Cannon Instrument CAV-2000 - Manual (Page 31)

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CANNON ® Automatic Viscometer Models CAV-2100 and CAV-2200 with VISCPRO ® Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 2g — May, 2009; CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
Resuming a test
To resume test actions for paused trays, click the Resume button from
the Sample Input window. Then select the desired trays from the Select
Trays window. Click OK to resume sample testing (see note above).
Aborting a test
To permanently halt testing for a given tube/tray, click the Abort button
from the Sample Input window. Then select the desired trays from the
Select Trays window. Click OK to abort testing for the selected tray.
NOTE Aborting a test clears all sample test information for that tray. If test
actions are aborted, it is the responsibility of the user to restore the
instrument to a safe state before running tests (see Service menu
options in chapter 4 for more information on tube washing and drying).
Concluding a test
After automatic testing has been completed for a sample tray, make
certain that the final sample has drained and the calculated viscosity for
each sample tested is displayed in the Sample Input window. The tray
status for the tube, as indicated in the VISCPRO
® Instrument View Tray
Status window, will be PAUSED. Click the Resume button to clear
sample data from the Sample Input window and return the instrument to
IDLE status. Then remove the sample tray from the tray rack.
CAUTION Use appropriate procedures when handling heated sample trays and
heated samples to avoid the possibility of burns.
Empty the oil from the sample vials into the appropriate container(s) for
use/disposal and clean glass vials per approved laboratory procedures.
Wipe any excess oil from the table, sample tray and vial holders (glass
vials only) using an absorbent paper towel. If necessary, clean these items
by wiping with a paper towel wetted with appropriate solvent.
Working with Instrument Groups
VISCPRO II provides a new, convenient interface for working with
multiple CANNON instruments simultaneously. Rather than requiring the
user to open individual Instrument Views for each online instrument, the
Sample Input window (formerly the Instrument View window in
VISCPRO) provides individual tabs for each viscometer tube, making it
easy to enter sample information for up to four different instruments
(eight viscometers). The Machine Status window makes it possible to
monitor the performance of all instruments in an Instrument Group
simultaneously.