Next Advance SP300 - Manual (Page 6)

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SP300 Programmable Syringe Pump
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operation of the SP300 will become quite intuitive. Every effort has been made to design the SP300 with
a consistent and intuitive user interface.
To facilitate and enhance your understanding of the SP300’s operation, please take the time to familiarize
yourself with the basic concepts below:
Parts of the Pump
1) Pusher Block
2) End Plate
3) Power On/Off Switch
4) Drive-Nut Button
5) Drive-Screw
6) Syringe Holder Block
7) ‘V’ Slot (on Syringe
Holder Block)
8) Syringe Clamp
9) Keypad / User Interface
10) Guide Rod (2 guide
rods)
Parts of a Syringe
Plunger
Flange
Plunger Barrel Barrel Flange
Terminology
Momentary Press: A quick press, less then 1 second, then release of a key on the keypad.
Display Blink: A momentary blanking of the LCD display. This indicates that the new data
entered by the user is valid and has taken affect.
3. Setup
 Place the pump on a stable surface.
 Plug the round connector end of the supplied power supply adapter into the power plug located on the
lower right of the pump's rear. See section 8, Rear of Pump, for a diagram of the rear of the pump.
Plug the other end of the power supply adapter into an appropriate electrical outlet. The pump will be
powered when the bottom of the power switch, located on the upper right of the rear of the pump,
labeled ‘1’, is pressed. The red indicator on the switch is visible when the power switch is in the ‘on’
position. After power is applied to the pump, the pump’s display will flash.
 Next the Pumping Parameters can be entered. Before the pump can be started, the pump needs the
measurement of the inside diameter, in millimeters, of the syringe that will be loaded. The syringe
diameter can be entered using the keypad on the front panel of the pump.
 Finally, the syringe can be loaded and the pump started.
4. Loading Syringes
The syringe is loaded by securing the barrel and the pusher flange as follows:
1: Press in fully the white drive-nut button on the pusher block, releasing the block. Taking care not
to drag the drive-nut on the drive-screw, slide the block away from the syringe holder, providing
sufficient space for the loaded syringe. Then release the white button.
2: Lift the syringe holder above the syringe holder block. Turn it 1/4 turn and then lower it onto the
syringe holder block. The syringe holder should be out of the ‘V’ slot.
3: Load the syringe with the barrel over the syringe holder and the syringe plunger towards the middle
of the pump. Place the barrel on the syringe holder, in the ‘V’ slot, with the barrel flange to the left
of the syringe holder block.
4: Lift the syringe holder to slightly above the height of the syringe barrel and turn the syringe holder
1/4 turn back to its original position and then lower it onto the syringe barrel.