ARES-G2 Getting Started Guide
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Stage
The stage is a motorized platform that supports the transducer. The stage can be raised and lowered to
facilitate sample loading using the keypad on the front of the test station, the touch screen, or through
TRIOS software control. The rate at which the stage moves can be adjusted through software.
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Keypad
The keypad, shown in the figure below, is an external device on the front of the instrument that is used for
several types of control. The indicator lights will show green when that function is on and red when it is
off.
Instrument Power Status Light has five states applicable to the status light. These are:
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Blinking green displays when the instrument is powering up.
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Steady green indicates that the instrument is fully powered and ready to operate.
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Blinking red indicates that the instrument is powering down.
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Steady red displays when the instrument is in the standby state.
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Light off indicates that the power switch is off at the power supply.
Figure 3
ARES-G2 keypad.
The functions on the keypad are described briefly below:
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Environment Button
: Turns the environmental control unit, such as the oven, Peltier, etc. on or off.
The light beside the button indicates the state of the environmental unit.
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Transducer Light
: An light indicating when the transducer is either on or off.
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Motor Button
: Toggles between motor on and off. The light beside the button tells you the state of the
motor. If the transducer and motor are both off (lights are red), pressing the motor button will also reset
the transducer.
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Stage Up Button
: Raises the stage. The light beside the button indicates the state of the stepper motor.
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Stage Down Button
: Lowers the stage. The light beside the button indicates the state of the stepper
motor.
Environment
Motor button
button
Stage up
Stage down Slew button
Standby
Indicator Lights:
Red—function is off
Green—function is on
Transducer light
button
