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MICROLAB Carousel ® User Guide Part Number 8534-01 (Rev . A) June 2003.
MICROLAB ® Carou sel User G uide (Jun e 2003 ) Conten ts ii Contents About thi s guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About the MICROLA B ® Carousel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 1 About this gui de This user guide is fo r instru ctiona l and r eferenc e purposes . It des cribes t he components of the carouse l and provides in struc tions for set up and operation. About the MICROLAB ® Carousel The MICROLAB ® Carouse l (figure 1 ) is a modu lar component .
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 2 Safety precautions There ar e four symbo ls used in thi s guide. The “Warning” symbol contains information that mu st be follo wed to prevent pers onal injury to tho se operating the e quipment.
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 3 FCC compliance The MICROLAB ® Carous el co mplie s wit h the li mits for Cl ass B digita l devices by th e Federal Communica tions Commis sion (FCC).
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 4 Carousel components The carou s el co nsists of the caro usel platter , caro usel housi ng assembly , cables, and har dware for a ttach ing the ca rousel to a SW AP base pl ate. The carou s el pl atter c omes in t wo size s, 10 posit ion uni versal a nd an 8 positi on portrait (f igure 2).
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 5 Setting up the carousel The carou s el ca n be place at the right, l eft, or f ront of a ML 4000 b ase instru ment. It is in tegrated with t he ML 4000 vi a a ML SW A P int egratio n kit. Carousel housing assem bly T o install t he carousel hous ing ass embly to th e base plate: 1.
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 6 3. Secure t he carouse l base plate br acket s (7918-01) to th e left a nd right sides of the housi ng assembly , in the desir ed posit ion (1, 2, or 3), wit h the washe r and s crew shown in figur e 5. 4.
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 7 Index bracket platter kit The carou sel co mes with an i ndex br acket kit (8488-01 o r -02). The index bracket is use d duri ng calibr ation . T o instal l the inde x brac ket to the carou sel housing asse mbly: 1.
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 8 DIP swi tch se tting Before c onnecti ng the ca rousel to the PC, t he communi cation se ttings must be checked a nd, if necessary , adjus ted. T o set th e DIP switc h sett ings of the c arou sel: 1. Locate t he DIP switc h on the left si de of t he carous el hous ing assemb ly (figu re 7).
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 9 Figure 8: DIP switch ( Set for 10 pos itio n univ ersal plat ter) T able 1. DIP switch sel ection PLA TT ER SELE CT SW1-1 SW1 -2 SW1-3 DESCRIPT ION O.
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 10 Connecting cables T o install t he carousel power and communi cation c ables: 1. Connect the USB cable (44 27-02) to the USB port of the car ousel housing a ssembly (refer to fig ure 7).
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 11 Caro usel platter T o insta ll the carou sel platte r: 1. Place t he caro usel plat ter on top of th e caro usel ho using assem bly . Se e figu re 10 . Alig n the three holes in the plat ter wi th the th reade d hol es in th e hou sing assem bly .
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 12 Figu r e 1 1: Mounting f eet locations.
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 13 Operation Installi ng the software After yo ur MICROLAB ® Carousel hard ware is instal led, you can install th e Hamilton MICROLAB ® Carouse l Softwar e.
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 14 3. Click Next >. A Question wi ndow appears (figure 13 ) aski ng whether desks ic ons are desired . Figu r e 13: Quest ion w indow 4. Click No. The Ins trument I dentifi cation win dow appea rs. Click Y es only if no other V ector compone nts or in struments will be instal led.
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 15 Calibration Calibra tion s ets an off set an gle fr om the de fault i nitia lizati on position. T o calibr ate th e caro usel: 1. Select Start > Programs > Hamil t on > Ca rousel > Service Software from the W indo ws desktop.
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 16 For the 8 - posi tion plat ter , ali gn the #7 positi on lin e with the center line of the inde x point er . For the 1 0-posi tion plat ter , align t he #9 po sition l ine wit h the cent er line of the i ndex point er .
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 17 Caro usel servic e software In addit ion t o the Servi ce Software for the ML 4000 serie s, you can a l so access Car ousel Service Soft ware. Ther e are three utiliti es tha t can be used to trouble shoot the carous el, but which are generall y not ne eded.
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 18 W riting a method T o access t he Hamilton method ed itor : 1. Double-cl ick the MICROLAB ® Method Edi tor icon on your desktop. The Hamilt on Method Edi t or win dow appears . 2. Select File > New .
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 19 Figure 17: In strume nts windo w Figure 18: Ha milto n Method Edito r with Ca r o usel comman d bar Figur e 19: Metho d Editor with instr ume nt ico.
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 20 Carous el comma nds There ar e two comman ds asso ciated wi th the carousel . • Init iali ze Use t his co mman d to in itiali ze the carou sel . • Move T o Po sition This command rotat es the carousel around to the posit ion set in the parame ter dial og box ( figure 20 ).
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 21 Using th e serial interface The carou sel can be run vi a the s erial i nterf ace rathe r tha n the USB i nterfac e.
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 22 Installing portrait stacke rs and she lves T o instal l a st acker or s helf: 1. Line up the hole in the base and the notche d corn ers o f the st acker or shel f with a set o f three gu ide pi ns on the c arousel.
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 23 Figu r e 22: Locatio n of numbe r ed posit ion li ne Figur e 23: Lands cape stack ers.
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 24 Maintenance Maintenan ce of t he carous el wil l assure i ts l ong-term op erati on. General • W ipe up spil ls as soo n as possible. Cle an according to t he appl icable MSDS (Mater ial S afety Data She ets) o r laborat ory SOP ( Standa rd Operati ng Procedur es).
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 25 Troublesho oting In the even t of an erro r duri ng run time , clic k on th e Hel p but ton (if availa ble). Th e message sh ould provide some c lues to t he caus e of the er ror and a pos sible remedy .
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 26 Specificati ons Carousel Indoor Operation and Use Only Parameter Spec ification Power requi rements 24V @ 2 Amps m aximum Powe r Supp ly 100 - 200V~ , .
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 27 Figure 24: Ove rhang dist ance of pl atters fr om SW AP base pla te (r efer to figu re 5 for bracke t posit ions).
MICROLAB ® Carous el User Guide (June 20 03) 28 Parts and accessories Cable Shel ves a nd stac kers Software Manuals Part Number Description 4833-01 Power adapte r 6541005 Power cord 36786 RS-232 ca .
MICROLAB ® Caro usel U ser Gu ide (J une 20 03) 29 Contacting Hamilt on Company In the Uni ted S tates and Canada Hamilton Co mpany • 4970 E nerg y W ay • Reno, Nevada 89502 Phone Customer Servi ce: 800.648.5950 (7 a.m. t o 5 p.m. P T) T echnical Ser vice: 800.
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MICROLAB ® Carousel User Guid e Part No. 8534-0 1 (Rev . A).
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