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USER SECTION
CHAPTER 4 – OPERATING YOUR CABINET
CHAPTER 4
OPERATING YOUR CABINET
Good work practices are just as important as a good fume cabinet itself in order to achieve effective
containment of hazardous agents and samples. This chapter is aimed at providing the users with
information on basic operations of this cabinet, besides outlining various recommended work practices,
so that they are able to achieve optimal containment from their Esco fume cabinets.
4.1 SENTINEL® CONTROL SYSTEM
Note: This is only applicable for SPD
1. Fan Button
To turn on and turn off the fan
Refer to section 4.2.3.2 for information on setting the Fan PIN
2. Auxiliary Button
3. Socket Button (although present, this feature is not applicable for SPD).
4. Up and Down Arrow Button
• To move up and down the menu options
• To increase and decrease the values of various parameters that can be adjusted under the
various menu options
• To start, stop and reset timer
Handheld stop watches should strictly be kept out of the work zone as they might be a source of
contamination. For timing purposes, a TIMER function has been provided in the user interface
and it functions as a stop watch (ONLY in READY state). Time is displayed in HH:MM:SS
format. In timer mode, airflow is monitored.
User can start the timer by pressing the UP arrow button. Pressing UP button again stops the
timer. Pressing the UP button yet again would resume the timer counting. Pressing DOWN
button will take the user out of the timer mode, and “Timer Reset” message is displayed.