Integra VIAFLO User manual

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Quick Start Guide VIAFLO/VOYAGER Electronic Pipettes
This quick start guide is intended to provide a quick overview of your pipette’s key
features and to offer basic instructions for getting started. For detailed information,
please refer to the latest operating instructions that can be found at www.integra-
biosciences.com in different languages.
Intended use
This is a general-purpose laboratory instrument for use in research only. VIAFLO/VOYAGER
Electronic Pipettes are used for aspirating and dispensing aqueous liquids in the volume range of
0.5 –5000 μl using GRIPTIPS® pipette tips only, see www.integra-biosciences.com.
Safety information
Regardless of the listed safety notes, all locally applicable regulations must be observed.
1) This product may only be operated in a secure, protected network with trustworthy clients.
2) The pipette may only be used by properly trained personnel in a manner specified by INTEGRA
Biosciences.
3) Use only an INTEGRA battery and charging device.
4) Do not expose the battery to heat over 60 °C or mechanical stress.
5) Replace battery if the charging intervals are unusually short or if the charging takes much
longer than 4 hours.
6) Do not use or charge the instrument near flammable material or in an atmosphere with danger
of explosion.
7) Servicing work and repairs may only be performed by INTEGRA Biosciences or an authorized
after-sales service member.
Battery charge
Charge the battery completely before first use.
The supply voltage must meet the requirements of the mains
adapter: 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.
Low battery Recharging battery Fully charged battery
~ 2.5 h
Blinking red
Blinking bars
Three solid bars
Getting Started
1. Battery charge indicator
2. Back button, to navigate backward
3. Touch wheel, spin to scroll the cursor
4. OK button, to make a selection
5. Arrow buttons, for selections and
tip spacing (VOYAGER only)
6. Purge button, to empty tips
7. RUN button, to start operations
8. Tip Ejector
Turn on:
Press and release RUN.
Turn off:
Press and hold the Back button for 3 seconds.

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Language selection
From the Main Menu, use the touch wheel to scroll to the Toolbox and press OK. Use the “Language”
option to select the desired language.
Attaching GRIPTIPS
Press the pipette into the GRIPTIPS of the appropriate size until you hear and feel a click indicating
that a seal has been achieved. When loading GRIPTIPS using a multichannel pipette, slowly rock
the pipette from one side to the other side to ensure the proper seal is achieved.
Selecting a pipetting mode
With your electronic pipette, you have the choice of building protocols by selecting from a menu of
predefined programming modes, or you can create custom multi-stepped protocols.
Pipetting mode
Description
Pipet
Liquid transfers when aspirate and dispense volumes are equal.
Repeat Dispense
Dispense multiple aliquots of the same volume.
Sample Dilute
Aspirate two liquids divided by an air gap, followed by dispense.
Pipet/Mix
Multiple mixing by aspiration and dispensing of defined volume.
Manual Pipet
Control the aspiration and dispensing up to the set volume.
Reverse Pipet
Liquid transfers of viscous or high vapor pressure liquids.
Variable Dispense
Dispense multiple aliquots of different volumes.
Multi Aspirate
Aspirate multiple aliquots of different volumes.
Sample Dilute/Mix
Aspirate two liquids divided by an air gap, followed by dispense and mix.
Serial Dilution
Aspirate a transfer volume followed by dispense and mix sequences.
Custom
Allows to create and store of up to 40 multi-stepped pipetting protocols.
From the Main Menu, use the touch wheel to scroll to your desired function-
based programming mode. Press OK to enter the mode and to start defining
parameters.
Setting/changing variables
Scroll to Edit and
press OK.
A list of editable steps is
displayed.
Select a step and press OK.
Use the touch wheel to set the
value and press OK.
Press to save your settings.
Pipette’s toolbox
The Toolbox provides a variety of options, as setting personal preferences like the touch wheel spin
sensitivity, calibration, computer connectivity and device information.

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Running a program
Insert the GRIPTIPS into the liquid to be transferred. Press and release RUN
to aspirate the volume selected in the first step (marked with a triangle on the
Run screen).
Your pipette will prompt you to press RUN at each successive step.
Two step blowout
During aspiration, the piston of your electronic pipette moves up (1).
During dispensing, the piston returns to the initial position (0). During the last
dispense of a program, it automatically moves further down (2) and blows the
remaining liquid from the tip (Blowout).
When the piston returns to the initial position (0), a small amount of air is
aspirated, provided the tip is no longer immersed in the liquid (Blowin).
Note: Manually delay the blowin by holding RUN pressed during the last dispense. Remove the
tips from the vessel and release RUN to start blowin.
Tip spacing (VOYAGER only)
In each pipetting mode, the available tip spacing positions are displayed at
the bottom of the screen. The current position is highlighted.
At any program step press or to move the tip position to the next spacing.
To modify the tip spacing positions, go to the “Tip Spacing” menu,
accessible from the main menu of the pipette or within every pipetting mode.
Select the positions to be changed (first, middle, last) and press OK. Use 
and to move the tips to the desired position, click OK and then Save .
Equipment Disposal
Electronic pipettes must not be disposed of with unsorted municipal waste.
Dispose of electronic pipettes in accordance with the laws and regulations in your area
governing disposal of devices.
In certain regions and countries, e.g. in EU member states, the distributor is obliged to
take back this product free of charge at the end of life. Please contact your local
distributor for more details.
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Manufacturer and customer service
INTEGRA Biosciences AG
Tardisstrasse 201
CH-7205 Zizers, Switzerland
INTEGRA Biosciences Corp.
22 Friars Drive
Hudson, NH 03051, USA
Find your local representative:
www.integra-biosciences.com
[e-mail]
Direct sales country
Telephone
Mail
China
[phone]
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Denmark, Sweden
[phone]
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France
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Germany, Austria
[phone]
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Japan
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United States, Canada
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Declaration of conformity
INTEGRA Biosciences AG – 7205 Zizers, Switzerland
declares on its own responsibility that the devices
Description
Models
VIAFLO Pipettes
4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4621, 4622, 4623, 4624,
4626, 4631, 4632, 4633, 4634, 4636, 4641, 4642, 4646
VOYAGER Pipettes
4721, 4722, 4723, 4724, 4726, 4731, 4732, 4736, 4743, 4744,
4763, 4764
Accessories
4200, 4205, 4210, 4211, 4215, 3215, 3216, 3217, 3218, 4221
comply with:
EU Directives and Regulations
2014/35/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2012/19/EC, 2011/65/EC, 2006/66/EC, 1907/2006, 1103/2010
GBR Regulations
S.I. 2016/1101, S.I. 2016/1091, S.I: 2008/2164, S.I. 2013/3113, S.I. 2012/3032
For detailed, signed CE declaration with regulations of other countries, please refer to the
operating instructions.