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5. Operation
5.1.
Connect the external power supply to the mains.
5.2.
Place the microtest plates on the platform and fix them with the two screws. When
using the IPP-4 platform, fix the microtest plates with the special holder by pressing
it against the microtest plates with two screws.
5.3.
Turn the
Power
switch (fig. 1/1) into
On
position, located on the front panel of Shaker
(the display, fig.1/3, lights on). In standby mode, the display shows set time or set
speed (when
RPM
key is pressed). In run mode, the display shows operation time or
actual speed (when
RPM
key is pressed).
5.4.
Using the ▼ and ▲ keys (fig. 1/4) set the operation time using the display readings.
The set time is indicated on the display in hours and minutes (hh:mm).
5.5.
Set the shaking speed with the Speed knob (fig. 1/6) using set speed readouts on the
display. Speed readouts are indicated on the display while the Speed knob is being
turned.
5.6.
Press the
Run/Stop
key (fig. 1/2). The platform will start shaking and the timer will
start counting the operation time.
The display shows actual time: less than 1 hour - in minutes and seconds (mm:ss),
after 1 hour - in hours and minutes (hh:mm). Press and hold the
RPM
key while
platform is shaking to display the actual speed of the platform motion on the display.
Figure 1. Control panel
5.7.
After the set time expires, platform shaking will stop and the set working time will be
shown on the display.
5.8.
The shaker can be stopped before the set time elapses if necessary by pressing the
Run/Stop
key (fig. 1/5). For 2 s the display will be showing the time the shaker has
worked, and after that the set time.
5.9.
If the working time is not set and the display shows 0:00, pressing the
Run/Stop
key
will start time count up and will cause the shaker to operate non-stop until the
Run/Stop
key is pressed. The timer will be counting up until 99 hrs 59 min and then
will restart from 0:00.
5.10. After finishing the operation turn the
Power
switch into
Off
position.
5.11. Disconnect the external power supply from the mains.
