Chapter 1
The Hybridization Oven 645
Operating the oven
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GeneChip
™
Hybridization Oven 645 User Guide
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8.
Note that the oven may take about 30 minutes to reach the set point temperature.
9.
If power is turned off, when restarted the oven remembers the temperature set
point and rpm rate.
Loading the
rotisserie
1.
Load GeneChip
™
array cartridges into cartridge carriers. The drive mechanism of
the oven works best under balanced loads, so best practice is to distribute the
cartridges in approximately equal numbers among an even number of carriers.
That is, you should arrange the carriers 180
° apart to balance the rotisserie
.
2.
Open the oven door. If the oven is in operation, take care that the interior may be
hot.
NOTE:
Do not manually rotate the rotisserie. Use the jog (PAUSE) button.
3.
W
hile the door is open, the PAUSE button changes to a JOG function. Pressing
PAUSE
will cause the rotisserie to slowly rotate. Use this jog feature to rotate the
rotisserie to new positions.
NOTE:
There is no on/off button for the rotisserie. You can stop the rotisserie by
opening the door or pressing the Pause button. When the door is open, you can
use the rotisserie Pause button to jog the rotisserie. Do not manually rotate the
rotisserie. For best operation, you should load the cartridge carriers
symmetrically to balance the rotisserie.
4.
Use the jog feature to rotate the rotisserie so that an empty position faces the front
of the unit. Install the cartridge carrier then press the carrier retaining clip until it
snaps in place.
5.
Install the carrier retaining clips onto the approximate center of crossbars
. These clips are needed to retain each carrier in the rotisserie. One clip
is needed for each carrier.
NOTE:
After you install the carrier retainers, they should remain in the oven for
reuse. They simply clip onto the rotisserie crossbar when no carriers are present.
Figure 12
The temperature °C display and UP/DOWN keys.
