SciGene Hybex Microarray Incubation System - Manual (Page 8)

Hybex® Microarray Incubation System — USER MANUAL
Version 1.1E, August 2012 7 (408) 733-7337, [email protected]
B. Handling the Incubation Chambers
See the Hybex ® Microarray Incubation User Guide included with each chamber set for details
on how to use the slide racks and assemble the chamber. The following information is
limited to how to insert and remove the chambers from the heating unit.
Chambers are inserted and removed with the aid of a single, four-pronged black plastic
handle provided, as follows:
1. Thread handle several turns into the chamber cover.
2. Lower the assembled chamber into the unit aligning the cutout on the side of the
chamber with the temperature probe in the base.
3. Repeat with second chamber.
4. Remove the handles from the chamber, turn on power and set desired temperature.
C. Optional Tube Blocks and Waterbath Insert
Tube heating blocks and the waterbath insert are placed and removed from the heating unit
with the aid of two bolts (provided) that act as handles. To properly install a block or insert:
1. Thread the two bolts several turns into the block.
2. Grasp the ends of the bolts, lift the block, and then carefully lower it into the unit;
guiding it over the temperature probe. The opening in the bottom of the block
should fit over the probe.
3. Remove the threaded bolts before using the system.
Do not operate the instrument without a block
properly inserted into the heating unit!!
D. Using the Temperature Controller
Note: For instruments manufactured prior to July 2012, instructions for
using the SD-31 controller can be found in the Appendix of this document.
The Hybex® Microarray Incubation System is equipped
with an EZ-Zone temperature controller. The controller
has two LED displays and four push buttons. The left
display shows ACTUAL block temperature in red. The
right display shows the SET or programmed temperature
in green.
To enter the SET temperature, simply push the up and
down arrows until the desired temperature is shown in
the green display on the right. The unit will adjust the
heat of the block until the SET temperature is attained.
The controller is calibrated at the factory to provide accurate block temperatures from 35 to
99°C. See section D. Calibrating the Temperature Controller for details.