB over heating b Fans stopped running c Air vents plugged d Cooling fans not running Safety Messages CAUTION If the reason for the safety message is unclear c...

Page 41: ...f a Safety Message Safety messages displayed during a digestion By pressing the Stop sign the message will be displayed It will disappear in a few seconds This channel has been shut down but the rest of the channels will continue their digestions By touching the message it will disappear ...

Page 42: ... for FDA Electrical Model Number NOVAWAVE Voltage 230 volts Current 25 Amps Watts 3600 Volt Amps 4600 Frequency 50 60 Hz All safety critical components used in the NOVAWAVE are CSA certified and UL Recognized All polymeric materials used in the NOVAWAVE are UL Recognized and have the appropriate flammability rating Vessels are tested to three times pressure venting maximum Fuses must be replaced w...

Page 43: ...boards O O O O O Magnetrons O O O O O Applicators O O O O O Co axial cable O O O O O Touch Screen O O O O O Ribbon Cables O O O O O Housings O O O O O O Indicates that the toxic or hazardous substance contained in all the homogenous materials for this part according to EIP A EIP B EIP C is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X Indicates that the toxic or hazardous substance contained in ...

Page 44: ...12 ERROR DIGESTION_ALARM_ERROR Magnetron is alarmed Magnetron number has an alarm 13 DIGESTION_OVERHEAT_ERROR Magnetron overheated Magnetron number overheats 14 ACTUATOR_STALLED_ERROR Actuator is stalled 15 ACTUATOR_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT_ERROR Actuator operation has timed out 16 CAVITY_STALLED_ERROR Tunnel motor is stalled 17 CAVITY_UNKNOWN_RACK Please remove unknown rack from tunnel 18 CAVITY_OPERAT...

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