Eppendorf Research pro - Part A - Contents

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This operating manual is valid as of software version V.1.56 and data record 2.
Software version and data record appear in the display after the battery pack has been inserted
(see Sec. 3.2).
1 Safety............................................................................................................................ 6
Intended use ................................................................................................................. 6
Handling ........................................................................................................................6
Care and maintenance.................................................................................................. 7
Battery........................................................................................................................... 7
Transfer and disposal.................................................................................................... 7
2 Technical data.............................................................................................................. 8
Battery........................................................................................................................... 9
Power unit ..................................................................................................................... 9
3 Startup .......................................................................................................................10
3.1 Delivery package......................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Inserting the battery .................................................................................................... 10
3.3 Charging the battery ................................................................................................... 10
4 Operating principle ................................................................................................... 11
4.1 Display and keypad..................................................................................................... 11
4.2 Function units.............................................................................................................. 12
Ejector with extension................................................................................................. 12
Hook on the hand rest................................................................................................. 12
Contact surface on the rear of the pipette.................................................................. 12
Acoustic signals .......................................................................................................... 12
5 Operation ................................................................................................................... 13
5.1 Mode of operation....................................................................................................... 13
5.2 Essential operating information................................................................................... 13
Aspirating and dispensing speeds.............................................................................. 14
Loading gels................................................................................................................ 14
5.3 Pipetting in the standard mode................................................................................... 15
5.4 Pipetting with separate blow-out (Blow = BLO).......................................................... 16
5.5 Pipetting with separate rinsing (Rinse = RNS) ............................................................ 17
5.6 Reverse Pipetting (RP) ................................................................................................ 18
5.7 Pipetting with the MAN option .................................................................................... 19
5.8 Pipetting with a preselected fixed volume (FIX) .......................................................... 21
5.9 Dispensing (DIS).......................................................................................................... 23
5.10 Notes on the programs ............................................................................................... 25
5.10.1 Example for programming pipetting in the program level........................................... 27
5.11 Device parameters ...................................................................................................... 28
5.11.1 Changing the calibration (CAL) ................................................................................... 29
5.11.2 Information on initialization (INI).................................................................................. 30
6 Care, sterilization and maintenance........................................................................ 31
6.1 Care............................................................................................................................. 31
6.2 Sterilization.................................................................................................................. 31
Lower part of multi-channel model ............................................................................. 31
Lower part of single-channel model............................................................................ 32
6.3 Maintenance................................................................................................................ 33
6.4 Decontamination prior to dispatch.............................................................................. 33
7 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 34
If there is doubt that dispensing data are correct....................................................... 36
Program notes only for program version prior to V. 1.56 ............................................ 36
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