Gilson 402 manual Syringe Screen, Change Size, Operation - Advanced Use, Software, Syringes

Operation - Advanced Use

If you want to change the configured volume, press Chge (until you reach the correct value); when the volumes are the same press ENTER, press the ESC key to return to the Configuration Screen, or press Next, after which you see the Air Gap Volume Screen.

Key in the ‘Air gap volume’, press ENTER to confirm then press the ESC key to return to the Configuration Screen.

Air gaps may be used to separate liquids in the transfer tubing; the default value for ‘Air gap volume’ is 10 µl, which gives a column of air 6 mm long in the standard transfer-tubing (2 mL).

Syringe(s)

Syringe Screen

Check that the configured volumes for the syringes are the same as the sizes to be fitted. Press the Syr soft-key.

The use of the soft-keys is as follows: Next is used to go to the next screen, Prev is used to go to the previous screen,

Corr is used to supply a correction factor for the syringe travel,

Chge is used to select the size(s) of syringe(s), Exch is used to lower the piston rods (see page 4-7).

•Change Size

If the volumes are the same press ENTER to confirm. Or, to change a syringe size, press the Chge soft-key until you reach the corresponding volume, then press ENTER to confirm. Press the ESC key to return to the Configuration Screen.

When you have two syringes, press Next; check that the configured volume for the right syringe is the same as the size fitted; if the volumes are the same press ENTER to confirm. Or, to change a syringe size, press the Chge soft-key until you reach the corresponding volume, then press ENTER to confirm. Press the ESC key to return to the Configuration Screen.

Whenever you change the configured volume, the software reminds you to ‘Exchange Syringes’ before allowing you to quit the configuration screen. [You use Exch to lower the piston rods.]

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