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  • Page 1 Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler ™ User Guide...
  • Page 2 ROSS and the COIL trade dress are trademarks of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. AQUAfast, Cahn, ionplus, KNIpHE, No Cal, ORION, perpHect, PerpHecT, PerpHecTion, pHISA, pHuture, Pure Water, Sage, Sensing the Future, SensorLink, ROSS, ROSS Ultra, Sure-Flow, Titrator PLUS and TURBO2 are registered trademarks of Thermo Fisher. 1-888-pHAX-ION, A+, All in One, Aplus, AQUAsnap, AssuredAccuracy, AUTO-BAR, AUTO-CAL, AUTO DISPENSER, Auto-ID, AUTO-LOG, AUTO-READ, AUTO-STIR, Auto-Test, BOD AutoEZ, Cable-Free, CERTI-CAL, CISA, DataCOLLECT, DataPLUS, digital LogR, DirectCal, DuraProbe, Environmental Product Authority, Extra Easy/Extra Value, FAST QC, GAP, GLPcal, GLPcheck, GLPdoc, ISEasy, KAP, LabConnect, LogR, Low Maintenance Triode, Minimum Stir...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 General Information .
  • Page 4 Chapter 5 Using the Orion Benchtop Meters with the AutoTration -500 Autosampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 ™...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Chapter 1 General Information This user guide contains information on the unpacking, preparation, installation, operation and maintenance of the Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration-500 autosampler . The autosampler is compatible with the 960 titrator Titrator PLUS system, enhanced Star Plus benchtop meters and Orion 162A, 535A, 550A, 555A and 862A benchtop meters .

  • Page 6: Packing List

    BNC electrode extension cable • 8 pin MiniDIN electrode extension cable • Cable clamps and ties • Hose clamp • Dispenser tubing • Velcro straps • User guide Figure 1 Front of Autosampler Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 7: Autotration ™ -500 Autosampler Installation

    . 6 . Carefully open the accessory bag and remove the accessory kit used to install the autosampler . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...
  • Page 8 . Figure 4 Drip Tray Locating Pins Drip Tray Locating Pins Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 9: Z-Drive Assembly Installation

    6 . Install the mounting block on the right side of the rotor as pictured on the left . Note the positioning of the PEEK tubing on the left side of the thumb screws . The tubing should go straight into the mounting block . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...
  • Page 10 Note: The Z-axis PEEK drive tubing may stretch over time . Adjust it as necessary . For instructions on how to replace the PEEK tubing, refer to the Recommended Maintenance section . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 11: Beaker Rack And Electrode Holder Installation

    . Stirrer Dispenser Figure 6 Standard Electrode Holder for 150 mL Beakers Electrode or A TC Note: The friction chuck may be removed to fit electrodes with 15 mm diameters . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 12: Electrode Holder For The High Performance Ammonia Ise

    Use the high performance ammonia electrode holder, Cat . No . AS0050, Performance Ammonia ISE whenever the Thermo Scientific Orion high performance ammonia electrode, Cat . No . 9512HPBNWP or 9512HP01, is used on the autosampler . This electrode holder allows the stirrer probe, Cat . No .

  • Page 13: Tubing And Cable Management Installation

    . Stick the cable clamps to the rear panel for additional cable management . Foam Slip Cables into the Holder Figure 7 Cable Management System Screws in back of autosampler Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 14: Front And Back Panel Setup

    Within the United States call 1 .800 .225 .1480 and outside the United States call 978 .232 .6000 or fax 978 .232 .6031 . In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, contact your local authorized dealer . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 15: Back Panel Setup

    OFF (up) and 4 is ON (down) on the autosampler . COM2 Port to Printer Power Button Figure 9 Power Com 2 Com 1 Back Panel of the Autosampler Connector COM1 Port to Meter Stirrer Jack Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 16: Interface Cables

    9600 baud rate, connect the printer interface cable, Cat . No . 223664-001, from the COM2 port on the autosampler to the Star printer or PRT300 printer . 2-10 Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 17: Using The 960 Titrator With The Autotration-500 ™ Autosampler

    . 5 . Connect the power cord from the autosampler to a power supply . 6 . Press the power switch to turn the autosampler on . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...
  • Page 18 960 Parallel Port 960 RS232 Port to Meter 960 RS232 Port to Balance 960 RS232 Port to Autosampler, Auxiliary Dispenser or Computer Figure 10 960 Titrator Rear Panel 960 RS232 Port to Printer Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 19: Operating The 960 Titrator With The Autosampler

    960 titrator . Select the standby mode to stop the analysis . The autosampler will not pause when the 960 titrator is taking a mV reading . Pause the autosampler during the pre-stir or when the titrant is added to the sample . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 20: Defining An Autosampler On The 960 Titrator

    . Press yes to begin writing a method or no to return to the analyze display . After writing the method, press speed 9 to enter into the autosampler mode . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 21: Writing An Autosampler Procedure On The 960 Titrator

    11 . 10 SEC WASH? Enter the time for the electrode rinse ENTER 0-180 and then press yes . Ten seconds in each rinse beaker is usually adequate (180 seconds is the maximum time) . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...
  • Page 22 Press yes to begin . 22 . Please wait . . . No action is necessary . 23 . WASH # or SAMPLE # No action is necessary . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 23: Use Of Accessories With The 960 Titrator And Autosampler

    Computer control of the 960 titrator and autosampler system is not possible . However, using a computer to collect data from the 960 titrator printer RS232 port is possible and will not affect the autosampler operation . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting The 960 Titrator And Autosampler

    . The 960 titrator Press speed 7 and then press no to go to the will no go to AUTOCHEM STANDBY display . AUTOCHEM STANDBY after pausing Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 25: Chapter 4 Using The Enhanced Star

    4 . Turn on the power to the meter, autosampler and printer . COM2 Port to Printer Figure 11 Power Button Back panel of Enhanced Star Power Plus Meter and Autosampler Connector COM1 Port RS232 Power to Meter Stirrer Jack Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 26: Enhanced Star Plus Meter Preparation

    7 . Press the line select key to move the arrow icon to the top line . 8 . Repeat steps 2 through 7 to program a new setup parameter or press the measure key to exit the setup menu and return to the measurement mode . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 27: Enhanced Star Plus Meter Basic Setup Parameters

    OFF . Turn the meter auto-shutoff feature OFF . Set the date and time on the meter . Enter the current hour in 24 hour format . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...
  • Page 28 . If the computer format (COmP) is selected, the meter will send the data to the computer in a comma- delimited format that can be easily parsed by programs such as Excel . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 29: Enhanced Star Plus Meter Autosampler Setup Parameters

    . Press the line select key twice to move the arrow icon to the middle line and then press the up arrow key to display the next setup parameter . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...
  • Page 30 Zero to three points can be selected . The meter must perform an automatic calibration when calibrating on the autosampler, so only the Thermo Scientific Orion 100 µS/ cm, 1413 µS/cm, and 12 .9 mS/cm standards can be used .

  • Page 31: Operating The Enhanced Star Plus Meter And Autosampler

    OFF is displayed . Press the line select key until the arrow icon points to the top line . Press the measure key to return to measurement mode . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 32: Enhanced Star Plus Meter Method Setup

    . Press the setup key to save the method number and then press the measure key to return to the measurement mode . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 33: Enhanced Star Plus Meter Datalog And Calibration Log

    2 . Press the up arrow key to select SEnd to print the datalog or CALS to print the calibration log . 3 . Press the log view key to send the selected data to a printer or computer . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting The Enhanced Star Plus Meter And Autosampler

    Ensure that the electrode cables are properly connected . Note: Consult Technical Support at 1-800-225-1480 or contact your local authorized dealer if a problem with the meter or autosampler cannot be resolved . 4-10 Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 35: Chapter 5 Using The Orion Benchtop

    6 .25 feet (1 .9 meters) . Extension cables or electrodes with an appropriate cable length are needed . Figure 12 Benchtop Meter Rear Panel RS232 Power Recorder Reference Conductivity Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 36: Orion Benchtop Meter Preparation

    . A stirrer probe speed of 3 is best for general analysis procedures because it minimizes the air bubbles that can interfere with measurements . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 37: Operating The Orion Benchtop Meters With The Autosampler

    45 seconds before turning it back on again . The autosampler should return to the home position . Contact Technical Support if the problem does not clear . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting The Orion Benchtop Meters And Autosampler

    Glass pH hardware out of calibration E-44 Bad checksum again E-51 Bad EPROM read E-52 Bad EPROM write E-53 EPROM read/write verification failure E-54 Autosampler communication error E-55 Autosampler jamming error E-99 Exception error Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 39: Chapter 6 Customer Services

    9 . Gently re-thread the tubing into the rotor per the autosampler Z-axis setup instructions . 10 . Reattach the plastic block to the autosampler and tighten two screws on plastic mounting block . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    . Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the operator, at his or her own expense, will be required to take whatever measures may be needed to correct the interference . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 41: Ordering Information

    3 .5 mm phono tip extension cable for 162A, 535A, 550A and 555A meter ATC probes, 1 .5 meters 910031 Banana plug extension cable for 960 titrator ATC probes, 1 .5 meters 235948-A01 Long dispenser tubing, 1 .8 meters Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...
  • Page 42 DO probe with 3 meter cable and 9 pin MiniDIN connector for Star series meters 083010A DO probe with 3 meter cable and 8 pin waterproof DIN connector for 862A meters Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...
  • Page 43 1413 µS/cm conductivity/TDS standard, 5 x 60 mL 011008 100 µS/cm conductivity/TDS standard, 5 x 60 mL Thermo Scientific products include a variety of electrodes, accessories and solutions . Visit www .thermo .com/water for a complete list of our products . Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...

  • Page 44: Specifications

    Better than 0 .1 mm • Maximum Z axis clearance– 140 mm 50 mL Beakers in AT5050 Polypropylene, 42 mm diameter Autosampler 150 mL Beakers in AT5150 Polypropylene, 57 mm diameter Autosampler Thermo Scientific Orion AutoTration -500 Autosampler User Guide ™...
  • Page 45 Thermo Fisher Scientific Environmental Instruments Water Analysis Instruments 166 Cummings Center Beverly, MA 01915 USA Tel: 978-232-6000 Toll Free: 800-225-1480 Dom. Fax: 978-232-6015 Int’l. Fax: 978-232-6031 www.thermo.com/water 255008-001 Rev A...

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