VWR ILCO 180 Premium Instruction Manual

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VWR
INCU-Line Premium
CO
incubator
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EU cat. no:
390-1544
390-1690
VWR ILCO 180 Premium
VWR ILCO 260 Premium
Version 1.3
Issue 11/2023

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  • Page 1 Instruction manual ® INCU-Line Premium incubator EU cat. no: 390-1544 VWR ILCO 180 Premium 390-1690 VWR ILCO 260 Premium Version 1.3 Issue 11/2023...
  • Page 2 Legal address of Manufacturer Europe VWR International bv Researchpark Haasrode 2020 Geldenaaksebaan 464 B-3001 Leuven +3216385011 be.vwr.com UK Importer VWR International Ltd Hunter Boulevard, Magna Park Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4XN uk.vwr.com Country of Origin POLAND ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Segments edition ..............................26 Summary of segments .............................. 27 Loop..................................27 Priority ..................................27 Protection class ................................. 28 Starting the program ..............................28 Quick change of parameters ............................30 Quick change the set temperature ..........................30 vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 4 Open door alarm ................................53 USB port ..................................53 LAN port ..................................54 Replacing the CO gas filter ............................56 Exterior cleaning ................................. 57 Interior cleaning ................................57 Disinfection of the CO sensor ............................ 57 ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
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  • Page 6: Avoiding Electrical Shock

    The electric installation should meet the following conditions: The unit is powered by AC 220-240V/ 50-60Hz. It must be connected to an earthed mains socket. The electric installation should be secured by a circuit breaker 16 A characteristics B. ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 7: General Safety Instructions On Installing And Operating The Co Incubator

    Warning signs on the bottle containing CO Non-flammable and non-toxic gases Pressurised gas Product ID: Carbon dioxide (100%) Chemical formula: CO Application of the substance: General industrial applications ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 8: Location Requirements

    3) keep the unit in perfect condition, 4) follow the maintenance schedule, 5) ensure that operators use appropriate personal protective equipment, 6) share the user manual and CO safety data sheet with operators working with the unit. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 9 (max shelf load 10 kg) Additional reinforced perforated stainless 390-1640 steel shelf (max. shelf load 30 kg) 390-1546 Stacking adaptor Base on castors 390-1547 Support frame on castors (height: 800 mm) 390-1660 Replacement CO gas filter 390-1593 vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 10 Non-compliance with the above recommendations may result in damage to the unit or impair technical parameters. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ®...
  • Page 11: Setting Up The Chamber

    (if needed). Adjustable feet The INCU-Line ILCO 180 and ILCO 260 are stackable. You can stack two units with the stacking adaptor and save place in the laboratory. ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 12: Shelf / Water Pan Installation

    Stacking adaptor Base on castors Shelf / water pan installation The unit is equipped with a rack for shelves. ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 13: Water Pan

    Please make sure that the water pan is placed on the chamber’s bottom (equally between the rack). Below the water pan there is the cold spot of the chamber to avoid water condensation. Fill the water pan only with deionized (demineralized) water up to the filling level marked by the pressed inner edge (volume:1,5 liter). vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 14: Placement Of Samples

    If the door has not been closed properly, an alarm will sound. Closing the door correctly reduces energy consumption and ensures the specified temperature variation and fluctuation. ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 15: Internal Glass Door

    1,5 – 2,0 bar above the ambient pressure. Only use the supplied hose nozzle to connect to the quick connector. Otherwise, the quick connector may leak, and/or it may become impossible to connect the original hose nozzle. In this case, please contact VWR Service. The CO gas cylinder is NOT supplied with the CO incubator.
  • Page 16 CAUTION This symbol indicates important information and the recommendations to follow. CAUTION This symbol indicates risks associated with hot surfaces. This symbol means that a given field / window can be moved in the direction shown in the picture. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 17 (7) CO infrared sensor (19) 10A fuse (8) CO gas mixing head (20) Main power socket (9) Temperature sensor PT 100 (21) LAN (10) Stainless steel perforated shelves (11) Open door sensor vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 18 Elapsed or remaining time of program, to change, press the icon or value (for more information, see 10.3.2. Quick change the set time) Set CO to change, press the icon or value, (for more information, see 10.3.3. Quick change the set concentration) vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 19: Alarm Bar

    “details” button – displays a preview of all instances of selected alarm (Figure Figure 3 – Alarms panel If there are more alarms, a button appears on the right side of the list that allows you to expand on the entire screen. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 20: Information Panel

    The counter is also cancelled during turning on the unit Ramp status: Chamber is currently cooling down or heating up to reach set temperature Set temperature is reached Icon is only visible when the chamber is heating vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 21: Status - Description

    In the right part there is information about the set alarms (more information on alarms set, see (10.11. Alarms). Separately for overrunning up and down. The value 0 means the alarm is turned off. Figure 7 - Status – protection and alarms ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 22: Internal Memory

    In such cases, the keypad (Figure 9) appears on the display screen. In addition to the standard letters, there are symbols corresponding to the computer keyboard. Figure 9 - Alphanumeric keypad vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 23: User Logging In

    If the password has been lost, it is necessary to contact service. Resetting the password is not a warranty repair! Information about the types of user accounts (10.8.2. Types of accounts and their limits). Logging out: press in Main Menu. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 24: Programs

    Segments number – the number of segments • Interval – frequency of saving to data logging • Protection class – more information 10.1.6. Protection class • Protection temperature – temperature range for the protection class ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 25 Figure 13 - Program parameters (2) Cancels adding or editing of the program Switching to the edition of program segments With more With more parameters you can scroll the panel up and down. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 26: Segments Edition

    Figure 14 - Program segment edition (1) Figure 15 - Program segment edition (2) The navigation between: segments, program parameters and summary is done by swiping up the segment with the finger or touch the icon vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 27: Summary Of Segments

    The program with a ramp – first, the unit counts down the time of the ramp and then proceeds to the segment countdown when the set temperature is reached. Regardless of whether the time of ramp elapsed. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ®...
  • Page 28: Protection Class

    You can start the program in two ways: The first way • „programs” in main menu Press the icon (Figure 18). • Then select the program you want to activate and press „Start” button (Figure 19). vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 29 • Select the program you want to activate (Figure 21), you have got two additional options: Immediate start of the program Scheduled program start according to the set date and time vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 30: Quick Change Of Parameters

    (Figure 2). The value of the temperature should be selected by scrolling the list up or down (Figure 22). Confirm the change by pressing Temperature cannot be higher than protection temperature (over temperature) -2°C. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 31: Quick Change The Set Time

    - to display the elapsed time - to display the remaining time To change only the way of displaying, you do not have to confirm it by Figure 23 - Quick change of time vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 32: Quick Change The Set Co Concentration

    Cycle 1/1 – the number of currently overviewing cycle / the number of currently performing or completed segment. Navigating between the cycles is done by swiping up your finger up or down. You cannot overview the segment / cycle data that has not yet started. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 33: Data Record

    By pressing the progress bar, you can minimize it (it will appear at the top of the screen) and overview the previously loaded data. Figure 26 – Process bar vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 34: Graph

    It is possible to generate a graph from the available samples in the data register. Choose the graph to enlarge by double click (Figure 29). Displays the entire graph / back to the list of graphs Back to Data Register vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 35 Figure 29 – Graph selection Figure 30 - Temperature graph Figure 31 – CO graph vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 36: Event Log

    Figure 33 – Event log Saving the data onto USB stick. .csv files are available - semicolon separated by opening e.g. with a spreadsheet, .plkx - opening with the Premium Control application Deleting data vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 37: Info

    – sterilization start has been cancelled, the door is open Start program cancelled, door is open Info The panel contains the following information: • software versions, • name of the unit, • manufacturer’s address, • manufacturer’s webstie. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 38: Users

    40 programs can be freely distributed among these 5 users. Add a new user Edit the selected user Delete the selected user, along with the user, his programs and data register will be also deleted vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 39: User Creating / Edition

    – type of account: Super Admin and Admin (users have only access to type account Admin. More information in chapter 10.8.2. Types of accounts and their limits) • programs limit – the number of programs that user can create/ the number of available programs. Figure 37 - User edition vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 40: Types Of Accounts And Their Limits

    Figure 38 - Main menu – Admin Super Admin account Super Admin account has not limits. It has access to the program menu management and to the settings menu. Figure 39 - Main menu – Super Admin (1) ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 41: Interface

    View available language of the controller Set the time after which the screen will be dimmed Turn on/off the sound, alarm sounds will be still emitted Set the time after which the user will be automatically logged-out ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 42: Time

    You must first delete the data from the “data record” and from “event log” and then change the date/time. Figure 43 - Time settings Confirms and saves changes Cancels the entered changes The same time zones are required for correct operation of computer and unit’s programs. ® vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR incubator...
  • Page 43: Alarms

    +1°C to +5°C. Network In this panel (Figure 45) you can change the settings for the network. Switch between the type of LAN / WiFi network, press the icon vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 44 SSID – press to select network from the drop down list • PSK – network password • IP, Mask, Gate, DNS – automatically completed when the network connection is correct • MAC – the address of the network card, read-only vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 45: Mail Reports

    Programs – events connected with programs (e.g. adding, edition, delete of a program) • Users – events connected with users edition settings (adding, edition, delete of a user). Figure 47 - E-mail events vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 46 Server password SMTP • Server Host SMTP • Server Port SMTP You can also select the way of encryption TLS or SSL. The above information can be obtained from the email account provider. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 47: Corrections

    The user is performing temperature correction on his own responsibility and he must be aware of consequences of changing of manufacturer’s settings. If the equipment was calibrated, calibration certificate loses its validity. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 48: Hot-Air Sterilization Program

    (Figure 2) under the button (upper right corner). The start of the program can be immediate or delayed. Immediate start of the program Scheduled program start according to the set date and time vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 49 The sterilization setpoint temperature is set to 180°C. The duration of the heating up and holding phase is in total 4 hours. This ensures that the effective sterilization temperature is maintained on all internal surfaces for 2 hours. 3) Cooling down phase: it takes around 10 hours until 37°C is reached. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 50 The total cycle of sterilization finishes when the temperture inside the chamber cools down to 37 C. Then, the information of completed sterilization occurs ( Figure 55). Confirm the message with the icon. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 51 If the door is open when the sterilization program is starting, the program won’t start. The information of cancelled sterilization pops up on the controller display (Figure 57). Close the door and run the sterilization program again. Figure 57 – Sterilization start cancelled vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 52: Door Lock

    If you leave the access port open, it may affect temperature variation and fluctuation within the chamber. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ®...
  • Page 53: Access Port In Glass Door

    Data saved as *.csv file can be opened in the Notepad. Data saved as *.plkx file can be opened only by Premium Control. This program allows you f. ex. to view the data in the table or as a graph. It also allows you to make a report of selected data range. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ®...
  • Page 54: Lan Port

    (upper limit) by himself and when the set temperature falls outside of this range, the power heater is switched off. When the temperature returns to within normal parameters, the equipment continues to work normally. vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ®...
  • Page 55 Every Premium unit can be connected to the Ethernet network and controlled remotely using the Premium Control software. The features of the program have been described in a separate instruction manual. Troubleshooting Before you contact VWR Service Department (21.Technical service): Make sure that the operation complies with the instruction manual of the CO incubator.
  • Page 56: Replacing The Co Gas Filter

    VWR recommends to change the CO2 gas filter once per year when using gas with a technical grade of 99,5%.The changing intervals should be shorter when gas with less pureness is used.
  • Page 57: Exterior Cleaning

    The disinfection of the sensor can only be performed when the CO2 incubator is turned off. VWR recommends to wipe the sensor head with a lint-free cloth soaked with disinfectant. The disinfectant must be an non-corrosive , acid and chlorine-free alcohol based surface disinfectant or 96% pure alcohol.
  • Page 58 (1) Logo (5) Name and address of the manufacturer (2) Type of the unit (6) Serial number (3) Catalogue number (7) Bar code (4) CE mark (8) UKCA mark and UK importer vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 59 C [min] recovery time after 30 seconds door opening at 5 Vol.-% CO [min] Energy consumption at 37 C [Wh/h] Power supply 230V 50-60Hz 230V 50-60Hz Sound level [db(A)] Shelves (std./max.) Warranty 24 months vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 60 The customer is responsible for applying for and obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals or other authorisations necessary to run or use the Product in its local environment. VWR will not be held liable for any related omission or for not obtaining the required approval or authorisation, unless any refusal is due to a defect of the product.
  • Page 61 By doing so, you will help to conserve natural and environmental resources and you will ensure that your equipment is recycled in a manner that protects human health. Thank you vwr.com I Instruction manual VWR ® incubator...
  • Page 62 Local VWR offices in Europe and Asia Pacific Poland Hungary Austria VWR International Sp. z o.o. VWR International Kft. VWR International GmbH Limbowa 5 Simon László u. 4. Graumanngasse 7 80-175 Gdansk 4034 Debrecen 1150 Vienna Tel.: +48 058 32 38 210 Tel.: +36 (52) 521-130...

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