9 Error Messages and Troubleshooting
Component Groups
function
Malfunction
Effect
Possible Cause
Measure
Elevator track
Lowers the sample into
the lower cooling
system
Sluggish,
(noisy)
Jams
Error message or
incorrect reading
Mechanical wear due to ball
bearing abrasion
Blockage from foreign
substances
Lubricate the track, e.g. with silicone spray
or graphite
Remove foreign substance
Lower cooling system
Cools the sample
No cooling,
measurement takes
too long,
measurement
interrupts
No reading
Error message
Incorrect reading
Corrosion
Ventilator dusty
Incorrect adjusted
lower cooling system
Peltier element defective
Use fine sandpaper to clean the cooling
clamp
Clean with air-pressure
Use the adjustment tool to adjust the lower
cooling system
Replace the lower cooling system
Printer
Outputs readings
Prints no results
Does not print
No paper or ink ribbon empty
Printer switched off
Replace paper or ink ribbon cassette
Switch printer on
Replace printer
Defective
Table 1 Malfunction of the elevator track/lower cooling system/printer component group
Error Messages and Troubleshooting
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