Maintenance

CAUTION. To avoid damaging the instrument, avoid getting moisture inside the mainframe during exterior cleaning; use just enough moisture to dampen the cloth or swab.

Do not wash the front-panel On/Standby switch. Cover the switch while washing the mainframe.

Use only deionized water when cleaning. Use a 75% isopropyl alcohol solution as a cleanser and rinse with deionized water.

Do not use chemical cleaning agents; they may damage the mainframe. Avoid chemicals that contain benzene, toluene, xylene, acetone, or similar solvents.

Cleaning the Fan or

The fan/blower filters are easily removed from the rear of the mainframe. The

Blower Filters

filters slide out of the rear of the mainframe as shown in Figure 8±1.

Fan filter

Blower filters

VX1410A

VX1420A

Figure 8±1: Removing the fan/blower filters

Clean the fan/blower filters by vacuuming or blowing air through the filter.

Rinse the filter in cool water and dry it before replacing it in the mainframe.

You can reset the filter cleaning interval with the VXIplug&plug soft front panel or by sending the STATus: QUEStionable: FILTer:TRESet command. If your mainframe has the front panel display (Option 1M), you can also reset the filter cleaning interval by scrolling to the air filter cleaning time and simultaneously pressing both the NEXT and PREV buttons.

VX1410A & VX1420A IntelliFrame Mainframe Instruction Manual

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