tecan ls series - General Operating Features; Instrument Start up; Instrument Power on

5. Operation
5-2 Operating Manual for the LS Series Scanner No. 30001798 Rev. No. 1.5 2004-11
5.1 General Operating Features
The LS Series Scanner has some general behavior and options, which are
independent from particularly selected measurement techniques.
5.1.1 Instrument Start Up
Before the instrument is powered ON, ensure that both of the interface cables are
connected.
Caution
When the serial interface cable
or the special interface cable
is being plugged in or unplugged,
the instrument and the PC should be powered off.
5.1.2 Instrument Power On
When switching the instrument ON, the following actions are induced:
• The filter slides move into the reference position
• The dichroic filter carrier moves into the reference position
• The pinhole carrier moves into the reference position
• The microplate transport moves into the reference position
• The cooling fans start to ventilate
At the beginning of each session the user is requested to choose the lasers to be
used in this session. Only the selected lasers will be switched on. This is done to
increase the lifetime of the lasers.
Note
The lasers need a warm up time of 20 minutes. The instrument is already
functional before that time, but performance according to the
specifications is guaranteed only after the warm up time has elapsed.
Scans can be done before that time.