4.3
Section 4
Pinnacle PcX OPeratiOn
Pinnacle Operators Manual
Pickering Laboratories Inc.
MESSAGE AREA
The message area gives details about the status of the instrument. This area describes s, and actions. Some
sample messages include:
Enabled Heaters are On
Instrument Stopped
Sequence Stopped
Finishing Current Run
Sequence Done
No Relay Signal
STATUS BAR
The status bar at the bottom of the screen displays the running status (elapsed run time, refilling, ready),
loaded method, loaded sequence. The status bar gives very basic information for a quick glance for method
loaded and run time.
If in ‘Run’ mode:
Run Status, i.e. 3 of 7
Elapsed run time in minutes
BUTTONS
The buttons located on the right side of the Main Window emulate the buttons on the right of the LCD on the
Pinnacle PCX instrument.
Stop: This will stop the instrument. It does not matter what task the instrument is performing when this is
pressed. The Pinnacle PCX will stop whatever it is doing and will not resume until the user has Reset the system.
The button activates a red LED when the instrument is stopped. This is an emergency function designed to
allow the user to fix any catastrophic problems before they do damage or make a mess.
Mode and Select buttons are used during installation and function only on the instrument.
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