Biotek Epoch User Manual

iv | Preface
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Preventive Maintenance ...............................................43
Overview............................................................................................ 44
Required Materials ............................................................................... 44
Warnings & Precautions ........................................................................ 45
Routine Cleaning Procedure .................................................................. 45
Decontamination ................................................................................. 46
Specifications ...............................................................49
General Specifications .......................................................................... 50
Read Specifications .............................................................................. 50
Optical Performance............................................................................. 52
Error Codes ..................................................................55
Overview............................................................................................ 56
General Errors..................................................................................... 57
Fatal Errors......................................................................................... 65

Biotek Epoch Specifications

General

Type	Microplate Spectrophotometer
Wavelength Range	200 - 999 nm
Light Source	Xenon flash lamp
Power Requirements	100 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Wavelength Repeatability	+/- 0.2 nm
Absorbance Range	0-4.0 OD
Plate Types	6- to 384-well microplates
Shaking	Linear, orbital
Detection Modes	Absorbance
Software	Gen5
Bandwidth	5 nm
Connectivity	USB