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CIHRT Exhibit P-3624
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TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
WARNING MESSAGE
DESCRIPTION
REMEDY
Battery voltage low
All user-selected programming, such as reagents and
programs, are maintained by the backup battery if a
power outage occurs, II power is lost and the battery
voltage is insufficient to provide this backup, Ihen
all user-selected programming will be losl.
Contact Customer Support to have a new battery
installed. Do not turn your instrument OFF until
the battery is replaced to ensure that your
programming remains In memory_
Paraffin not melled
Displayed when the instrument is firsl turned ON or
when there has been apower outage in which the
oven temperature has dropped by greater than 10"
from the set temperature. Will continue to be
displayed for apreset length of time, up to 24 hours.
When the oven temperature reaches its set
temperature, this warning can be overridden
through the Utility Menu option of "Check
Paraffin" (see Section 3). Ensure that the paraffin
in each tank is completely melted before overriding
the warning.
Power out
Power to the instrument has been interrupted because
01 apower outage, the power switch was turned to
OFF, or the line cord was unplugged.
Power has already been restored when this
warning is displayed. Operation continues
Immediately unless the oven or retort temperatures have lallen below the acceptable limit. in
which case an additional delay may occur.
(See "Paraffin not melted" above.) The end time
for the processing run may be (or have been)
delayed. To clear the warning from the dispiay,
slide the retort bar to the left and then to the righl.
Retort dirtY, Clean retort
The retort has not yet been cleaned following a
processing run in which reagent from Stations 11-14
was pumped In.
Pertorm a Clean Cycle by selecting "Cleaning" lrom the
Main Menu.
Retort is not empty
Processing was discontinued while there was reagent
In the retort
Drain the retort by selecting "Manual Operations" from
the Utility Menu, and then "Drain Retort".
Retort lid unlocked
The retort bar is in the "Open" posilion (to the left).
No processing operation (automatic or manual) will
occur unless the retort bar is closed. If the bar is
opened while the instrument is operating, an alarm
will sound for ten seconds, repeating every minute.
Be sure the retort lid is securely clamped,
then slide the retort bar to the righl.
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Revised 05/16101