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Bioscience Solutions

 – Lucetta™ 2 Luminometer Manual

7.0  Troubleshooting

If unexpected results or instrument malfunction occur refer to the troubleshooting list below and/or contact Lonza’s Scientific Support Team.

Europe

Scientific Support:  +32 87 321 611
[email protected]

USA

Scientific Support:  +1 800 521 0390 (toll free)
[email protected]

Detected Failure

Potential Error

Action

Background value without sample tube 

>20 RLU/s

Contamination of sample holder and/or measurement chamber 

with luminescent material

Clean sample holder and measurement chamber (refer to section 

2.2. “Maintenance”)

Luminescent material contamination inside instrument

Service required; please contact Lonza.

Instrument environment suboptimal, e.g. temperature/humidity 

excursions

Check installation procedure for compliance with operating 

conditions

Background or measurement value too 

low (0 RLU/s)

Detector or electronics damaged, or incorrect instrument settings. Service required; please contact Lonza.

Unexpected or wrong measurement 

value

Sample position suboptimal

Check the fit of the sample in the sample holder

Measurement value too high

Contamination of sample holder and/or measurement chamber 

with luminescent material

Clean sample holder and measurement chamber (refer to section 

2.2 “Maintenance”)

Luminescent material contamination inside instrument

Service required; please contact Lonza.

8.0 Error Codes

Error Message

Action

Display - 10

Turn off instrument and allow it to dry fully. Switch instrument on. If error message appears again, contact Lonza Scientific Support.

Other error messages 

Contact Lonza Scientific Support

9.0 Appendix

9.1  Factory Settings for Single Read

Protocol

Limit Pass 

Limit Fail

Measuring Time

1

5000

10000

5

2

7000

20000

5

3

20000

50000

10

4

50000

100000

10

5

100000

500000

10

6

10000

5000

10

Содержание Lucetta 2

Страница 1: ...Bioscience Solutions Lucetta 2 Luminometer Manual...

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Страница 3: ...ctions 5 2 2 Maintenance 5 2 3 Safety Instructions and Use Precautions 6 2 4 Storage Conditions 6 2 5 Batteries 6 2 6 Return Shipment 7 2 7 Instrument Disposal 7 3 0 Setup Instructions 7 3 1 Lucetta 2...

Страница 4: ...ta Storage and PC Upload 11 5 1 Maximum Storage Capacity 11 5 2 Viewing Logged Measurements 11 5 3 Upload to a PC 11 6 0 Setting Instrument Parameters 12 6 1 Password 12 6 2 Customer Settings 12 6 3 D...

Страница 5: ...abled by the Lucetta Connect software Broad range of applications Lucetta 2 Luminometer applications include MycoAlert PLUS and MycoAlert Mycoplasma Detection Assays ATP assays e g ViaLight Cell Proli...

Страница 6: ...strument is not approved for use in fire or explosion potential areas nor for use with flammable or explosive media The sample holder must remain free of dust and contamination The holder should only...

Страница 7: ...tance if required 2 7 Instrument Disposal Decontaminate the instrument before disposal This luminometer contains electronic parts To prevent environmental pollution please dispose of the instrument an...

Страница 8: ...nd the age of the battery The battery may auto discharge when the instrument is not used for an extended period To optimize the battery lifespan the display light switches off after 15 sec if the inst...

Страница 9: ...from 0 to 9 Press OK The instrument will first perform reading A for all samples and then continue with reading B for all samples For convenient handling of incubation times we recommend a maximum num...

Страница 10: ...efine a new protocol 4 Each measurement is given an identifier number displayed under TEST By default the number begins with 1 counting upwards The number can be customized by using the arrow buttons...

Страница 11: ...ns to select day month or year Depending on the selected country for the date format for more details see section 6 0 the format is MM DD YYYY USA or DD MM YYYY Europe Theflashingcursorindicatesthenum...

Страница 12: ...word for a new instrument is 0000 Maximum number of digits for a password is four 1 Navigate down to SETTINGS and press OK 2 Select PASSWORD and press OK 3 Enter OLD PASSWORD To change the given numbe...

Страница 13: ...Figure 13 Display for setting date and time 6 4 System Display brightness and contrast are adaptable to the lighting conditions 1 Navigate down to SETTINGS and press OK 2 Select SYSTEM and press OK 3...

Страница 14: ...liance with operating conditions Background or measurement value too low 0 RLU s Detector or electronics damaged or incorrect instrument settings Service required please contact Lonza Unexpected or wr...

Страница 15: ...asuring protocols Data storage Storage of the last 2000 results Hardware and Software Requirements for Data Upload Optional PC with industrial standard Microsoft Windows 7 32 64 bit or higher Microsof...

Страница 16: ...22 75323 Bad Wildbach Germany and distributed by Lonza Cologne GmbH Nattermannallee 1 50829 Cologne Germany and Lonza Walkersville Inc 8830 Biggs Ford Road Walkersville MD 21793 Microsoft Windows and...

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