ANKOM HCl Series - Manual (Page 11)

Operator’s Manual
Rev L 11/12/14 pg. 11
Instrument Setup
This step is extremely important to fill the waste tank in the instrument with
water to dilute the waste acid from the first and subsequent runs.
To get your ANKOM
HCl
Hydrolysis System set up and ready for use, follow the procedure detailed below.
1. Turn the instrument power switch ON.
When the power is on, the switch light and the
power light on the Keypad are lit.
2. Turn the water supply on.
3. Pull up on the Lid Latch to open the Hydrolysis
Vessel.
4. Pour enough water into the Hydrolysis Vessel to cover the ports in the
back.
5. Using the UP/DOWN arrows on the Keypad, enter an extraction time of 20 minutes.
6. Press ENTER on the Keypad.
7. Using the UP/DOWN arrows on the Keypad, enter a temperature of 90°C.
8. Press ENTER on the Keypad.
9. Using the UP/DOWN arrows on the Keypad, enter a rinse time of 10 minutes.
10. Press ENTER on the Keypad.
11. Close the Vessel Lid (a message on the Display will remind you to do this).
12. Press START on the Keypad. Within 20 minutes the water should heat to 90°C. Then the Water Drain will
open.
13. Make sure that all of the water has drained out of the Hydrolysis Vessel. You should then observe two rinses
with each rinse taking approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Repeat the above procedure every three months to verify that the instrument
is functioning properly.
Keypad
Vessel Lid
Lid Latch
Display
Hydrolysis
Vessel