Pausing a test, Resuming a test, Aborting a test – Cannon Instrument miniAV-X User Manual

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CANNON

miniAV-X Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO

Instruction & Operation Manual

Version 1.Ob— March, 2012;

CANNON

Instrument Company

2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA

Pausing a test

To temporarily halt testing for a given tube/sample, click the

Pause

button from the

Sample Input wi

ndow. Then select the desired tray

(miniAV-X instrument) and pause action(s) from the

Select Trays

window (

Pause Now

will immediately pause test actions;

Pause after

current sample

will pause testing after the current test is complete).

Click

to pause testing for the selected tray(s).

NOTE

If the test was paused prior to the initiation of the Wash cycle, drop time
data for that sample will be discarded.

Resuming a test

To resume test actions for paused trays, click the

Resume

button from

the

Sample Input wi

ndow. Then select the desired trays from the

Select

Trays

window. Click

to resume sample testing (see note above).

Aborting a test

To permanently halt testing for a given tube/tray, click the

Abort

button

from the

Sample Input wi

ndow. Then select the desired trays from the

Select Trays

window. Click

to abort testing for the selected tray.

NOTE

Aborting a test clears all sample test information for that tray. If test
actions are aborted, it is the responsibility of the user to restore the
instrument to a safe state before running tests (see Service menu
options in chapter 4 for more information on tube washing and drying).

Concluding a test

After automatic testing has been completed, make certain that:

1. the sample vial carrier is in the lowered position.

CAUTION

Use appropriate procedures when handling warm sample vials to avoid
the possibility of burns.

2. the Machine Status (as indicated in the VISCPRO

Sample Input

Machine Status

window), is READY, and

3. the Tray Status for the tube, as indicated in the VISCPRO

Sample

Input Tray Status

window, is IDLE. Kinematic viscosity for any

tested samples will be displayed in the

Sample Action

column in the

action list for the selected tube.

NOTE