Metrohm 864 Robotic Balance Sample Processor - Manual (Page 30)

3.5 Configuring instrument components ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭
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2 Enter the configuration data
￭ Enter the following data:
– Swing offset –8.0°
– Maximum swing range 105°
– Swing radius 110 mm
– Rotation offset 0.0°
– Swing direction +
3.5.2 Configuring the towers
Various lift positions must be defined before methods are created for the
864 Robotic Balance Sample Processor.
On Tower 1 settings are necessary for:
￭ Lift position for picking up a pipetting tip
￭ Lift position for aspirating and discharging sample liquid.
￭ Robotic arm and lift positions for deflecting the pipetting tips.
On Tower 2 settings are necessary for:
￭ Lift position for titrating
￭ Lift position for rinsing the titration head on the rack
or
￭ Robotic arm and lift position for rinsing the titration head in the wash-
ing station
Tower 1
Configure the positions for tower 1:
1 Open the tower configuration
￭ Click the Configuration icon.
￭ Double-click the instrument name 864_1 in the Devices win-
dow.
￭ Click the tab Tower 1.
2 Enter the configuration data
￭ Enter the following settings:
– Max. stroke path 215 mm
– Swing position 136 mm
– External position 1, angle 127.9°
– External position 1, work position 136 mm
– External position 2, angle 138.2°
– External position 2, work position 129 mm