Operating Manual

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Table of Contents
Scope of supply ........................................ 54
Terms of use ............................................. 54
Hazard levels 54
Symbols 54
Icon 54
Terms 55
Safety regulations ...................................... 55
General safety regulations 55
Battery 56
Inductive charging 56
Touchscreen display 56
Usage limits 56
Operating Exclusions 57
Materials used 57
Type plate and marking 57
Transport and storage 57
Intended use .............................................. 57
Functions and controls ............................. 58
STEP button 59
Briefly pressing the STEP button (“click”). 59
Briefly pressing the STEP button twice (“double click”)
59
Pressing and holding the STEP button 59
Battery 60
Components 60
Label, rear side 60
Connecting the battery 60
Charging the battery 61
Indicators on the display 61
Exiting Standby mode 61
Working while charging 61
Controls 61
Touchscreen display 61
STEP button 61
Power adapter and charging adapter 62
Power adapter 62
Charging adapter 62
Connecting the power adapter 62
Detaching the charging adapter from the power adapter
62
Device holder 62
Mounting the device holder with tape 62
Mounting the device holder in the benchtop rack 63
Mounting the device holder to the edge of the racks 63
Charging stand (accessory) 63
Using the charging stand 64
Charging stand indicators 64
Holding stand 64
Layout of the touchscreen display (work area) 64
PD-Tips (precision dispenser tips) 64
Adapter suitable for 25 ml and 50 ml PD tips 65
Attaching an adapter to a tip 65
Overview of modes ..................................... 65
Operation ................................................. 67
Symbol reference 67
Device navigation 67
Switching on the device 67
Switching off the device 68
Opening an operating mode 68
Exiting an operating mode 68
Opening Context Help 69
Inserting tips 69
Inserting BRAND PD tips 69
Inserting compatible third-party tips (without coding) 69
Inserting tips without an operating mode selected 69
Aspirating liquid 70
Fill the tip if empty 70
Interrupting filling of the tip 70
Filling a partially emptied tip 70
Automatically switching to filling 71
Dispensing liquid 71
Dispensing volumes or individual STEPs 71
Switching to emtying 71
Discarding the residual volume 72
Ejecting the tip 72
Switching the operating mode with a filled tip 72
Setting the volume 72
Setting the aspiration and dispensing speed 73
Settings .................................................... 73
Language 73
Device 73
Date / time 74
Display & energy 74
Sounds 74
Firmware information (info/about) 74
Regulatory notes 75
Calibration 75
Factory settings 75
Multi-Dispensing (MULTI-DISP) ................. 75
Aspirating liquid 75
Stopping and resuming liquid aspiration 75
Stopping liquid aspiration 75
Resuming liquid aspiration 75
Dispensing liquid 76
Handling residual volumes 76
Presetting the STEP count 76
Options 76
Auto-Dispensing (AUTO-DISP) .................. 76
Automatically dispensing liquid 76
Optimizing the dispensing duration 77
Setting the pause time manually 77
Setting the pause time automatically (learn function) 77
Executing the learn function 78
Alternative access to the learn function 78
Restarting the learn function 78
Stopping the learn function prematurely 78
Exiting the learn function 78
Handling residual volumes 78
Options 78
Pipetting (PIP) ............................................ 79
Setting the volume 79
Filling a tip 79
Emptying the tip and stopping liquid dispensing 79