Bio-Rad Econo Gradient Pump Kits - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Section 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 2 Unpacking and Setting Up . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1 Unpacking Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Voltage Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 3 Physical Description and Control Features 4
3.1 Front Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 Rear Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 4 Tubing Selection and Installation . . . . 10
4.1 Tubing Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2 Tubing Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.3 Platen Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 5 System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.1 Remote Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.2 Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.3 Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3.1 Setting Flow Rate or Motor Speed 20
5.3.2 Setting Buffer Gradient . . . . . . . 20
5.3.3 Setting Auxiliary Valve Control . 21
5.4 Program Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.5 Running a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.5.1 Holding a Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.5.2 Pausing a Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.5.3 Aborting a Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.5.4 Power Failure While in Run Mode 25
Section 6 Operation with other Bio-Rad Instruments 24
Section 7 Cleaning and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 27
7.1 Fuse Replacement and Voltage Conversion 33
Section 8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 9 Embedded Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
9.1 Firmware Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
9.2 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Appendix A Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 39
Appendix B Connection to Other Instruments . . . 41
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