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Appendix A: iEMS Incubator / Shaker Quick Reference Guide
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Incubator/Shaker User Manual Rev. 3.0, Cat. no. 1506200A 55
Appendix A: iEMS Incubator / Shaker Quick Reference Guide
1. Place the microplate into the thermal microplate holder so that well A1 is
located in the upper left corner when viewed with the numbers on the
holder's handle the right side up. Refer to Fig. 6.2.
2. Insert the thermal microplate holder into an incubation slot. Refer to Fig. 6.3
and Fig. 6.4.
3. Switch the instrument ON. Refer to Fig. 4.1, item 7.
4. Program the incubation and shaking parameters for the appropriate slot:
Press the slot number (
1
−
9
) and
↵
(Enter). For all slots, press
0
↵
.
Enter the incubation and shaking parameters in the following order (refer
to 6.2), and confirm each selection by pressing
↵
:
"
Temperature (°C)
"
Incubation time (hh:mm:ss)
"
Shaking time (hh:mm:ss)
"
Interval time (hh:mm:ss)
"
Shaking speed as shown below:
Value
0 1 2 3 4 5
Shake speed (rpm) 0 400 650 900 1150 1400
5. Press
temp
followed by the slot number to start the preheating of the
thermal microplate holder. Refer to 6.5.
6. Wait until the control LED changes from a flashing orange to a continuous
orange.
7. Press the slot number (
1
−
9
) and then
start
to start the protocol. The
protocol will start and the LED will light up with a red color.
8. When the protocol is completed, the LED will light up with a green color
and you will hear a beeping sound. The heating stays on.
9. To turn off the heating, press
temp
followed by the slot number (
1
−
9
) and
then
stop
.
10. Remove the thermal microplate holder from the slot when the module is not
shaking.
Caution: Do not place the microplate holder in or remove it from the instrument
while the instrument is shaking. This may damage the shaking
mechanism.
11. Turn the instrument OFF.