Maintenance Alerts - Labcyte Echo 525 User Manual

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Maintenance Alerts

During normal use, the Echo Liquid Handler may prompt that it needs attention. Refer to the following maintenance alerts.
Table 14: Echo Maintenance Alerts
Maintenance Alert
Warning light is yellow. Possible causes:
The Echo stages (acoustic transducer, source plate, and
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destination plate) are not homed.
The fluid level is low in the coupling fluid bottle.
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The coupling fluid temperature is outside of the normal
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range: 21.2°C–23.0°C
The door is neither fully open nor fully closed.
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The upper anti-static bar is neither fully up nor fully down.
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The source plate dryer nozzle is neither fully up nor fully
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down.
A focus calibration check needs to be performed.
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Fault light is red. Possible causes:
The user-supplied compressed air supply is low ( < 80
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PSI) or nonexistent.
The user-supplied vacuum pressure is low ( < 15 in Hg
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Vac) or nonexistent.
The EMO (Emergency Motion Off) switch has been
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activated.
A coupling fluid leak has been detected.
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LCD message indicates user assistance needed.
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Client PC indicates a problem.
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See Status Indicator Lights.
Perform Home calibration. See
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Echo Coupling Fluid Maintenance
Add more fluid. See
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Check the chiller setting, it should be at 22°C. See
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Temperature and Indicator
Check for obstruction. Check compressed air pressure, it could be too low. See
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Compressed Air Pressure Indicator
Check compressed air pressure. See
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Check compressed air pressure. See
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Perform focus calibration check. See
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See Status Indicator Lights.
Increase air pressure. See
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Increase vacuum pressure. See
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Emergency Motion Off Switch
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Fluid Leak Indicator
See
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Follow instructions on the LCD screen.
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This message is generated by custom programming. See your System Administrator.
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Procedure
Home Calibration
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Coupling Fluid
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Compressed Air Pressure Indicator
Compressed Air Pressure Indicator
Focus Calibration Check
Compressed Air Pressure Indicator
Vacuum Supply Pressure Indicator
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Maintenance Alerts
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