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7.9.3
Starting freeze-drying
CAUTION
Risk of skin burns from touching parts of the ice condenser after completion of
conditioning.
u
Wear protective gloves when working on the instrument after the conditioning
phase.
NOTE
The freeze-drying process can be cancelled by tapping the functions
[Manual]
and
[Aerate]
on the
[Start]
menu.
Navigation path
➔
Start
If a gas is being used
Precondition:
R
The instrument has been prepared.
R
A method is selected.
u
Fit a top-mount drying rack. See Chapter 8 "Operating top-mount drying racks",
page 81.
u
Load the top-mount drying rack with frozen samples.
u
Navigate to the
[Start]
menu via the navigation path.
u
Tap the function
[Start]
on the function bar.
u
Make sure that the specified gas is being used.
u
Answer YES to the confirmation question.
ð
The freeze-drying process starts.
ð
The control panel shows the
Start
menu with a black background.
ð
The system carries out the selected method.
If a gas is not being used
Precondition:
R
The instrument has been prepared.
R
A method is selected.
u
Fit a top-mount drying rack. See Chapter 8 "Operating top-mount drying racks",
page 81.
u
Load the top-mount drying rack with frozen samples.
u
Navigate to the
[Start]
menu via the navigation path.
u
Tap the function
[Start]
on the function bar.
ð
The freeze-drying process starts.
ð
The control panel shows the
Start
menu with a black background.
ð
The system carries out the selected method.