User`s guide

Troubleshooting
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the gripper arm has dropped a tube.
Action: Turn the ATD off and disconnect the power
cord from the AC mains. Remove the case as
outlined in Removing and Replacing the Front
Covers of the ATD on page 247 and locate the
missing tube and caps. Turn on the ATD.
Fault: No Tubes in First-Last
Cause: The first and/or last tubes from the specified range
have not been placed on the carousel.
Action: Press Stop and rotate the carousel to gain
access to the tube location and insert a sample
tube. Touch the Tools button, press Reset in the
menu and answer Yes to the pop-up question.
The instrument will reset itself and clear the
fault. Press the Start button on the display to
start the analyses.
Action: Press Stop. Open the Run tab and adjust the
tube range so that only tubes that have already
been placed on the carousel are included tube
range. Touch the Tools button, press Reset in
the menu and answer Yes to the pop-up
question. The instrument will reset itself and
clear the fault. Press the Start button on the
display to start the analyses.
Fault: Tube Load Failure
Cause: The ATD could not load the sampled tube from the
carousel.
Action: If pen clips are installed on your tubes, the tube
must be inserted into the carousel with the pen
clip facing in, toward the center of the carousel.
Press Stop and rotate the carousel to gain access
to the tube location and re-orient the tube on the
carousel. Touch the Tools button, press Reset in
the menu and answer Yes to the pop-up
question. The instrument will reset itself and
clear the fault. Press the Start button on the
display to start the analyses.
Action: If the tube is stuck in the carousel, remove it