6.4 Recovering from Mechanical Problems in Flex Mode
4 Pipettor head is in lowest position, without tips, all tips are accounted for.
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If the pipettor head is all the way down its carrier bar (not in home position), without
tips on the nose cones, and all tips are safely in the rack, you can remove the tip rack
easily. The compound plate may also be stuck inside the fluidics module.
•
Gently push the tip rack and compound plate (or trough) drawers all the way outside
to the right.
5 Pipettor head is not in home position, with tips.
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If the pipettor head is somewhere other than home position, and has tips on it, you
must proceed carefully. The pipettor head may or may not be obviously jammed.
Tips could be jammed in the tip rack, in the compound plate, or in the assay plate.)
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Carefully raise the pipettor head to home position by manually moving the belt.
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If there is any chance there is liquid in the tips, you must then remove the pipettor
head as described in sections 6.4.2 and 6.4.3 and dispel the liquid safely outside the
instrument.
Caution:
Do not attempt to remove the pipettor head through the front inside panel.
See instructions in section 6.4.5, Removing the Pipettor Head.
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If you are certain there is
no
liquid in the tips, remove the tips from the pipettor head
manually. Reach into the fluidics module and gently pull the tips off the cones.
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Gently push the tip rack and compound plate (or trough) drawers all the way outside
to the right.
6 Close the instrument and reboot.
Once you have secured all tips and returned the tip rack and compound plate drawers to
their outside, rightmost position, you can close the instrument and return to operation.
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Replace the inside front panel and lower the top cover.
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Reattach the power cord to the instrument and reconnect the instrument to the
computer.
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Turn the power on the to instrument. It will take about two minutes for the
instrument to complete its startup sequence.
•
Save your SOFTmax PRO file (to prevent loss of data), then close and restart the
software.
Important!
Failure to restart SOFTmax PRO may result in communication problems
between the instrument and computer.
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