System information

8 Instrument Maintenance
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8.3 Touch Screen Care
Do not use
any
sharp object such as a pen, pencil, stylus, or marker to make contact with the
touch screen. These may damage or leave a permanent mark on the touch-sensitive LCD screen.
Do not spill liquid on the screen.
To clean the Modulus™ Microplate Reader touch screen, power off the instrument. Use a
KimWipe
®
dampened with 70% ethanol to gently and cautiously clean the touch screen.
Screen contrast is preset to an optimized setting and is not adjustable.
8.4 Realigning the Microplate Sample Tray Cover
Pressure should
not
Lift the Microplate Sample Tray Cover.
be applied to the Microplate Sample Tray Cover. If pressure is inadvertently
applied to the Microplate Sample Tray Cover, it is designed to snap off and be reattached, rather
than break.
1. Swing open the clamp holding the horizontal bar. See Figure 8-1.
2. Remove the Microplate Sample Tray Cover from the instrument.
3. Bend the Microplate Sample Tray Cover at the hinge to a 45-degree angle.
4. Drop the vertical stainless steel pin into the pinhole located on the back of the Microplate
Sample Tray. See Figure 8-2.
Press down firmly until it snaps in place.
5. Slide the horizontal bar into its slot holder. See Figure 8-3.
6. Close the clamp. See Figure 8-4.
Figure 8-1: Open the
clamp to the horizontal bar
on the Microplate Sample
Tray Cover
Figure 8-2: Vertical
Stainless Steel Pin going
into the Pinhole of the
Microplate Sample Tray
Figure 8-3: Microplate
Sample Tray Cover snapped
firmly into place (horizontal
bar is circled in green)
Figure 8-4: Horizontal
Bar Positioned in its
Slot