Thermo Electron iEMS, User Manual

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Chapter 6: Operation
iEMS
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Incubator/Shaker User Manual Rev. 3.0, Cat. no. 1506200A 29
If one of the slots has completed the protocol but another slot in the same
module is still shaking, you can turn off the audio signal as follows:
1. Press
temp
n
stop
, where n is the slot number that has completed the
shaking. The audio signal and the control LED are turned off and the heating
of the slot
n is turned off. The module continues to shake until the
programmed time of the other slots in the module has elapsed.
It is recommended to use the same shaking time in all slots in one module
to avoid these kinds of situations.
If you want to stop the heating and the shaking of the module, but do not want
to remove the microplate holder yet from the instrument, proceed as follows:
1. Press
shake stop
. The shaking of the module will stop.
2. Press
temp stop
. The heating of the module will stop, and the green led
and the audio signal will turn off.
6.4.4 Removing the microplate
Caution: Do not remove the microplate holder from the instrument while the
instrument is shaking. This may damage the shaking mechanism.
1. Wait until the slot's control LED is green and you hear the audio signal. The
processing protocol is complete, but the heating of the slot is still on. If you
wish to turn the heating off, press the slot number (
1
–
9
) and then press
stop
.
Note: Do not remove the thermal microplate holder until the incubation time
has elapsed. If you remove the microplate holder from the slot before
the incubation time has elapsed, the incubation timer does not stop and
continues to count down causing tracking of actual incubation time to
be lost.
2. After the shaking and incubation have been completed, you can remove the
thermal microplate holder: lift the handle upwards (Fig. 6.5) and pull out
(Fig. 6.6). Be careful not to spill the contents of the microplate when you
take the microplate holder out of the slot and when you remove the
microplate from the holder.