900 Touch Control Manual – Short Instructions 8.900.
Metrohm AG CH-9100 Herisau Switzerland Phone +41 71 353 85 85 Fax +41 71 353 89 01 info@metrohm.com www.metrohm.com 900 Touch Control Manual – Short Instructions 8.900.8011EN 07.
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■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Table of contents Table of contents 1 About these short instructions 1 2 Introduction 2 2.1 Instrument description ......................................................... 2 2.2 Titration and measuring modes .......................................... 2 2.3 About the documentation ................................................... 4 2.3.1 Symbols and conventions ........................................................ 4 3 Safety instructions 6 3.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1 About these short instructions 1 About these short instructions The present short instructions contain important chapters from the more detailed manual. In addition to an introduction, safety instructions and an overview of the instruments, you will also find information about the installation and operation of the 900 Touch Control in addition to documents regarding conformity and warranty.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 2.1 Instrument description 2 Introduction 2.1 Instrument description The 900 Touch Control is an operating unit with a touch-sensitive screen. You can operate the following control devices with the 900 Touch Control: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Titrandos USB Sample Processors 846 Dosing Interface 867 pH Module 856 Conductivity Module With the 900 Touch Control, you can conveniently manage all of your titrants, sensors, methods, etc.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 2 Introduction ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ MET Monotonic equivalence point titration. The reagent is added in constant volume steps. Measuring modes: – pH (pH measurement) – U (potentiometric voltage measurement) – Ipol (voltametric measurement with selectable polarization current) – Upol (amperometric measurement with selectable polarization voltage) SET Endpoint titration at one or two specified endpoints.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 2.3 About the documentation ■ ■ 2.3 MEAS Measuring modes: – pH (pH measurement) – U (potentiometric voltage measurement) – Ipol (voltametric measurement with selectable polarization current) – Upol (amperometric measurement with selectable polarization voltage) – T (temperature measurement) – Conc (Concentration measurement with or without standard addition) – Cond (conductivity measurement) CAL Electrode calibration.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 2 Introduction WARNING This symbol draws attention to a possible life-threatening hazard or risk of injury. WARNING This symbol draws attention to a possible hazard due to electrical current. WARNING This symbol draws attention to a possible hazard due to heat or hot instrument parts. WARNING This symbol draws attention to a possible biological hazard. CAUTION This symbol draws attention to possible damage to instruments or instrument parts.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 3.1 General notes on safety 3 Safety instructions 3.1 General notes on safety WARNING This instrument may only be operated in accordance with the specifications in this documentation. This instrument has left the factory in a flawless state in terms of technical safety. To maintain this state and ensure non-hazardous operation of the instrument, the following instructions must be observed carefully. 3.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 3 Safety instructions Protection against electrostatic charges WARNING Electronic components are sensitive to electrostatic charges and can be destroyed by discharges. Do not fail to pull the mains cable out of the mains connection socket before you set up or disconnect electrical plug connections at the rear of the instrument. 3.3 Tubing and capillary connections CAUTION Leaks in tubing and capillary connections are a safety risk. Tighten all connections well by hand.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 3.5 Recycling and disposal 3.5 Recycling and disposal This product is covered by European Directive 2002/96/EC, WEEE – Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment. The correct disposal of your old equipment will help to prevent negative effects on the environment and public health. More details about the disposal of your old equipment can be obtained from your local authorities, from waste disposal companies or from your local dealer.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 4 Overview of the instrument 4 Overview of the instrument 1 2 Figure 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 Front 900 Touch Control 1 Display Touch-sensitive screen. 2 Fixed key [Home] Opens the main dialog. 3 Fixed key [Back] Opens the next-higher dialog page. 4 Fixed key [Help] Opens the online help for the dialog displayed. 5 Fixed key [Print] Opens the print dialog. 6 Fixed key [Manual] Opens the manual control. 7 Fixed key [STOP] Cancels the running determination.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1 5 4 Figure 2 3 2 Rear 900 Touch Control 1 Ethernet connector (RJ-45) For connecting to a network. 2 USB connector (type A) For connecting printers, USB sticks, USB hubs, etc. 3 Mains switch Switch the instrument on/off. 4 Type plate Contains the serial number. 5 Connection cable For the connection of the Touch Control to a control device (socket "Controller").
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 5 Installation 5 Installation The connection between the Touch Control and the control device (Titrando, etc.) is described in the respective manual, as is the configuration of the titration system with its peripheral devices, e.g. stirrers and dosing devices. 5.1 Setting up the instrument 5.1.1 Packaging The instrument is supplied in highly protective special packaging together with the separately packed accessories.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 6.1 Switching the instrument on and off 6 Operation 6.1 Switching the instrument on and off Switching on the instrument CAUTION Peripheral devices (e.g. printers) must be switched on before you switch on the 900 Touch Control. Proceed as follows: 1 ■ ■ ■ Press the mains switch on the left-hand side of the rear panel of the 900 Touch Control. The 900 Touch Control and the control device are initialized and a system test is carried out. This process takes some time.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 6 Operation Switching off the instrument CAUTION The 900 Touch Control must be switched off by pressing the mains switch on the rear of the instrument before the electricity supply is interrupted. If this is not done, then there is a danger of data loss. Because the power supply for the Touch Control is provided through the control device (Titrando, etc.) you must never disconnect the control device from the mains (e.g.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 6.2 Fundamentals of operation 6.2 Fundamentals of operation 6.2.1 Touch-sensitive screen The entire Touch Control user interface is touch-sensitive. Simply touch a few of the buttons on the interface to learn how a touch-sensitive screen reacts. You can always return to the main dialog by touching [ ].
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 6 Operation [Help] opens the online help feature for the dialog displayed. [Print] opens the printing dialog. [Manual] opens the manual control. [Stop] cancels the ongoing determination. [Start] starts a determination. The method loaded, the time and the system status are displayed in the main dialog in the Title bar. In the other dialogs, the title bar shows the headings of the next upper level and of the displayed dialog.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 6.2 Fundamentals of operation Conditioning has been paused. The working medium is conditioned. A method has been started. A method has been paused. An action has been started in manual control. 6.2.4 Entering text and numbers In the editing dialog for text or numerical input, enter the individual characters by tapping in the input field.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 6 Operation Editing function Description [Delete entry] The content of the input field is deleted completely. [⌫] The character in front of the cursor is deleted. [⇦] The cursor within the input field is shifted to the left by one character. [⇨] The cursor within the input field is shifted to the right by one character. [a…z] The lower-case letters are displayed. The label changes to [A…Z]. The upper case letters are displayed by tapping again.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 6.2 Fundamentals of operation Editing function Description [off] If not only numbers but also special values (e.g. off) can be entered, then the corresponding buttons will be shown to the right of the numerical keypad. [R1] For many parameters, a result previously defined in the method can also be entered in place of a number. You will find precise information concerning this in the Appendix of the more detailed manual. You can select the result variable by touching [R1].
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 7 Warranty (Guarantee) 7 Warranty (Guarantee) Metrohm guarantees that the deliveries and services it provides are free of errors in materials, design or manufacturing. The general warranty period is 36 months (exclusions below) from the date of delivery or 18 months in the event of continuous operation. The warranty remains valid on the condition that the servicing is provided by a Service Organization authorized by Metrohm at defined intervals and with a defined scope.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Metrohm also offers a 120-month spare parts availability guarantee and a 60-month PC software support warranty, calculated from the date on which the product is withdrawn from the market. The content of this warranty is the ability of the customer to obtain functioning spare parts or appropriate software support at market prices during the time of the warranty period.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Index Index B BRC ............................................ 3 D DET ............................................ 2 E Electrostatic charge .................... 7 F Fixed key .................................... 9 K KFC ............................................ 3 KFT ............................................ 3 STAT .......................................... 3 Switch off ................................. 13 Switch on ................................. 12 M Mains voltage ....