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2-46 Operator's Manual - Version 1.6 - 10/2015
2.6.7 System status and messages
Extensive system monitoring makes it easier to react to malfunctions and error messages.
Each step made by the system can be logged. Thus, it is possible to reconstruct operating
procedures in detail at a later point in time.
The current system status is displayed in the submenu 'Routine ▶ Control' based on the
following information:
• Messages or error messages.
• Status information.
• Assignment and status of the racks.
• Assignment of the rack conveyor and status of transported sample tubes.
2.6.8 Error messages
If an error occurs before or during a running work cycle, the system is halted and the error is
displayed in a separate window.
Figure 2-34: Error message
One error message is displayed at a time. If a number of errors occur in sequence, these must
be processed one after the other.
If a fatal error occurs, the system is halted and the process automatically logged where
possible.
Details concerning individual error messages and error correction are described in the
Operator's Manual, Chapter 5 'Troubleshooting'.
The message window can contain several buttons: