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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

CONTENTS

1.PREPARATIONBEFOREUSE

1-1Beforeoperatingthepipetty

1-2Nameandfunctionsofkeysanddisplay

2.FUNCTIONANDHOWTOUSE

2-1 Ｓ (SingleDispensing)Mode

2-2Ｍ (MultipleDispensing)Mode

2-3Ｃ (VolumeCalibration) Function

2-4ＳＰ (SettingSpeed) Function

2-5ＥＣ (Electrophoresis)Function

3.TROUBLESHOOTING

4.FORSAFEUSE

5.CONTACTUS

1.PREPARATIONBEFOREUSE

1-1Beforeoperatingthepipetty1.Wheninsertthebatteryintothepipette,pleasemakesure

thatthebatteryisfullycharged. Forinitialuse,firstchargethebatteryfully.

Battery:A4Nickelhydridebattery(Recommendedbattery:Panasonic,EVOLTABK-4HLD)

2.Thereisnopowerswitchonthebody.Afterbatteryinsertion,flashingdisplayof"S"inthedisplayistheinitialstate.

3.PowerisautomaticallyturnedOFFinthefollowingcases.・ Selectthemode(Initialstate)・ Notoperateforoneminuteduring"S"or"M"or"START”indicatingindisplay.

4.WhenyouturnONthepower,press"PUSH"buttonor"backbutton".

1.PREPARATIONBEFOREUSE1-2Nameandfunctionsofkeysanddisplay

“PUSHKey”AspirateandDispense

“UP/DOWNKey”Switchthemode/volume

TipEjector

DisplayIndicatethemode/volume

MODE/ENTERKeySelectthemode/volume

BatteryCover

BACKKeySameasPUSHKey

Batterymark

OPERATIONMODEＳ (Single)Aspiratingonetimeanddispensingonetime

− Contain“MixingMode”:mixingdifferenttypesofliquidsＭ (Multiple)DispensethesamevolumecontinuouslyＣ (Calibration) UseforvolumecalibrationＳＰ (Settingspeedin5levels)ＥＣ (Electrophoresis)Useforelectrophoresis

DispensingvolumeDispensingnumberoftimesIndicatewhendispensingcanbestarted

Itinitializesautomaticallywhenyouinsertthebattery.StateSisflashingintheinitialscreen.SwitchthemodebypressUPorDOWNKey,selectbyMODE/ENTERKey.

2-1 Ｓ (SingleDispensing)ModeThisisabasicoperationforpipetting.Aspiratingonetimeanddispensingonetime.Thisoperationisthesameasforamanualpipette.

1. Switchdispensevolume bypressUPorDOWNKey.2. Selectthenumber bypressMODE/ENTERKey.3. Settingcomplete whenSTARTisindicatedindisplay.4. Starttheaspirating anddispensingbypressing

PUSHKey.(BackKey)

2.FUNCTIONANDHOWTOUSE

MixingModeThisisausefuloperationwhenuniformlymixingdifferenttypesofliquids.Inthismethod,aspiratinganddispensingarerepeated.Thistypeofrepetitiveoperationoftenresultsinfatigue,butwiththispipetteitisautomaticallycarriedoutwiththetouchofoneswitch.

1. MixingwhilethePUSHorBACKKeyishelddown.2. Itwillstoppedbyreleasethekeyandafterdispensedall

※CannotuseMixingModebylongpresswhen“ECMode”

[Howtoreturntoinitialscreen]1.SwitchthedispensingvolumebyholdingdownUPorDOWNkeywhenindicatedSTARTindisplay.

2.ReturntomodeselectbyholdingdownMODE/ENTERKeywhenindicatedSTARTindisplay.

2-2 Ｍ (MultipleDispensing)ModeThisisasuitablefunctiontodispensethesameliquidcontinuously,suchaswhendispensingaliquidonamicroplate,etc.Theoperationconsistsofaspiratingonetimeanddispensingseveraltimes.

1. PresstheUPorDOWNKeytosetdispensingamountforonetime.PressMODE/ENTERKeytoselect.

2. PresstheUPorDOWNKeytosetdispensingcount.3. Settingcomplete whenSTARTisindicatedindisplay.4. Afterdispensing,pressPUSHKey(BACKKey)twiceto

dispensetheremainingliquid.(IntheMultimode,reverseoperationoccursautomatically.)

2.FUNCTIONANDHOWTOUSE

※PressandholdKeymorethan2seconds tofulldispensing.※Thedispensingamountcanbesetwithinthecapacityrangeofthepipette.※Automaticallycalculatethemaximumdispensingnumberof

timesfromdispensingamountandpipettecapacity.※Cannotdispenseallbylongpresswhen“ECMode”

2-3 Ｃ (VolumeCalibration)Function

2.FUNCTIONANDHOWTOUSE

“pipetty”provideuserwithadispensingvolumecalibrationfunction.Usingthisfunction,itiseasytocorrecterrorsduetodifferencesintipsused,etc.Tocalibratethedispensingvolume,completethefollowingprocedure:

2-4 ＳＰ (SettingSpeed)Function

Faster Slower

※”AspirateSpeed”and”DispenseSpeed"cannotbeset separately.Botharethesamespeed.

※Whenusedinalong-termcontinuouslyat"Lo"speed,pleasenotethatthereisacasebodyfeelhot.

2-5 ＥＣ (Electrophoresis)Functionpipetty willprovideavaliddispensingfunctionforelectrophoresis.Oneofthefeaturesofpipetty,releasetheKeyandtheoperationwillstart.ItcandispensesmoothlybyreleasingtheKeyintargetsitewithoutshakingtipofchip.

3.TROUBLESHOOTINGDue to repeatedly aspirating and dispensing various liquids the micropipette easily succumbs to damage and contamination. In the event of device failure consult the following table. Request repair if that still doesn’t solve the problem.

DANGERThisinstrumentisnotanexplosionproofinstrument.Donotusethepipetteinanenvironmentwherethereisariskofexplosion,oruseitforexplosivechemicalsthatmaycauseexplosion.

1.Donotuseforpurposesotherthanliquidsampling.2.Donotuseradioactivematerial,includingtheradiationliquid.3.Donotusetheliquidofbio-hazard.4.Althoughthisproductisexcellentinchemicalresistance,donotuse5.followingchemicalsthatcauseofbodydamage.

(Strongacid,strongalkaline,acetone,andtrichloroethylene)

CAUTIONDonotattempttodisassembleorrepairthepipettebyyourself.TROUBLESHOOTING”whenitappearsthatthepipettehasamechanicalerror.

1.Donotmodifythisproduct.Itwillbethecauseoftheaccident.2.Useourspecificationofthebattery.Ifyouusetheotherbattery,it

willbecauseoftheleak,overheat,ruptureorignite.Andalsoperformancewilldegrade.

3.Whenstoring,pleaseavoidthelocationofthedustyorhighhumidplace.Itwillbethecauseofthefailure.

4.Byrepeatingthechargeanddischarge,thecontinuousnumberofoperationswillbereduced. Ifnecessary,replacetonewbattery.

4.FORSAFEUSE

Precautionsonpipetteuse andhandlingbattery

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