Boekel Scientific 270440 Jitterbug-4 - Manual (Page 7)

To Set the Temperature (T,C)
With the help of the up and down arrow keys (3) set the necessary
temperature, for example 35 °C.
Attention: It is possible to turn off heating of the thermoblock only by setting the
required temperature below 25 °C (the display will show
OFF - T,C - actual
temperature). In this mode the
Jitterbug-2
and
Jitterbug-4
can be used in the cold
rooms as a mixing device without thermoregulation.
4.4 Program execution
After the thermal stabilization of the shaker (when the set and current temperature
readings become the same):
4.4.1 Place microtiter plates on the platform and fix in position with clamp. Tighten
down the thumb screw against the plate to secure.
4.4.2 Press the RPM-RUN/STOP key (4). The platform will start to rotate and the
timer indicator will start counting down the time interval (in 1 minute
steps). If the RPM-RUN/STOP key is pressed again the program is halted and
the platform movement stops. Press the RPM-RUN/STOP again to resume
the program.
4.4.3 At the end of the program the platform rotation stops and the timer shows
STOP which will flash, this will be accompanied by a repetitive
beeping sound signal until the RPM-RUN/STOP key is pressed.
4.4.4 The platform movement can be stopped at any time by pressing the
RPM-RUN/STOP button (4).
4.5 Repeating the program
If required, it is possible to repeat the process by pressing the TIME key (5).
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