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OPERATING MANUAL

EchoTherm

DIGITAL, ELECTRONIC CHILLING/HEATING DRY BATH

MODEL IC50

DOCUMENT NUMBER IC50-100

Revised October 30, 2016

TORREY PINES SCIENTIFIC, INC.

2713 Loker Ave. West

Carlsbad, CA 92010

TELEPHONE: (760)-930-9400

TOLL FREE: (866)-573-9104

FAX: (760)-930-9480

E-Mail: [email protected]

Web site: www.torreypinesscientific.com

Summary of Contents for Echotherm Digital IC50

Page 1: ...ATH MODEL IC50 DOCUMENT NUMBER IC50 100 Revised October 30 2016 TORREY PINES SCIENTIFIC INC 2713 Loker Ave West Carlsbad CA 92010 TELEPHONE 760 930 9400 TOLL FREE 866 573 9104 FAX 760 930 9480 E Mail...

Page 2: ...6 VIII SET UP INSTRUCTIONS 7 IX DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD DESCRIPTIONS 8 X SETTING TEMPERATURE TIMER DATA LOGGER 8 13 XI TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION 14 16 XII RS232 INTERFACE 17 XIII CLEANING MAINTENANCE AND C...

Page 3: ...y products will be repaired on a charge basis III RETURN OF ITEMS Authorization must be obtained from our Customer Service Department before returning items for any reason When applying for authorizat...

Page 4: ...ting module It has only one moving part the DC fan that cools the unit Everything else is solid state and should last years for without problem All functions of the unit are accessible from the front...

Page 5: ...ROLS FRONT PANEL The IC50 front panel shown above has a tactile touch membrane keyboard with audible feedback The keyboard is used to set all operating parameters The display is a two line alphanumeri...

Page 6: ...wer input jack in the middle the RS232 I O port next to that and the probe jack on the right VIII SET UP PARAMETERS SET UP PARAMETERS 1 Ambient operating room temperature range is from 5 C to 40 C 2 M...

Page 7: ...k on the plate surface and place the sample probe into the sample or block if direct sample or sample block control is desired If the probe is not used then the sensor in the heating chilling plate wi...

Page 8: ...ll take longer than the unloaded plate Covering or wrapping the sample blocks with something as simple as a paper towel will improve performance We sell covers for some of the blocks as well The part...

Page 9: ...Figure 1 Menu Map to Set the Control Temperature to Plate Probe in Sample or Probe in Block Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 9...

Page 10: ...ded by depressing the UP or DOWN ARROW When the timer is set the display will show the timer value in hours minutes and seconds on the bottom line of the display The top line of the display will now s...

Page 11: ...Figure 3 Menu Map to Stop the Running Timer Figure 4 Menu Map to Select Timer Options Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 11...

Page 12: ...he Menu mode scrolling to Set Idle Mode and pressing both arrow buttons Clearing Idle Mode is the same as setting it but the Menu option will read Clr Idle Mode when the unit is in Idle Mode Additiona...

Page 13: ...Figure 6 Menu Map to Clear Idle Mode Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 13...

Page 14: ...instructions below NOTE THE PLATE SURFACE AND BLOCK SURFACE MEASUREMENTS ARE DIFFICULT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT TO MAKE ACCURATELY Check with the factory if help is needed Also calibration kits are ava...

Page 15: ...Figure 7 Menu Map to Calibrate Plate and Probe Temperatures Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 15...

Page 16: ...Figure 8 Menu Map to Reset Calibration Points back to Factory Set Values Torrey Pines Scientific Inc 16...

Page 17: ...window on the unit Caution Do not attempt to clean the plate surface when hot Burns might occur MAINTENANCE There is no ongoing maintenance program needed with these units other than the normal care...

Page 18: ...nit is acting strangely or if you feel the calibrations have been reset incorrectly following these steps will reset everything in the unit to original factory values Unit Rest Procedure Turn unit pow...

Page 19: ...WN arrows to get into the menu mode scroll down to and select Reset Cal Pts then select Reset Probe Cal The unit will restore probe calibrations back to the factory values and display the message Prob...