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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Safety Precautions ............Specification .
  • Page 3 Advanced maintenance ........... ━...

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions Before Use WARNINGS and CAUTIONS stated below are intended to protect the individual from injuries and avoid damage to machines.

  • Page 5: Specification

    Specification ━ Operating Parameters ━ Operating Environment ━ Applications...

  • Page 6: Iq/Oq/Pq Documents

    IQ/OQ/PQ Documents ━ IQ Documents...

  • Page 7: Oq Documents

    ━ OQ Documents...

  • Page 8: Pq Documents

    ━ PQ Documents...

  • Page 10: Accessories

    Accessories Installation ━ Before Installation...

  • Page 11: System Overview

    ━ System Overview...

  • Page 12: Install Reagent Cartridge

    ━ Install Reagent Cartridge Please insert the front end of the cartridge into the space below the fixing plate of the Cartridge Rack. ━ Install Tube, Tip W5 Elution Tube 1. Put consumables and tips into the W4 200μl SP Tip corresponding wells according to the left figure W3 Pipette Tip 2.

  • Page 13: Installation Settings And Test

    ━ Installation Settings And Test Step 1. Please Set Up the Local Time. Step 2. Set the Instrument Nickname Go to Page 15 Step 3. Network Connection Settings Go to Page 15 Step 4. Test Piston Please refer to Piston Test chapter for information about the operation.

  • Page 14: Installation

    ━ Installation...

  • Page 16: Touch Panel And User Interface

    Touch Panel and User Interface MagCore® Plus II provides 7-inches full-color touch panel and easy-to-use user interface. Operator only needs to pay attention to the panel to know the current status, ending time and test report of the machine. The figure below shows the function list of the operation screen and the description of the status icons.

  • Page 17: Operation Before Starting The Instrument

    Operation Before Starting the Instrument Precautions When Opening the Front Door Plunged Upward from The Front Door Will For the sake of safety, the front the Lower Edge of the Rise Automatically door will not open to the top. Front Door Please push the front door up to raise it to the top when needed.

  • Page 18: Emergency Stop

    ━ Emergency Stop Please read the security information to correctly stop the machine when an accident takes place. When an emergency situation occurs and the machine is operating, please press the stop button or open the front door to stop the machine immediately.

  • Page 19: Start Programs

    ━ Start Programs Select DNase Treatment. (Only for RNA kit.) Please pretreat the sample according to the instructions of the user manual of the MagCore® Kit and put consumables into the machine. Select Sample Volume. Press Start to go to the next step.

  • Page 20: Saved Settings

    ━ Saved Settings ━ Access to Saved Settings After loading the Tips and Cartridges: If you need to save a customized setting, you can save it here and use the predetermined parameters for later uses. Press Saved Protocols on the start page After selecting the parameters, the confirmation of your settings will be displayed.

  • Page 21: Set And Select Users

    ━ Set and Select Users Instrument can help you record the User Name as well as the Sample, Elution Tubes and Kit Lot No. used in the extraction for LIMS integration data. ━ Set User ━ Select User Name Select this icon if you want to add or edit a user Press the name block you want to select information.

  • Page 22: Scan Sample / Elution Tube

    ━ Scan Sample / Elution Tube ━ Scan Kit Lot Select Scan Kit LOT Select Scan Sample or Scan Elution Tube The system will ask you if you want to delete all The system will ask you if you want to delete all the barcode data stored before.

  • Page 23: Pause And Abort

    ━ Pause and Abort ━ Set Up the System Time You can pause or abort the current extraction while the program is in progress. Press the Pause button to pause at any time, and the machine will immediately suspend operation. This button is used as an emergency stop button.

  • Page 24: Set The Instrument Nickname

    ━ Set the Instrument Nickname ━ Network Connection Settings You can give the instrument an easy-to-remember The network connection is used for the remote nickname for remote APP identification. monitoring APP and LIMS data transmission. To set the remote monitoring app, you need to first to check up with your IT staff that your network environment has DHCP service and can connect to the Internet and open the firewall 8083...

  • Page 25: Lims Data Collection

    ━ LIMS Data Collection There are two ways to get the data : 1. Get it via USB Flash Drive 2. Access Information through Internet Connection. 1. Get Data from USB Flash Drive Plug the USB Flash Drive into the instrument USB Open the Internet browser and enter the FTP Port.

  • Page 26: Easy Maintenance

    Easy Maintenance Easy Maintenance includes the maintenance items which need to be done by users. These items include sterilization, clearing, simple test and error message report, etc. Users must perform these checkups periodically to ensure the system status is always good.
  • Page 27 A. Test the Tip of the W2. B. Test the Tip of the W3 1. Please put the Tip Holder Set into the Well 2 of 1. Please put the Pipette Tip into Well 3 of the the T-Rack. T-Rack. 2.
  • Page 28 C. Test the Tip of the W4 1. Please put the 200μl SP Tip into Well 4 of T-Rack. 2. Please add 1 ml water to the Sample Tube and put it in W1 of the T-Rack. 3. Please select the Test W4 Tip. 4.

  • Page 29: Clean Piercing Needles

    ━ Clean Piercing Needles ━ Eject Tip If the system is stopped from power shortage or other abnormal conditions, and the tips are still on the pistons, you have to press Reject Tip to remove the tips from the pistons. Please Select Reject Tip Button.

  • Page 30: Heater Test

    ━ Heater Test ━ UV Sterilization Please Select Heater Test Button. Please Select the Sterilization Button. Please put the thermometer into the Heat Block Well 1 and press Next. Please select the sterilization time and press Start button. Warning! The UV lamp is dangerous. Please do not look straight at the inner of the machine when it is operating.

  • Page 31: Alarm History

    ━ Alarm History ━ System Status If the machine malfunctions or the following You can check the system status and set up the messages appear, the engineers may ask you to system time in the menu. download the error records for them to diagnose the machine in advance.

  • Page 32: Program Update

    ━ Program Update ━ Clean the Waste Box You can use the USB to update the system. Please copy the downloaded program to the root directory of the USB Flash Drive. Then insert the Please dump the waste when the program is USB Flash Drive into the USB Port of the machine.

  • Page 33: Replace Fuse

    ━ Replace Fuse Please use the specified type of fuse to minimize the risk of burning.

  • Page 34: Advanced Maintenance

    Advanced maintenance Advanced maintenance includes key-point maintenance, component replacement and advanced machine calibration. Only trained engineers can perform the above operations. Engineers recommended maintenance frequency Frequency of use Maintenance cycle Less than 20 times a month 1 Year 1 to 3 times daily Six months More than 3 times a day Three months...

  • Page 36: Disassemble The Housing

    ━ Disassemble the housing 1. Loosen the two bottom screws to about 3mm.
  • Page 37 2. Remove the remaining eight screws and take off the lid.
  • Page 38 3. Move the cartridge/rack module inward, and loosen the two screws to about 3mm. Move the outlet metal sheet inward 3mm.
  • Page 39 4. Remove the three screws on each side at the bottom of the case. 5.Move the sliding door upward to avoid the housing is stuck by the door sensor bar. 6. Remove the case by pulling out from the back of the machine.

  • Page 40: Axis Directions

    ━ Axis directions Y-axis direction V-axis direction V-axis direction X-axis direction M-axis direction...

  • Page 41: Replace The Uv Lamp

    ━ Replace the UV lamp 1. Loosen the two screws of the protection metal sheet and take off the sheet. 2. Replace with a new UV lamp module and lock back all the parts.

  • Page 42: Replace Led Light

    ━ Replace LED light 1. Remove the LED light from the top panel. 2.Install a new LED light and hold it with cable ties.

  • Page 43: Replace Rgb Light

    ━ Replace RGB light 1. Remove the four screws in the back of the logo plate. 2. Take off the RGB light and the logo plate. Replace with a new RGB light and lock back all the parts.

  • Page 44: Replace The Pistons

    ━ Replace the pistons 1. Remove the screw on top of the fault piston. 2. Remove the eight screws on the metal sheet. 3. Remove the metal sheet. 4. Disassemble the fault piston then install a new one. 5. Screw back the top screw of the piston. 6.

  • Page 45: Replace The Ejector Rod Module

    ━ Replace the ejector rod module 1. Remove the screws on top of the ejector rods on both sides. 2. Remove the springs. 3. Take out the ejector rod downward. Replace with a new ejector rod and screw back the top screw.

  • Page 46: Replace The Heater Module

    ━ Replace the heater module Open the front door and take out the waste box, cartridge rack and T-rack. 1. Remove the middle screw. 2. Remove the temperature probe. 3. Remove the four screws on heater module. Install a new heater module and lock back all the parts.

  • Page 47: Replace The M-Axis Sensors

    ━ Replace the M-axis sensors Open the front door and take out the waste box, cartridge rack and T-rack. 1. Remove the wires connected with the sensors. 2. Remove the two screws on each sensor.

  • Page 48: Replace The Sensors Of V, Y-Axis

    ━ Replace the sensors of V, Y-axis 1. Remove the wires connected with the sensors. 2. Remove the two screws on each sensor.

  • Page 49: Replace The Sensor Of X-Axis

    ━ Replace the sensor of X-axis 1. Remove the wire connected with the sensor. 2. Remove the two screws on the sensor.

  • Page 50: Replace The X-Axis Motor Belt

    ━ Replace the X-axis motor belt 1. Remove the three screws of the metal sheet. 2. Remove the two screws of the metal plate from under the instrument. 3. Remove the metal plate, then replace with a new motor belt.

  • Page 51: Replace The Y-Axis Motor

    ━ Replace the Y-axis motor 1. Unplug the connector of the Y-axis with the PCB panel. 2. Loosen the stop screw to about 1mm on the coupling. 3. Remove the four screws of the motor. Replace with a new Y-axis motor.

  • Page 52: Replace The V-Axis Motor

    ━ Replace the V-axis motor 1. Unplug the connectors of the V-axis. 2. Remove the three screws of the axle sleeve. 3. Remove the four screws of the motor.

  • Page 53: Replace M-Axis Motor

    ━ Replace M-axis motor 1. Remove the four screws on the magnetic module and take out the module. 2. Unplug the power connector of the lift motor. 3. Remove the four fixation screws of the motor. 4. Remove the two stop screws on the timing gear.

  • Page 54: Replace The Timing Belt Of The Lift Motor Of The Base

    ━ Replace the timing belt of the lift motor of the base 1. Remove the four screws on the magnetic module and take out the module. 2. Unplug the power connector of the lift motor. 3. Remove the two screws of the reinforced metal sheet of the motor.

  • Page 55: Replace Pcb

    ━ Replace PCB 1. unplug all the plugs on PCB 2. unscrew the five screws panel 3. Remove the PCB and replace with a new PCB panel.

  • Page 56: Replace Touch Panel

    ━ Replace touch panel 1. Remove the instrument case. 2. Loosen the four screws and remove the fixed blocks. 3. Remove the HMI.

  • Page 57: Replace Plc

    ━ Replace PLC 1. Unplug all the plugs on PLC. 2. unscrew the two screws on PLC 3. Remove the PLC and replace with a new one.

  • Page 58: Replace Power Supply

    ━ Replace power supply 1. Loosen the four screws of power supply. 2. Remove the four screws inside the power supply. NOTE: Please contact RBC Bioscience for further questions regarding power supply replacement.

  • Page 59: Replace Solid State Relay (Ssr)

    ━ Replace Solid State Relay (SSR) 1. Remove the two screws on SSR. Remove the SSR and replace with a new one.

  • Page 60: Electrical Control And Engineering Software

    Electrical control and engineering software...

  • Page 61: Main Board Configuration

    ━ Main board configuration...

  • Page 62: Plc Software Update

    USB to RS232 adapter for RS232-PLC programming cable and a USB to RS232 converter DVP ES/EX/EH 2.Download PLC software update tool "EasyClient"from the link below and install. https://download.rbcbioscience.com/MagCore%C2%AE/ MagCore%C2%AE%20Automated%20Nucleic%20Acid%20Extractor/ MagCore%20SUPER/Software/EasyDownload_v1.83/EasyClient.exe 3.Turn off the power, unplug the black interface cable on PLC.
  • Page 63 4.Turn the switch from "Run" to "Stop" on PLC (marked in frame), plug the PLC-RS232 connection cable and connect with the computer, then turn on the machine power. 5. After the machine power is turned on, open “EasyClient”, then select “write DVZ into PLC”...
  • Page 64 6.Click the folder (marked in circle), then select the PLC software for update, the filename extension is .dvz. 7.Select “Local (PLC COM Port)” and “COM Port” (please check COM Port number in device manager), select Baud Rate of 9600 bps, then click “Download”.
  • Page 65 8.Download progress bar will be displayed if connected successfully, the downloading progress takes about 10 minutes. 9.After the download is completed, turn off the power, turn the switch from “Stop” to “Run” on PLC (marked in frame), unplug the PLC-RS232 connection cable (the cable linked with computer) and plug in the original interface cable.
  • Page 66 10.Go to “System Status” and check the PLC version.

  • Page 67: Hmi Software Update

    ━ HMI Software Update 1.Copy HMI software to root directory of USB flash drive, insert the USB drive to the USB port. The HMI software update interface will open automatically after USB flash drive is detected, tap “Download”. 2.Enter password 111111 (six ones), check “Project”, then tap the folder icon.
  • Page 68 3.Tap “usbdisk” then select the HMI software for update. The filename is “PLUS II-HMI (6 numbers) .cxob”, the file extension is .cxob, and the numbers indicate software version. 4.Tap “Download”, then reboot the machine. Unplug USB flash drive after go to homepage.
  • Page 69 5.Go to “System Status” and check the HMI version.

  • Page 70: Program Update

    ━ Program Update 1.Download the latest version of program from RBC website, unzip the file on the computer. https://download.rbcbioscience.com/MagCore%C2%AE/ MagCore%C2%AE%20Automated%20Nucleic%20Acid%20 Extractor/MagCore%20Plus%20II/Software/ 2.There are 3 em files in the folder, please open the file em2, type the machine's S/N and save; you can find the S/N on the silver label on machine's...
  • Page 71 3.Copy the 3 files (em0, em1, and em2) to the root directory of a FAT32 formatted USB Flash Drive. 4.Tap “Maintenance”, tap next page, then insert USB. Please tap “Close” when you see a device detected pop-up. 5.Tap “Program Update”, then tap “Execute”.
  • Page 72 6.Tap “Confirmation” when the program update is complete. 7.Go to “System Status” and check the program version.

  • Page 73: Trouble Shooting For Alarm Code

    ━ Trouble Shooting for Alarm Code Content Causes and solutions DC Motor Up Time Out [Causes] The motor is not functional or the block plate of the sensor is at wrong position. [Solutions] (1) Check whether the motor is functional. (2) Check whether the cable dropped off.
  • Page 74 Y_Encode no change [Causes] No signal response from the Encoder. [Solutions] (1) Replace the cable connected to the Encoder. (2) Replace the motor module. Y_Position Over Pulse [Causes] The position command coordinate greatly differ from the Encoder coordinate. [Solutions] (1) Check whether the terminal of the PLC Y00 Cable has dropped off. (2) Replace the cable connected to the power of the motor.
  • Page 75 V_Encode no change [Causes] No signal response from the Encoder. [Solutions] (1) Replace the cable connected to the Encoder. (2) Replace the motor module. V_Position Over Pulse [Causes] The position command coordinate greatly differ from the Encoder coordinate. [Solutions] (1) Check whether the terminal of the PLC Y00 Cable has dropped off. (2) Replace the cable connected to the power of the motor.
  • Page 76 X_Encode no change [Causes] No signal response from the Encoder. [Solutions] (1) Replace the cable connected to the Encoder. (2) Replace the motor module. X_Position Over Pulse [Causes] The position command coordinate greatly differ from the Encoder coordinate. [Solutions] (1) Check whether the terminal of the PLC Y00 Cable has dropped off.
  • Page 77 Automated Nucleic Acid Extractor Model : Plus II Input Raitng :100-240V~ 50/60Hz, Max. 4.5AMax, 450W RBC Bioscience Corp. 3F, No.132. Lane 235, Baoqiao Rd., Xindian City, Taipei county 23145, T aiwan, R.O.C...

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