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Troubleshooting

Eppendorf BioPhotometer

®

D30

English (EN)

Blank
measurement: An
intensity on a pixel
that influences the
main, auxiliary or
scan wavelength is
too low.

• The absorbance of the blank solution

used for the blank measurement is too
high.

• Incorrect or turbid blank solution.

 Check the blank solution and

remeasure the blank if required.

The entered name
is not valid.

• Error when entering the name.

Different causes are possible. For the
precise cause please see the
information in the help box.

 See information in the help box.

A method (or
folder, protein, unit)
with this name
already exists.

• The name under which the method

was saved has already been used for a
different method in the same folder.

• The message also appears after

edition names already given to a
folder or to a protein or a
concentration unit (under

General

Method Parameter).

 Assign a different name.

The following
parameter values
are not defined in
General Method
Parameter:

• When opening a method with

parameters which access

General

Method Parameter, the system
determined that at least one
parameter (protein, unit) does not
exist there anymore, so probably has
been deleted.

 Select a different parameter from the

existing list. If necessary, program a
new list entry in

General Method

Parameter in order to be able to use it
when programming a method.

The value of the
parameter marked
with

* is not defined

in the Gen. Param.
Please correct the
parameter.

This error message appears when editing
method parameters.

• Parameter in

General Method

Parameter is not defined.

 Select a different parameter from the

existing list. If necessary, program a
new list entry in

General Method

Parameter in order to be able to use it
when programming a method.

The entered
standard
concentrations are
not monotonically
increasing resp.
monotonically
falling. Correct the
standard
concentrations.

• See the error text.

 Enter the standard concentrations so

that the first standard receives the
lowest concentration and the other
standard concentrations form an
increasing sequence.

Problem

Cause

Solution