Instruction manual

Thermo Scientific WX Ultra Series i
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Chapter 0 Preface - Intended use and safety definitions ............................................................................................... iii
Safety Definitions..................................................................................................................................iii
Important safety reminder .....................................................................................................................iv
Chapter 1 Description...........................................................................................................................................................1-1
General description............................................................................................................................. 1-1
External view of ultracentrifuge ...................................................................................................... 1-2
Design................................................................................................................................................ 1-3
Control panel ................................................................................................................................. 1-3
Rotor chamber................................................................................................................................ 1-6
Safety devices.................................................................................................................................. 1-7
Rotor adapter ................................................................................................................................. 1-8
Chapter 2 Operation..............................................................................................................................................................2-1
Run preparation ................................................................................................................................. 2-2
Starting up the ultracentrifuge ........................................................................................................ 2-3
Preparing tubes/bottles and rotor.................................................................................................... 2-4
Basic operation ................................................................................................................................... 2-4
Setting run conditions .................................................................................................................... 2-4
Setting user ID code ....................................................................................................................... 2-9
Using Rotor Life Management .....................................................................................................2-10
Basic operating procedure................................................................................................................. 2-11
Normal operation......................................................................................................................... 2-13
Zonal operation............................................................................................................................ 2-15
Acceleration and deceleration rates ................................................................................................... 2-17
How to use the FUNCTION field...................................................................................................2-19
Programmed operation ................................................................................................................. 2-21
Step-mode operation .................................................................................................................... 2-32
RTC (real-time control) feature.................................................................................................... 2-40
Displaying and setting RCF.......................................................................................................... 2-48
Setting w2T.................................................................................................................................. 2-56
Defrost function ........................................................................................................................... 2-58
Setting and resetting zonal operation ............................................................................................ 2-59
Rotor management........................................................................................................................... 2-60
Rotor life management ................................................................................................................. 2-60
Automatic rotor deration.............................................................................................................. 2-61
Automatic rotor exclusion............................................................................................................. 2-61
Registering a rotor ........................................................................................................................ 2-61
Deleting a registered rotor ............................................................................................................ 2-64
Updating the existing data for a rotor ........................................................................................... 2-65
When power failure occurs ............................................................................................................... 2-66
Features of the menu screen.............................................................................................................. 2-69
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