Thermo Scientific KingFisher Flex, User Manual

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Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting guide
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Code Error message Description
allowed head and the magnets cannot move down when the shield plate
is in place, or the turntable cannot rotate when the heater is up.
13 The plastic tip comb is not
attached to the holder No plastic tips attached to the head. The range of movement of
the head and the magnets is limited if the tips are not attached
to the head. This is to prevent bringing the magnets in direct
contact with the magnetic particle solution.
14 The magnetic head is not inserted
to holder The magnets are missing. The range of movement of the head
and the magnets is limited if the magnets are not attached to the
magnet lift. This is to prevent running a purification sequence
without the magnets.
15 The command is not recordable The command is not recordable. This error is reported if a
nonrecordable command is received when recording is on.
16 Not enough memory available for
recording operation Not enough memory available for operation. For example,
maximum exceeded in recording.
Code Warning Description
100 Timer expired Timer already expired. This warning is reported if a wait
for a timer (WAI) command is executed and the timer has
already expired.
A troubleshooting guide for the KingFisher Flex instrument is
presented in
Table 8–9
.
Table 8
–9.
Actions taken against error messages and
warnings
Code Error message Action
0 No error
–
1 The command was not
recognized as a valid
command Contact authorized technical service.
2 The tip comb holder lifting
mechanism is out of position Switch the instrument OFF and ON, and try again. If the
error appears during initialization or is otherwise repeated,
contact service.
3 The turntable rotating
mechanism is out of position Switch the instrument OFF and ON, and try again. If the
error appears during initialization or is otherwise repeated,
contact service.
4 The magnetic head holder
lifting mechanism is out of
position Switch the instrument OFF and ON, and try again. If the
error appears during initialization or is otherwise repeated,
contact service.
5 The heating block lifting
mechanism is out of position Switch the instrument OFF and ON, and try again. If the
error appears during initialization or is otherwise repeated,
contact service.
6 The shield plate turning
mechanism is out of position Switch the instrument OFF and ON, and try again. If the
error appears during initialization or is otherwise repeated,
contact service.
Troubleshooting
guide
Cont.