Binder ULTRA.Guard UF V 500 User manual

Version 09/2018 Art. No. 7001-0374
Operating Manual
Translation of the Original Operating Manual
ULTRA.Guard™
Ultra Low Temperature Freezers UF V (E3)
with RD4 Controller
Model
Model version
Art. No.
Voltage
UF V
UF V 500
UFV500-230V
9020-0347, 9120-0347
230 V
UF V 700
UFV700-230V
9020-0348, 9120-0348
230 V
BINDER GmbH
Address: Post office box 102, 78502 Tuttlingen, Germany Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Internet: http://www.binder-world.com
E-mail: [e-mail] Service Hotline: [phone]
Service Fax: [phone] Service E-Mail: [e-mail]
Service Hotline USA: [phone] or [phone] x3
Service Hotline Asia Pacific: [phone] or [phone]
Service Hotline Russia and CIS: [phone]

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Contents
1. SAFETY..................................................................................................................6
1.1 Legal considerations ...........................................................................................................................6
1.2 Structure of the safety instructions......................................................................................................6
1.2.1 Signal word panel......................................................................................................................7
1.2.2 Safety alert symbol ....................................................................................................................7
1.2.3 Pictograms.................................................................................................................................8
1.2.4 Word message panel structure .................................................................................................8
1.3 Localization / position of safety labels at the chamber........................................................................9
1.4 Type plate..........................................................................................................................................10
1.5 General safety instructions on installing and operating the chamber................................................11
1.6 Intended use......................................................................................................................................13
1.7 Operating instructions .......................................................................................................................13
1.8 Measures to prevent accidents .........................................................................................................14
2. CHAMBER DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................15
2.1 Chamber overview ............................................................................................................................17
2.2 Door lock and controller housing.......................................................................................................19
2.2.1 Operating the NumPad (option “Door access system”)...........................................................20
2.2.2 Operating the electromechanical door locking (option “Door access system”).......................20
2.3 Main power switch.............................................................................................................................21
2.4 Chamber rear....................................................................................................................................22
2.5 Doors.................................................................................................................................................23
2.5.1 Outer door................................................................................................................................23
2.5.2 Compartment doors.................................................................................................................23
2.6 Drain well for condensate during defrosting (option).........................................................................24
3. COMPLETENESS OF DELIVERY, TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, AND
INSTALLATION....................................................................................................25
3.1 Unpacking, and checking equipment and completeness of delivery.................................................25
3.2 Guidelines for safe lifting and transportation.....................................................................................26
3.2.1 Moving the freezer inside a building........................................................................................26
3.2.2 Transport outside a building ....................................................................................................27
3.3 Storage..............................................................................................................................................28
3.4 Location of installation and ambient conditions.................................................................................28
4. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS................................................................30
4.1 Operating instructions .......................................................................................................................30
4.2 Spacers for rear wall distance...........................................................................................................30
4.3 Adjustable shelves ............................................................................................................................31
4.4 Connections of cooling water for chambers with water cooling (option)...........................................33
4.4.1 Connection of cooling water outlet for water cooling...............................................................33
4.4.2 Connection of cooling water inlet for water cooling .................................................................34
4.4.3 Connection kit for cooling water ..............................................................................................34
4.5 Electrical connection .........................................................................................................................36
4.6 Advanced voltage booster (option)....................................................................................................36
5. FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE RD4 CHAMBER CONTROLLER ...............37
5.1 Menu structure of the controller and access levels...........................................................................38
6. START UP............................................................................................................39
6.1 Preset factory parameters.................................................................................................................39
6.2 Behavior after turning on the chamber..............................................................................................39
7. TEMPERATURE SET-POINT ENTRY..................................................................40

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8. PLACING SAMPLES IN STORAGE IN THE FREEZER......................................41
9. SETTING SPECIAL CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS ..............................................42
10. PASSWORD.........................................................................................................43
10.1 Password request..............................................................................................................................43
10.2 Assign and modify a password..........................................................................................................43
10.2.1 Assign and modify the User password ....................................................................................44
10.2.2 Assign and modify the Admin password..................................................................................44
10.3 Performance during and after power failure and shut down .............................................................45
11. SAFETY CONTROLLER (TEMPERATURE SAFETY DEVICE) ..........................45
11.1 Setting the safety controller mode.....................................................................................................46
11.2 Setting the safety controller value .....................................................................................................46
11.3 Message and measures in the state of alarm...................................................................................47
11.4 Function check..................................................................................................................................47
12. GENERAL CONTROLLER SETTINGS................................................................48
12.1 Selecting the controller’s menu language .........................................................................................48
12.2 Selecting the temperature unit ..........................................................................................................48
12.3 Setting the current date.....................................................................................................................49
12.4 Setting the current time.....................................................................................................................50
12.5 Function “Language selection at restart”...........................................................................................50
12.6 Setting the chamber address ............................................................................................................51
12.7 Display brightness.............................................................................................................................51
13. TOLERANCE RANGE AND ALARM DELAY SETTINGS....................................52
13.1 Setting the delay time for door open alarm .......................................................................................52
13.2 Setting the delay time for tolerance range alarm...............................................................................52
13.3 Setting the temperature tolerance range...........................................................................................53
14. ALARM FUNCTIONS ...........................................................................................54
14.1 Alarm messages ...............................................................................................................................54
14.2 Information messages.......................................................................................................................56
14.3 Activating / deactivating the audible alarm (alarm buzzer)................................................................56
14.4 Required actions in case of an alarm................................................................................................57
14.4.1 Safety controller temperature alarm ........................................................................................57
14.4.2 Temperature tolerance range alarm (too high and too low temperature)................................57
14.4.3 Door open alarm......................................................................................................................58
14.4.4 Power failure alarm (chamber with option “battery-buffered alarm system”)...........................58
14.4.5 Messages on the battery management system (chamber with option “battery-buffered alarm
system”)..................................................................................................................................59
14.4.6 Messages referring to temperature sensor failure...................................................................60
14.4.7 Messages referring to CO2emergency cooling (option CO2emergency cooling)...................61
14.5 Zero-voltage relay alarm output ........................................................................................................62
15. ETHERNET NETWORK SETTINGS....................................................................63
15.1 Showing the network settings............................................................................................................63
15.1.1 Showing the chamber‘s MAC address ....................................................................................63
15.1.2 Showing the IP address...........................................................................................................64
15.1.3 Showing the subnet mask .......................................................................................................64
15.1.4 Showing the standard gateway................................................................................................64
15.1.5 Showing the DNS server address............................................................................................65
15.1.6 Showing the DNS chamber name ...........................................................................................65
15.2 Changing the configuration of the network settings ..........................................................................65
15.2.1 Selecting the type of IP address assignment (automatic / manual) ........................................66
15.2.2 Selecting the type of assignment of the DNS server address (automatic / manual)...............66

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15.2.3 Assigning the IP address.........................................................................................................66
15.2.4 Setting the subnet mask..........................................................................................................67
15.2.5 Setting the standard gateway..................................................................................................68
15.2.6 Assigning the DNS server address..........................................................................................68
16. ACCESS CODES (OPTION “DOOR ACCESS SYSTEM”) .................................69
16.1 Assigning the access codes..............................................................................................................69
16.2 Opening the chamber door with the access code.............................................................................70
17. DATA RECORDER...............................................................................................71
17.1 Recorded data...................................................................................................................................71
17.2 Storage capacity................................................................................................................................71
17.3 Setting the storage rate for the “DL1” recorder data .........................................................................72
17.4 Deleting the data recorder.................................................................................................................72
18. USB-MENU: DATA TRANSFER VIA USB INTERFACE......................................73
18.1 Connecting the USB stick..................................................................................................................73
18.2 Import function ..................................................................................................................................73
18.3 Export functions.................................................................................................................................74
18.4 Ongoing data transfer........................................................................................................................74
18.5 Error during data transmission..........................................................................................................75
18.6 Removing the USB stick ...................................................................................................................75
19. BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (OPTION “BATTERY-BUFFERED ALARM
SYSTEM”)............................................................................................................75
19.1 Battery present..................................................................................................................................75
19.2 Charging voltage...............................................................................................................................76
20. SETTING AND ACTIVATING THE SERVICE SETPOINT ...................................76
20.1 Setting the service setpoint ...............................................................................................................76
20.2 Activating the service setpoint...........................................................................................................77
21. CO2EMERGENCY COOLING (OPTION) ............................................................78
21.1 Connecting and exchanging the pressurized CO2cylinder...............................................................79
21.2 Operating the CO2emergency cooling system .................................................................................81
21.3 Settings on the chamber controller ...................................................................................................83
21.3.1 Setting the CO2emergency cooling temperature setpoint.......................................................83
21.3.2 Activating the CO2emergency cooling....................................................................................83
21.3.3 Test run of the CO2emergency cooling ..................................................................................84
22. DATA MONITORING AND RECORDING ............................................................85
22.1 Ethernet interface..............................................................................................................................85
22.2 Communication software APT-COM™ 3 DataControlSystem (option).............................................85
22.3 Analog output for temperature (option) .............................................................................................85
22.4 Data logger kit (option)......................................................................................................................85
23. CHAMBER INVENTORY: STORAGE RACK SYSTEMS AND CRYO BOXES
(OPTION)..............................................................................................................86
23.1 Storage rack systems with or without cryo boxes .............................................................................86
23.2 Cryo boxes ........................................................................................................................................86
24. MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, AND SERVICE.....................................................87
24.1 Maintenance intervals, service..........................................................................................................87
24.2 Service Reminder..............................................................................................................................88
24.3 Cleaning and decontamination..........................................................................................................88
24.3.1 Cleaning...................................................................................................................................88
24.3.2 Decontamination......................................................................................................................90

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24.4 Maintenance work by the customer...................................................................................................92
24.4.1 Checking and cleaning / replacing the condenser air filter......................................................92
24.4.2 Cleaning the condenser...........................................................................................................93
24.4.3 De-icing and defrosting............................................................................................................93
24.5 Sending the chamber back to BINDER GmbH .................................................................................94
25. DISPOSAL............................................................................................................94
25.1 Disposal of the transport packing......................................................................................................94
25.2 Decommissioning..............................................................................................................................95
25.3 Disposal of the chamber in the Federal Republic of Germany..........................................................95
25.4 Disposal of the chamber in the member states of the EU except for the Federal Republic of
Germany............................................................................................................................................96
25.5 Disposal of the chamber in non-member states of the EU ...............................................................97
26. TROUBLESHOOTING .........................................................................................98
27. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION..............................................................................100
27.1 Factory calibration and adjustment .................................................................................................100
27.2 Over current protection....................................................................................................................100
27.3 Battery replacement (option “battery-buffered alarm system”)........................................................100
27.4 Technical data.................................................................................................................................101
27.5 Equipment and options (extract) .....................................................................................................103
27.6 Optional equipment, accessories and spare parts (extract)............................................................104
27.7 Dimensions UF V 500 (E3) .............................................................................................................106
27.8 Dimensions UF V 700 (E3) .............................................................................................................107
28. CERTIFICATES AND DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY.............................108
28.1 EU Declaration of Conformity..........................................................................................................108
29. PRODUCT REGISTRATION ..............................................................................110
30. CONTAMINATION CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE..............................................111
30.1 For chambers located outside the USA and Canada......................................................................111
30.2 For chambers in the USA and Canada...........................................................................................114