Eppendorf Multipette Xstream - Manual (Page 37)

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Troubleshooting
Multipette ® /Repeater ® (X)stream
English (EN)
• No battery in the Multipette
stream/Repeater stream.
• Battery is fully discharged
(battery is also discharged
when the device is not used).

Insert battery and charge it for
2 hours.
Battery is defective.

Insert a new battery and charge
it for 2 hours.
Display switches
off during use • Overcurrent protection has
been triggered.
• Combitip was ejected at the
wrong time.
• High backpressure (viscosity,
blockage) when dispensing.
CAUTION!
The following steps will trigger a
piston movement and may cause
the dispensing of liquid!
1. If the Combitip has been
ejected at the wrong time:
carefully pull cylinder
downward by a few millimeters.
2. Trigger a hardware reset (see
p. 40).
3. Hold Combitip over the tube.
4. Press the reset key.
Display: Reset key pressed while
dispensing. Caution!
The following action will trigger a
piston movement and the
dispensing of liquid.
1. Hold the Multipette stream/
Repeater stream over an empty
tube.
2. Press the reset key again.
Display flashes: • Ejector operated during
dispensing, causing the
Combitip cylinder to be
released.
• Cylinder pressed against the
wall too strongly or bent when
dispensing.
• A Combitip cylinder which was
released accidentally is not
inserted or inserted incorrectly.
1. Hold the Multipette stream/
Repeater stream over an empty
tube.
2. To empty the Combitip, press
the reset key again.
3. Press the ejector to remove the
Combitip.
4. Dispose of Combitip.
Symptom/
message Cause Remedy
Press reset!
Attention!
Piston moves!
Task aborted!
Press reset to
empty Combitip