MICROWAVE

DIGESTION SYSTEM
LMWD-B10
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 Index

S/N Title Page No.

1. Safety Measures 2

2. Introduction 3

3. Features 3

4. Specifications 4

5. Applications 4

6. Instrument Introduction 5

7. Installation 8

8. Important Accessories Introduction 10

9. Operations 15

10. Maintenance 24

11. Troubleshooting 25

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Safety measures

1. Do not install the instrument in the fume hood to avoid any damage or problem caused by
acid, alkali or corrosive gas etc.
2. Make sure there is enough space for instrument ventilation and user operation.
3. Do not empty the run, there must be one or more digestion vessels, sample rotor, auxiliary
platform and inner surface of furnace chamber should be clean and dry.
4. Make sure all parts of the digestion vessel, inner vessel, outer vessel filled with sample
solution or acid on the rotor.
5. Keep the signal monitoring surface flat and smooth without any marking and stretch on
the surface.
6. Wear acid proof and heat insulation gloves during operations.
7. Reduce the sample volume according to the difficulty of the sample digestion and the
viscosity of the sample.
8. Samples containing fat, oil, nitroglycerine, aromatic compounds, nitro aromatic
compounds and volatile samples must do pre-digestion before microwave digestion.
9. During pre-digestion procedure the sealing cover of the inner vessel should be taken off
to make sure the digestion procedure is under normal pressure.
10. The temperature and pressure measuring probes must be cleaned with alcohol cotton
swabs.

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Introduction

Microwave Digestion System LMWD-B10 is newly designed and fully upgraded with higher
performance and safer protection system. Vessel quantity of 8 and vertical design for even
distribution of microwave with multi safety protection functions. Equipped with contactless
sensor monitoring with no burst disk design saves consumables cost and maintenance cost.
Designed with 7-inch color touch screen with user-friendly interface for easy operation.
Material used TFM material for inner vessel and PEEK glass material for outer vessel
prevents corrosion. Offers free temperature and pressure measurement avoids cross
contamination. It is used to dissolve compounds such as heavy metals, inorganic compounds,
etc.

Features

1. Offers vessel quantity of 8 vessels to meet different digestion requirements

2. Vertical design for even distribution of microwave
3. Its controlling temperature ranges from 50 to 400℃
4. Pressure controlling range is 0 to 15 MPa
5. Equipped with contactless sensor monitoring with no burst disk design saves
consumables cost and maintenance cost
6. Real-time monitoring for both temperature and pressure of each vessel
7. Imported vessel material for both sample vessel and protection vessel highly ensures
safety
8. Designed with 7-inch color touch screen with user-friendly interface for easy operation
9. Adopts CFRP outer shell material with high strength ensures impact resistance
10. Pre-installed general standard methods to save, modify and delete the method
11. Material used 316 L industrial stainless-steel tank with multilayer Teflon coating
avoids acid corrosion, also improved cooling efficiency

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Specifications

Model LMWD-B10
Vessel quantity 8
Temperature monitoring system Contactless IR sensor, scan monitoring for
each vessel

Temperature controlling range 50 to 400 °C

Display accuracy ±0.1 °C
Temperature display accuracy ±0.1 °C
Pressure monitoring system Contactless sensor, scan monitoring for each
vessel

Pressure controlling range 0 to 15 Mpa

Pressure accuracy ±0.01 Mpa
Pressure display accuracy ±0.01 Mpa
Vessel volume 100 ml
Sample vessel material Imported TFM
Protection vessel material Peek + Glass fiber
Display 7 inch Touch screen
Rotation 360° Continuous rotating
Microwave tank 316 stainless steel tank with corrosion-proof
coating

Microwave power 0 to 1000 W (Adjustable)

Microwave leakage < 5 mw/cm2

Air exhaust High power corrosion-proof air blower
Dimension 490 × 560 × 630 mm
Power AC 220V/ ±10%, 50/60 Hz
Weight 47 Kg

Applications

Microwave Digestion System is used to dissolve compounds such as heavy metals, inorganic
compounds, filters and sediments in food, textile, plastic, geology, metallurgy, coal, bio-
pharmaceutical, petrochemical, environmental monitoring, wastewater treatment, battery
manufacturing, cosmetics and other fields.

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Instrument introduction

A. External structure:

Figure.1

B. Internal structure:

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Figure.2
C. Instrument components:

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 1. Host engine:

i. Main components of the instrument

2. Display controller:

i. It’s the liaison between operator and instrument, using “man-machine conversation”
control model.

3. Pressure control system:

i. It monitors and controls the pressure changes in real time during the digestion process.

4. Temperature control system:

i. It monitors and controls the pressure changes in real time during the digestion process.

5. Digestion vessel:

i. It’s combined by an inner vessel and an outer vessel. The inner vessel used to contain the
samples and acids, it provides closed environment for high temperature and high pressure
digesting.
ii. The outer vessel provides a protective environment for high temperature and high
pressure digesting.

6. Rotor system:

i. It is combined by a drive motor, a sample rotor and an auxiliary platform. The sample
rotor provides space for loading the digestion vessel.
ii. The auxiliary platform provides a stable and smooth platform which also reduces rotary
resistance.
iii. The drive motor keeps the sample rotor rotating uniformly and continuously on the
auxiliary platform toward the same direction.

7. Exhaust system:

i. It contains a high-power exhaust fan and an exhaust pipe. The system out the spilling
acids from the digestion vessel in time to avoid erosion and also cool down the digestion
vessel when digestion finished. The collected waste gas is discharged by the exhaust pipe.

8. Programming:

i. Ensures intelligent and efficient running of the instrument.

9. Vessel Holder:
i. Users can place the inner vessel into the vessel holder.

10. Repair tool:

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 i. Users can repair the sealing cover if not sealed very well with it. Method of use: press the
repair tool head into the sealing cover, press and turn the repair tool 1 to 2 minutes then
pull out.

11. Unload tool:

i. Users can take out the inner vessel that too tight to remove out from the outer vessel after
digestion especially when acid is spilled. When it happens, please use unload tool to
insert into outer vessel bottom and remove inner vessel.

12. Pressure calibration (PCR):

i. After a long period of running, the original output parameters of the instrument may need
to be calibrated.
ii. Users can calibrate instrument pressure signal in Calibration Interface with the PCR. Each
set of PCR consists of two components, the thick one is PCR-5 that is used to calibrate
P5, and the thin one is PCR-2.5 that is used to calibrate P2.5.

13. Sandpaper:

i. Adjust the parameter value of Signal Board.

14. Fuse:

i. Spare parts.

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 Installation

A. Installation conditions:

i. The instrument should be installed on a horizontal and stable worktable over 600mm long
and over 650mm wide which could bear over 60kgs.
ii. A bigger worktable is required if assist device is also installed on the same worktable.
iii. For correct operation, the instrument should have sufficient air flow. Allow with 200mm
of space at the back and both sides of the instrument.
iv. The instrument is around 630mm tall, please choose suitable worktable for easy
operation.
v. It is allowed to place the worktable next to the fume hood, but it is strictly prohibited to
put the instrument into the fume hood.

B. Installation environment:

i. Working environment affects a lot of instrument performance and lifetime. Please check
below environment before installation.
ii. Temperature: 5～40℃.
iii. Humidity: 45～70％RH.
iv. Good ventilation, no external corrosive gas, no external strong magnetic interference, and
avoid direct sunlight.

C. Installation procedure:

Figure.3

i. Take out the exhaust pipe from the accessory box and tighten it in the air outlet of the
instrument and put another end into fume hood.
ii. Take out the auxiliary platform from the accessory box and fix it into the two dowels in
the furnace chamber with the beads upward.
iii. Take out the sample rotor from the accessory box and fix it into the drive shaft in the
furnace chamber. Pay attention to the thick card slot in line with the drive shaft thickness
direction.

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 iv. Put the well assembled digestion vessel into the vessel positioning ring. For multiple
vessels digestion, make the digestion vessels evenly arranged in the sample rotor.

Figure.4

vi. Connect the power cord and ensure good grounding.

vii. Turn ON the power switch and instrument will automatically do system diagnosis if the
user does not load any digestion vessel the system will prompt “Undetected digestion
vessel”.
viii. Load one or several digestion vessels according to requirements, close the door and press
[CHECK] button to continue and then enter into login interface.
ix. If user needs admin authorization, please enter password in login interface and press
[Login] to enter function selection interface. If not, please press [SKIP] to jump to the
program method interface.

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 Important Accessories Introduction

A. Digestion vessel:

1. Structure:

i. The Digestion Vessel consists of an Inner Vessel and an Outer Vessel.

ii. The Inner Vessel consists of an inner vessel body (cup body) and a sealing cover.
iii. The Outer Vessel consists of a vessel body and a vessel cover assembly.
iv. The vessel cover assembly is assembled with a vessel cover and a pressure sensing
module.
v. The pressure sensing module consists of a pressure component, a lock nut and a signal
board.
vi. The pressure component consists of a guiding rod, a shield, and a set of springs.

Digestion Vessel

Cover Assembly

Pressure Sensing Module Pressure component

Figure.5

2. Assembly process of cover assembly:

i. Put the springs in order into the guiding rod, and also put the shield into the guiding rod.
ii. Insert the guiding rod into the vessel cover.

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iii. Gently screw the lock nut into the guiding rod.
iv. Screw the signal board into the guiding rod, and then screw more with a little force to
avoid the signal board loose.
v. The assembly of cover is completed.

Figure.6

3. Assembly process of digestion vessel:

 Assembly procedure of the Digestion Vessel flowchart:

Figure.7

 Preparation work:

1) Check the sealing of the sample digestion vessel:

i. When you slowly press the sealing cover into the cup body there is a friction, when quick
pull out the sealing cover from the cup body there should be a sealed sound. Before using
the sample digestion vessel match the cup body and the sealing cover first to get good
sealing performance of the combined sample digestion vessel.

 Loading sample:

i. Load the weighed sample to a clean inner vessel, and make sure there is no sample
suspended on the wall.

 Add acids:

i. Choose suitable acids. If there is suspension, please use acid to wash sample off into the
vessel when adding acid.

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  Mixing:

i. Shake the inner vessel to make the sample and the acids mix well, then remove the gas off
the vessel as much as possible.
ii. Make sure to operate it gently to avoid acid spilling out & burning other person.

 Sealing:

i. Seal the inner vessel with the sealing cover.

 Tighten:

i. Insert the sealed inner vessel gently and vertically into the outer vessel.
ii. Use one finger to insert from the bottom against the inner vessel then cover the outer
vessel and tighten it then screw more with a little force to avoid losing.

4. Disassembly process of digestion vessel:

i. When digestion completes and vessels cool down, open the door and hold the cover of the
outer vessel with acid proof and heat insulation gloves and take it out. Put the digestion
vessels into the fume hood for 10 minutes.

Figure.8

ii. With one hand hold the outer vessel cover and with other hand hold the vessel body until
it gets lose and then stop doing.
iii. Gently and slowly open the outer vessel cover, stop when there is a sound of air blow out
or brown air blow out, wait for the air blown sound or the brown air disappeared. Repeat
this operation until the pressure released.
iv. Slowly open the outer vessel cover stop when there is a sound of air blow out or brown
blow out and wait till the air blow sound or the brown air disappeared. Repeat this
operation until the pressure is released.
v. While removing the outer vessel cover pay attention to the figure gesture, one finger
pressing the dealing cover and the remaining four fingers holding the outer vessel body to
prevent the sealing cover pop up.
vi. Use fingers to upward the inner through the hole of the bottom of outer vessel.
vii. Cover the sealing cover with one hand, fingers pressing on the peripheral surface of the
sealing cover the other hand hold the inner vessel body then spin and pull out the sealing
cover.
viii. While removing the sealing cover quickly put the sealing cover upward to avoid reagent
loss which suspends on the sealing cover.
ix. Insert the inner vessel body into the SPH-1 instrument to heat and drive the acid until the
reagent left about 1-2ml.
x. Transfer the reagent to the volumetric flask and rinse the inner vessel, the sealing cover 2-
3 times then transfer the rinse-reagent into the volumetric flask.

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 5. Use of digesting vessel:

Figure.9

i. Make sure the sealing parts of the inner vessel are in good and without any scratches or
damage.
ii. Make sure each part of digestion vessel is in a dry and clean condition, except the inner
wall of the inner vessel directly contacting the sample and acids.
iii. Clean suspended acid on vessel wall in time.
iv. Please make signal board on the outer vessel clean, dry and smooth without any scratch.
v. Please place the outer vessel cover with signal board upward to keep the signal board flat,
smooth, dry and clear.

B. Rotor system:

1. Components:

i. The rotor system is combined by a drive motor, a sample rotor and an auxillary platform.

2. Types of sample rotor:

i. Please place the outer vessel cover with signal board upward to keep the signal board flat,
smooth, dry and clear.

3. Component’s structure

Auxiliary Platform Sample Rotor(T12)

Figure.10

4. Rotor and digestion vessels:

Assembly drawing(T12)

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Figure.11

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Operations

A. Operation flow chart:

Figure. 12
B. Operation interface:

a. Instrument initialization and Automatic system diagnosis interface:

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 Figure.13

i. Before turning ON the power check all the wires to ensures all wires have been connected
properly.
ii. Check the chamber and make sure the auxiliary platform and the sample rotor are normal
then close the door.
iii. Turn ON the power the instrument starts to initialize.
iv. When initialization is completed, the system will go into the automatic system diagnosis
interface.

b. Automatic system diagnosis interface:

i. While using the instrument for first time or doing periodic diagnosis load one assembled
digestion vessel according to the requirement and click the “Check” button to continue
system diagnosis.
ii. The problem found during the automatic system diagnosis will be prompted to display in
long text frame of interface.
iii. Click “Skip” button to enter the login interface.
iv. In the login interface click “Help” button to enter the help interface and user can refer to
related questions and analysis (FAQ).

c. Login interface:

Figure.14

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 Figure.15

i. Click the password display frame, enter the login password (Initial password: 1234), click
[√] to confirm then click “Login” button to enter the function selection interface
“Administrator”.
ii. Click “Reset password” button and enter the reset password interface the administrator
can modify the login password (four digits) on this interface
iii. Click “Help” button to enter the help interface and users can refer to related questions
and analysis.
iv. Click “Skip” button to enter the program methods interface (non-administrator).

d. Program method interface (non-administrator):

Figure.16

i. Enter the program method interface, the system will load digestion system that is used
last time by default.
ii. The system van set 1- 255 kinds of program methods. There are 8 preset program
methods in the Program Method Interface, which help users to enter the digestion process
conveniently and quickly.
iii. Click the name of left program method can load the corresponding program. If user needs
to load 9-255 program methods, please input the corresponding number into the text box
of the program No. and click the [Load] button.
iv. Under normal permissions, user cannot modify the related parameters in the program or
create a new digestion program. Please enter the administrator's Program Method
Interface, and then create or edit the method program.
v. Click [Esc] button to enter the [Login Interface].
vi. Click [Apply] button to enter the [Run Interface]

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 e. Run interface:

f. Run interface:

Figure.17

i. Working parameters are displayed in real time on the right side of the Run Interface.
 Door: It means the door closed safely when the door status light is green. User can click
[START] to start the application program for sample digestion. It means the door closed
unsafely when the door status light is grey, and then the button of [START] is invalid.
Please check whether the door is closed safely or not.
 M/W: When microwave status light is green, it means the instrument in working status.
Do not lean on the instrument to avoid microwave irradiation.
 FAN1 and FAN2: The status lights are green when the fan1 and fan2 work normally.
 T display frame: Display in real time the highest temperature value (TH), the lowest
temperature value (TL) of the reagent in all digestion vessels and the program setting
temperature value (TSet).
 P display frame: Display in real time the highest pressure value (PH), the lowest pressure
value (PL) of the reagent in all digestion vessels and the program setting pressure value
(PSet).

ii. On the left side of the Run Interface:

 Diagram of curves: The red frame is the temperature curve frame, which shows the
change of the temperature in the digestion vessel in real time. The blue frame is the
pressure curve frame, which shows the change of the pressure in the digestion vessel in
real time. The digestion time between the red curve frame and the blue curve frame is the
total time of the effective steps. The combination of charts can more easily show the
change of sample digestion.
 Microwave power progressing bar: Display the output state of microwave power in real
time.
 Working-time display: Shows the time used in each stage of run in real-time (s).
 Working-status display: Display or prompt the current condition or the fault hints in the
operation of the instrument.
 Tscan display and Pscan display: Display the temperature and pressure changes of each
digestion vessel in real-time.
iii. Click [START] button to enter the digestion process and the Working-status display
frame will in turn display: Adjusting→ Digesting→ Digesting completed, cooling

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 (buzzer sound) → waiting (buzzer sound), until then the digestion process completes.
 For the first time to enter the Run Interface, the Working-status display frame displays
with “Waiting”.
 After clicking the button of [START], the Working-status display frame displaying with
“Adjusting”.
 After “Adjusting”, the rotor positions that do not load the digestion vessels, the values of
temperature and pressure in “Tscan” and “Pscan” will display 0, and the Working-status
display frame displaying with “Digesting”.
 When the working-status enters “Digesting”, check whether the exhaust fan is ventilated
or not, if not, please check it.
 If abnormal situation occurs, the Working-status display frame will display prompts such
as “Zero Warning”, “Door Unlocked”, and so on. Please refer to the corresponding
common problems in the Help Interface.
 After “Digesting”, working-status display frame will show “Digesting completed,
cooling” with the buzzer sound (Cooling stop conditions: all vessels temperature
≤100℃ and pressure ≤0.3MPa, or cooling time reached 3000s). If digestion
 Vessel starts cooling, please don’t open the door until the working-status shows
“waiting”, and then take out the vessels to the fume hood. This can avoid accident due to
higher temperature of the outer vessels without cooling. NOTE: The temperature of the
outer vessel will be very high after digestion, please hold the cover of the outer vessel
with acid proof and heat insulation gloves while taking out the digestion vessels to
avoid getting burnt.
 Click [PROG] button to return to the Program Method Interface (non-administrator). User
can search the parameters values.
 Click [STOP] button to stop the current application procedure. Note: Please operate
carefully, because after clicking [STOP], user can’t click [START] to start digestion
again until the pressure in all loaded digestion vessels changes to zero. If user needs to
use the pause function, please press the mechanical button [ ] which is next to the
touchscreen.

Figure.18

g. Function selection interface (Administrator):

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 Figure.19

i. Click the button of [WORK] to enter the Program Method Interface.

ii. Click the button of [CALIBRATION] to enter the Calibration Interface.
iii. Click the button of [ ] to return the Login Interface

h. Program method interface (Administrator):

Figure.20

i. Administrator can edit program steps and parameters in Program Method Interface. For
examples: Pressure, Temperature, Power, Heat-time and Hold-time.
ii. Click on the [Save] button to save the current modification then click on [Apply] button
to invoke the current program and enter the Run Interface, click the button of [Esc] to
return the previous interface that is Function Selection Interface.
iii. Users can input 1-255 into “Program No.” display frame and click the button of [Load]
to load the corresponding program.
iv. Each digestion program consists of 10 working steps; each working step consists of a
heat-time step and a hold-time step. That means, each digestion program consists of 20
digestion steps, which are enough to meet all kinds of requirements of complicated
samples in the control process of digestion.
v. In the process of digestion, steps that did not set parameters or steps parameter value of
heat-time and hold-time are all “0”, the system will automatically start diagnosis and

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 regard all the following steps invalid. The instrument system runs only effective steps and
will stop in case of the invalid steps.
vi. Click the parameter in the display frame, edit or modify it by using the “editing
keyboard”. For example, click the program No. display frame, the background color
become blue. When clicked, the background recovers as before and there is a black
cursor on the right of the display frame. Input the new program No. value using the
“editing keyboard”, the new program No. value will show blue and on the right side of
the display frame, click [←] to delete the recent input value, click [×] to cancel the
modified editor, click [√] to replace the original black value with the blue value, and the
blue value will be saved as black.
vii. Pressure setting range is 0~60Bar; Temperature setting range is 50-250 °C. Time setting
range is 0~9999s; Power setting range is 0~1000W. All parameters should not exceed the
setting range. Otherwise, the button of [√] is invalid and all the values cannot be saved,
and user has to edit input value again.

i. Calibration interface (Administrator):

Figure.21

i. Click [CALIBRATION] button on the Function Selection Interface to enter the

instrument Calibration Interface.
ii. Click [Tutorial] to enter the interface for detail introduction of the instrument calibration
procedures.
iii. Click [Esc] to return to the Function Selection Interface.

 Calibration procedure:

i. Assemble one set of vessels (no sample or liquid inside) and put on No.2 position on the
rotor, close door and press [ ].
ii. Calibrate instrument angle according to Angle Adjust instructions.
iii. Calibrate pressure in sequence according to Pressure Calibration (P-Calibration)
instructions.
iv. After finishing step b) and step c), press [ESC] to Function Selection Interface, and press
[Work] to enter Program Method Interface.
v. Set temperature and pressure verification parameters: Pressure 20Bar, Temperature
180 °C, Power 1000W, Heat-Time 300s and Hold-Time 600s.
vi. Put 10ml purified water into a clean set of vessels (TK-V100) and seal it. Run digestion

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 and after 180°C hold time, pressure inside the vessel shall be round 10Bar.
vii. Instrument calibration process is completed.

 Angle adjustment instructions:

i. Press [Refresh Pressure] on the right side of pressure monitoring frame until a smooth
signal peak appears.
ii. Check if the vertical line in the frame is in the middle of the signal peak. If yes, please go
directly to Pressure Calibration. If not, please follow below steps to do Angle Adjust.
iii. Press [ ] or [ ] on the left upper corner to adjust angle value. Press [Refresh
Pressure] again to see if the vertical line is in the middle of the signal peak or not.
iv. Repeat the steps until vertical line is in the middle of the signal peak.
v. Angle adjustment process is completed.

 P- Calibration instructions:

i. Calibration Principle: Place the same digestion vessel at the same vessel position and
cannot be interchanged; and make sure calibration sequence: P5→P2.5→P0.

 P5 calibration:

i. Select a well assembled digestion vessel as vessel A and a fixed vessel position from the
Sample Rotor as position A.
ii. put the PCR-5 into the position A and load the vessel A into the position A then close the
door. The sample rotor starts to rotate, and the calibration begins after clicking (P5 Cal)
button the signal values in the “Pressure” frame are detected.
iii. P5 Cal is completed after the Sample Rotor stops moving, and the signal values will be
updated and saved to [P5 Cal] frame automatically.
iv. The signal value range of P5 is 200±20. If the calibrated signal value is not in the range,
the alarm will be off. In this case, please re-calibrate the pressure signals according to the
calibration sequence: P5→P2.5→P0, or refer to the Help Interface of P5 Warning.

 P2.5 calibration:

i. Open the door and take out of the vessel A and the PCR-5, put the PCR-2.5 into the
position A and load the vessel A into the position A, close the door.
ii. The Sample Rotor starts to rotate, and the calibration starts after clicking [P2.5 Cal]
button, the signal values in the "Pressure" frame are detected.
iii. The P2.5 Cal is completed after the Sample Rotor stops moving, and the signal values
will be updated and saved to [P2.5 Cal] frame automatically.
iv. The difference between the corresponding values of P5 and P2.5 must be more than 20. If
the difference is smaller than 20, the alarm will be off. In this case, please re-calibrate the
pressure signals according to the calibration sequence: P5→P2.5→P0, or referring to the
Help Interface of Calibration Warning.

 P0 calibration:

i. Open the door and take out of the vessel A and the PCR-2.5, load the vessel A directly
into the position A and then close the door.

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 ii. The Sample Rotor starts to rotate and the calibration starts after clicking [P0 Cal] button.
iii. The signal values in the "Pressure" frame are detected. The P0 Cal is completed after the
Sample Rotor stops moving; the new signal values will be updated and saved to "P0 Cal"
frame automatically.
iv. The difference between the corresponding value of P2.5 and P0 must be more than 20. If
not, the alarm will be off. In this case, please re-calibrate the pressure signals according to
the calibration sequence: P5→P2.5→P0, or referring to the Help Interface of Calibration
Warning
v. Pressure Calibration finished.

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 Maintenance

i. Users should pay great attention to routine maintenance of the instrument which not only
keeps it in stable and highly efficient conditions, but also extend its service life.

a. Routine maintenance:

 For first use of the sample digestion vessels:

i. Disassemble the Sample Digestion Vessels and wash the sealing covers and inner vessel
bodies with flowing water first, and then soak them in 25% of the dilute nitric acid
(HNO3) for more than 12 hours, clean them three times with distilled water or deionized
water, then dry them naturally or at 50℃ in the special drying oven

 After daily use of digestion vessels:

1) Sample Digestion Vessels: Disassemble the Sample Digestion Vessels and wash the
sealing covers and inner vessel bodies with flowing water first, and then soak them in
20%-25% of the dilute nitric acid (HNO3). After more than 12 hours, clean them three
times with distilled water or deionized water, then dry them naturally or at 50℃ in the
special drying oven.
2) Vessel Cover assembly and the Outer Protective Vessel: Disassemble the Vessel Cover
assembly, clean the cover, signal board, lock nut, guiding rod and the outer vessel body
with flowing tap water first, and then wipe them with clean cloth or dry them naturally.
Note: The pressure component in the vessel cover assembly is a multi-structure
component, it cannot be directly washed or immersed in running water.
3) The pressure component:
i. After daily use, please clean it with a clean wet cloth.
ii. When do maintenance regularly (about 1 week) or when there is a leak removal situation,
please disassemble it by trained operators and clean it with running water.

4) Repair Tool: Please clean it according to the way of daily cleaning the sample digestion
vessel.
5) Signal Board: Please clean it in time and keep the signal monitoring surface dry and
clean.
6) Make sure the digestion vessel (sample digestion vessel, outer protective vessel), sample
rotor, auxiliary platform and inner surface of chamber are clean and dry.
7) Please use alcohol cotton swab to clean pressure and temperature monitoring sensors
slightly after each use.

 If not use for long time;

i. Pull out the power cord.
ii. Do not place the instrument in a place with vibration or temperature higher than 40℃ or
lower than -20℃ or humidity over 85%.
iii. Do not place the instrument in a place with acidic and alkaline gas.
iv. Do not place the instrument in a place with much dust.
v. Do not place the instrument in a place under direct sunshine

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Troubleshooting

Prompt Analysis
Digestion
vessel is not 1. Check whether the digestion vessel has been loaded; check
detected whether the digestion vessel is assembled correctly.
2. Refresh the pressure curve at the Calibration Interface. Check
No Digestion whether the vessel deviate the correct position, adjust the angle
vessel value and correct the vessel position.

Angle Please do instrument calibration (full calibration procedure,

Deflection first angle Adjust, then pressure calibration.

Pressure Reason: the current pressure values are not within the normal
Channel range.
Warning 1. The digestion vessel is not loaded.
2. Digestion vessel is abnormally placed (vessel bottom is not
placed the Sample Rotor fully, not take out the PCR or the vessel
position circle jumps, etc.)
Zero warning 3. The assembly of the digestion vessel is wrong.
4. Signal changes or drifts, please calibrate the pressure signal.
5. Failure of current channel board.

Fan 1 or Fan 2 Fan 1 or Fan 2 has problem, contact distributor or factory for
Warning maintenance.

Motor System
Warning The current motor angle signal value is wrong.
1. Check whether the motor is blocked.
2. The wiring of the motor or driver is loose.
Motor Warning

Temperature 1. The parameters of temperature sensor are abnormal.

System 2. The wiring of the temperature sensor is loose.
Warning 3. The main control board has fault.

Check the color of the door status indicator on the Run Interface.
Color green means the door is closed, and the gray means the door
Door Unclosed
is unclosed. If the color is gray or red, please open the door and
close it again.

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 The calibration values of P5 are beyond the normal range: 200±20.
1. The assembly of the digestion vessel is wrong, or the digestion
vessel is abnormally placed (vessel bottom is not placed the
Sample Rotor fully, not removed the PCR or the vessel position
P5 Warning circle jumps, etc.).
2. The signal values of P5 are wrong, please re-calibrate the
pressure signal.
3. The signal of signal board is weaker, please re-calibrate the
pressure signal.

Prompt Analysis

The values of parameters P5, P2.5 or P0 are not in the correct range.
1. Errors occurred during the calibration, such as alarming during
Calibration the process of calibration, etc.
Warning 2. The calibrated values of parameters P5, P2.5 or P0 are
exceptionally close to the critical state. Please re-calibrate the
instrument.

The parameters of the Program Method interface are wrong, so the

Parameters instrument is unable to work normally. Please check if the Heat-
Warning Time and the Hold-Time of step1 are 0 at the same time in the
current program method. If yes, please correct.

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 The system has detected a larger sound.
1. The digestion vessel has exploded; it is the normal protection of
the system.
Sound
2. External interference or misdetection. Please click [START]
Warning
button to make the instrument continue to work after confirming
that the digestion vessel and the instrument are in normal
condition.

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