MULTISKAN RC and MS SERVICE MANUAL
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Testing and Adjusting
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Problems in setting
up
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the instrument
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The instrument does not start up.
Reason:
There is no power to the instrument.
Action:
Check that the power cable is properly plugged to both the instrument and the
wall outlet. Check that the fuses are not blown.
The instrument does not respond to commands from computer.
Reason:
Incorrect setup of serial interface.
Action:
Check that the instrument is properly connected to the computer with the
supplied cable. Check that the baudrate of the computer matches that of the
instrument (factory setting 9600). Check that the character format on the
computer serial port is set to
8
databits, no parity and
1
stop
bit.
Consult your computer dealer. If your computer uses /requires some other
signal than RTSICTS for handshaking, you may need a special cable.
The instrument does not recognize the agglutination option.
Reason:
During startup the instrument checks the presence of agglutination option by
trying to operate the aperture plate. If the plate cannot
be
detected, the
instrument assumes that the option is not installed.
Action:
Check that the focusing lenses and the upper optics are clean. See also error
APERTURE PLATE OPERATION FAILED.
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