Memmert INCO 108 User manual

OPERATING MANUAL
CO2incubators
INCO 108 INCO 108 med
INCO 153 INCO 153 med
INCO 246 INCO 246 med

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ax: [phone] / 14585
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or service enquiries, please always specify the appliance number on the nameplate (see pa
g
e
15).
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b
H + Co. KG
Ed
ition 11/2014
Subject to modifications

3
A
bou
t
t
hi
s
manual
A
bo
ut t
h
is manua
l
P
urpose an
d
tar
g
et
g
rou
p
T
his manual describes the setu
p
, function, o
p
eration and maintenance of CO
2
incu
b
at
o
rs
o
f the types INCO and INCOmed with a chamber volume of 108, 153 and 246 litres. In this
manual, the term INCO is used for INCO as well as INCOmed for the purpose of simplification.
D
istinctions are exp
l
icit
l
y pointe
d
out.
T
his manual is intended for use by the trained staff of the operator in char
g
e of operatin
g
and/or maintainin
g
the incubator. If you are asked to work on the incubator, you should read
this manual carefully before startin
g
work on the unit. Familiarise yourself with the safety
re
g
ulations. Only perform the work that is described in this manual. If there is somethin
g
you
d
on't understand, or certain information is missin
g
, ask your superior or
g
et in touch with the
manufacturer. Do not do anythin
g
without authorisation
.
Co
nt
e
nts
T
he INCO incubator is available with different fittin
g
s: as a basic model, and with six different
additional modules. The technical fittin
g
s and functional ran
g
e of the basic model and the
individual additional modules are described from pa
g
e 11.
I
f specific equipment features or functions are available only with one of the additional mod-
ul
es, t
h
is is pointe
d
out in t
h
e re
l
evant sections in t
h
is manua
l
.
D
ue to individual fittin
g
s, depictions in this manual may be different from the actual appear-
an
c
e.
O
t
h
er
d
ocuments t
h
at you must rea
d
:
Ź
f
or service and repair work (see pa
g
e
59
) – a separate service manua
l
S
tora
g
e an
d
Forwar
d
in
g
Th
is instruction manua
l
b
e
l
on
g
s wit
h
t
h
e incu
b
ator an
d
s
h
ou
ld
a
l
ways
b
e store
d
so t
h
at t
h
ose
who work on the incubator have access to it. It is the responsibility of the operator to ensure
that persons who work on or who will work on the incubator are informed as to the wherea-
bouts of this instruction manual. We recommend that it is always stored in a protected loca-
tion c
l
ose to t
h
e incu
b
ator. Ma
k
e sure t
h
at t
h
e instruction manua
l
is not
d
ama
g
e
d
b
y
h
eat or
d
amp. If the incubator is sold on or transported and then set up a
g
ain at a different location,
t
h
is instruction manua
l
must
g
o wit
h
it
.

4
C
ontent
Co
nt
e
nt
1
. Safety re
g
ulations 6
1.1 T
e
rms an
d
ic
o
ns us
ed
..........................................................................................................
6
1.2 Product safety and dan
g
ers ................................................................................................
7
1.3 Requirements of the operatin
g
personnel..........................................................................
8
1.4 Responsibility of the owner
.................................................................................................
r
8
1.5 C
h
an
g
es an
d
conversion
s
....................................................................................................
8
1.6 Behaviour in case of malfunctions and irre
g
ularitie
s
..........................................................
8
1.7 What t
o
d
o
in cas
e
o
f accid
e
nts..........................................................................................
9
1.8 Switching off incubator in an emergency
...........................................................................
y
9
2. Desi
g
n an
d
Function 1
0
2.1 Des
ig
n................................................................................................................................1
0
2.2 Funct
io
n.............................................................................................................................11
2.3 Optiona
l
extras..................................................................................................................11
2.4 Mat
e
ria
l
.
.............................................................................................................................1
3
2.5 E
l
ectrica
l
equipment
..........................................................................................................
1
3
2.
6
C
o
nn
e
ct
io
ns.......................................................................................................................1
3
2.7 Intended use
......................................................................................................................
14
2.8 EC Declaration of Conformit
y
.
...........................................................................................15
2.9 Desi
g
nation (nameplate
)
...................................................................................................15
2.1
0
Tec
h
nica
l
d
ata....................................................................................................................1
6
2.11 Am
b
i
e
nt c
o
n
d
iti
o
ns...........................................................................................................1
8
2.12 Acc
e
ss
o
ri
e
s inc
l
u
ded
..........................................................................................................1
8
3
. De
l
ivery, Transport an
d
Settin
g
Up 1
9
3
.1 Safety re
g
ulations..............................................................................................................1
9
3
.
2
Transport............................................................................................................................1
9
3.3 Delivery
..............................................................................................................................
y
1
9
3
.4
S
etup
.
.................................................................................................................................2
0
4
. Putt
i
n
g
i
nto Operat
i
on 2
2
4
.1 C
he
c
k
s
................................................................................................................................
22
4
.2 Connect
i
n
g
........................................................................................................................
22
4
.3 Oxy
g
en ca
l
i
b
ratio
n
.............................................................................................................
2
4
5. Operation an
d
contro
l
2
5
5.1 Operatin
g
personne
l
.
.........................................................................................................
2
5
5.2 Openin
g
t
h
e
d
oor ............................................................................................................
2
5
5.3 Loading the incubator
.......................................................................................................
r
2
5
5.4 Insertin
g
water tray(s
)
.......................................................................................................
26
5.5 Connect gas supply
...........................................................................................................
y
26
5.6 Switch on appliance
..........................................................................................................
e
26
5.7 Bas
i
c operat
i
on..................................................................................................................
2
7
5.8 Sett
i
n
g
parameters............................................................................................................
2
7
5.9 Operatin
g
mo
d
es...............................................................................................................2
8
5.10 Setting the operating mode
..............................................................................................2
8
5.11 Dur
i
n
g
operat
i
on...............................................................................................................
3
4
5.12 En
d
in
g
operation...............................................................................................................
3
7
6. Warnin
g
messa
g
es and malfunctions 3
8
6.1 Warn
i
n
g
messa
g
e
s
............................................................................................................
38
6.2 System/app
l
iance errors ....................................................................................................
39
6.3 Power failure
......................................................................................................................
e
42

5
C
ontent
7. Advanc
e
d functi
o
ns 4
3
7.1 Pr
i
nt
e
r
...............................................................................................................................
43
7.2 Basic appliance settin
g
s (Setup)
........................................................................................
43
7.3 Temperature mon
i
tor
i
n
g
..................................................................................................
4
5
7.4 Steri
l
isation c
h
ipcar
d
.........................................................................................................
49
7.5 User ID card (optionally available as an accessory
)
...........................................................
50
7.
6
Ca
l
i
b
rati
o
n.........................................................................................................................
50
7.7 C
o
mmunicati
o
n int
e
rfac
es
................................................................................................
5
5
7.8 Log memory
......................................................................................................................
y
58
8
. Maintenance an
d
Servicin
g
5
9
8
.1 C
l
eanin
g
.............................................................................................................................
59
8
.2 Re
g
ular maintenanc
e
.........................................................................................................
59
8.3 Adjusting door
...................................................................................................................
r
60
8.4 Repairs and Service
............................................................................................................
e
60
9. Stora
g
e an
d
Disposa
l
6
1
9.1 Storage
..............................................................................................................................
e
6
1
9.2 Disposa
l
.............................................................................................................................
6
1
I
n
de
x
6
2

6
S
afety regulations
1.
Safety re
g
ulations
1.1
Te
rms an
d
ic
o
ns us
ed
I
n this manual, certain common terms and icons are used to warn you of dan
g
ers or to
g
ive
you notes that are important in avoidin
g
injury or dama
g
e. Observe and follow these notes
an
d
re
g
u
l
ations to avoi
d
acci
d
ents an
d
d
ama
g
e. T
h
ese terms an
d
icons are exp
l
aine
d
b
e
l
ow.
1.1.1
Te
rms us
ed
"Warn
i
ng
"
is always used whenever you or somebody else could be injured if you do
n
ot observe the accompanyin
g
safety re
g
ulation
.
"
C
aution
"
is used for information that is important for avoidin
g
dama
g
e
.
1.1.2
I
c
o
ns us
ed
Prohibited sign (forbidding an action)
Do
n
o
t ti
l
t
app
l
ianc
e
D
o not lift appliance
Warning icons (warning of a danger)
D
an
g
er of
ele
ctrica
l
s
ho
c
k
E
xp
l
osive
atmosp
h
er
e
D
an
g
er of frost
-
b
ite/co
ld
b
urns
Warnin
g
of
g
as
b
o
ttl
e
sheat/hot surface
s
Ga
s
Regulation signs (stipulate an action)
D
isc
o
nn
e
ct t
he
mains p
l
u
g
Wear
gl
oves Wear safety
shoe
s
Ob
serve
inf
o
rmati
o
n in
s
eparate manua
l
T
w
o
o
r m
o
r
e
persons require
d
Other icons
I
nf
o
rmati
o
n
o
n
f
irst ai
d
F
irst Ai
d
:
Ri
nse eyes out
I
mportant or
u
s
e
ful additi
o
n-
al inf
o
rmati
on

7
S
afety regulations
1.2
P
roduct safety and
d
an
g
er
s
I
ncubators of the INCO type are technically well-developed, manufactured usin
g
hi
g
h-quality
materials and tested for many hours in the factory. They contain the latest technolo
g
y and
c
omply with reco
g
nised technical safety re
g
ulations. But there are still dan
g
ers involved, even
w
h
en t
h
e app
l
iance is use
d
as inten
d
e
d
. T
h
ese
d
an
g
ers are
d
escri
b
e
d
b
e
l
ow.
W
arning
!
A
fter removing covers, live parts may be exposed. You may receive
an electric shock if you touch these parts. Disconnect the mains plug
b
efore removing any covers. Any work inside the unit may only be
p
erformed by qualified electricians.
W
arning
!
W
hen loading the chamber with an unsuitable load, poisonous or
explosive vapours or gases may be produced. This could cause the
chamber to explode, and people could be badly injured or poisoned.
The chamber may only be loaded with materials/test objects which
d
o not form any poisonous or explosive vapours when heated up
(
see also Chapter 2.7 In
te
nd
e
d u
se
on page 14).
W
arn
i
ng
!
D
anger of suffocation. In high concentrations, CO
2
an
d
N
2
c
an
h
av
e
a suffocating effect. In normal operation, the incubator gives off
s
mall amounts of
CO
2
and – if equipped with the O
2
mo
d
u
le
– N
2
t
o i
ts
e
nvironm
e
n
t
. You
s
hould
t
h
e
r
e
for
e
e
n
s
ur
e
t
ha
t
t
h
e
room in
which it is installed is properly ventilated. If a gas bottle is not con-
n
ecte
d
, or
i
s empty, a
l
ways c
l
ose t
h
e stop va
l
ve or pressure re
d
ucer
on
the
b
o
ttle
.
W
arn
i
ng
!
H
igh concentrations of CO
2
c
an
c
au
se
c
old burn
s
or fro
st
bi
te
. Avoid
contact w
i
t
h
CO
2
gas to t
h
e eyes an
d
s
ki
n.
W
arn
i
ng
!
CO
2
gas
b
ott
l
es may
b
urst or exp
l
o
d
e at
hi
g
h
temperature. Do not
use naked flames in the vicinity of the gas bottles. Store gas bottles
at lower than 5
0
°
C
in a well-ventilated location. Prevent water from
p
enetrating, as well as backflow into the gas bottles. It is essential
that you read the safety notes and regulations of the gas suppliers.
CO
2
an
d
N
2
are not dan
g
erous substances in terms of the German Ordinance on Hazardous
Substances (GefStoffV). You should nevertheless familiarise yourself with the applicable safety
re
g
u
l
ations prior to
h
an
dl
in
g
suc
h
g
as
b
ott
l
es
.

8
S
afety regulations
1.
3
R
equirements of the
o
peratin
g
personne
l
T
he incubator may only be operated and maintained by persons who are of le
g
al a
g
e, and
who have received instructions for the incubator. Personnel who are to be trained
,
instructed
o
r w
h
o are un
d
er
g
oin
g
g
enera
l
trainin
g
may on
l
y
b
e active on t
h
e incu
b
ator un
d
er t
h
e con
-
tinuous supervision of an experienced person.
T
he incubator may only be transported by persons (fork-lift truck, manual pallet jack), who are
trained for this work and who know the correspondin
g
safety re
g
ulations
.
R
epairs may only be performed by qualified electricians. In this case the re
g
ulations in the
s
eparate service manua
l
must
b
e o
b
serve
d
.
1.4
R
esponsibility of the owner
T
h
e
o
wn
e
r
o
f th
e
incubat
o
r
Ź
is responsible for the flawless condition of the incubator and for the incubator bein
g
oper-
ated in accordance with its intended use (see pa
g
e
14
);
Ź
is responsible for ensurin
g
that persons who are to operate or service the incubator are
q
ualified to do this, have received instructions about the incubator and are familiar with
t
his operatin
g
manual
;
Ź
m
ust
k
now a
b
out t
h
e app
l
ica
bl
e re
g
u
l
ations, requirements an
d
wor
k
protection re
g
u
l
a-
t
ions, and train staff acordin
g
ly
;
Ź
is responsible for ensurin
g
that unauthorised persons have no access to the incubator
;
Ź
is responsible for ensurin
g
that the maintenance plan is adhered to and that maintenance
and repair work is properly carried out (see pa
g
e
59
);
Ź
e
nsures, for example throu
g
h correspondin
g
instructions and inspections, that the incuba
-
t
or an
d
its surroun
d
in
g
s are
k
ept c
l
ean an
d
ti
d
y;
Ź
is responsible for ensurin
g
that personal protective clothin
g
is worn by operatin
g
person-
n
el, e.
g
. work clothes, safety shoes, protective
g
loves.
1.5
Ch
an
g
es an
d
c
o
nv
e
rs
io
n
s
N
o independent conversions or alterations may be made to the incubator. No parts may be
added or inserted which have not been approved by the manufacturer.
I
ndependent conversions or alterations result in the EC declaration of conformity (see pa
g
e
15) losin
g
its validity, and the incubator may no lon
g
er be operated.
T
he manufaturer is not liable for any dama
g
e, dan
g
er or injuries that result from independent
c
onversions or alterations, or from non-observation of the re
g
ulations in this manual
.
1.
6
Be
havi
o
ur in cas
e
o
f malfuncti
o
ns and irre
g
u
l
aritie
s
T
he incubator may only be used when in a flawless condition. If you as the operator notice
irre
g
ularities, malfunctions or dama
g
e, immediately put the incubator out of service (see
Ch
apter 1.
8
) and inform your superiors.
Y
ou can find information on eliminatin
g
malfunctions from pa
g
e
38
.

9
S
afety regulations
1.7
What t
o
d
o
in cas
e
o
f acci
de
nts
1.
K
eep ca
l
m. Act reso
l
ute
l
y an
d
wit
h
consi
d
eration. Pay attention to your own
s
afety.
2
. Switch off the incubator and close the valves on the
g
as bottle.
3
.
C
a
ll
a
do
ct
o
r.
4
.
I
nitiate first aid measures. If available: Call a trained first aid helper.
In cas
e
of contact wit
h
CO
2
2
to the eyes and skin:
y
R
inse eyes out with water for at least 15 minutes. With cold burns, rinse with water
fo
r at l
e
ast 15 minut
e
s. C
o
v
e
r
o
v
e
r in a st
e
ril
e
mann
e
r. Call a d
o
ct
o
r.
Inhaling CO
g
2
2
or N
2
2
N
:
H
i
g
h concentrations can cause suffocation. Symptoms may include a loss of mobility and
c
onsciousness. The victim is not aware of suffocatin
g.
L
ow concentrations of C
O
2
can cause acce
l
erate
d
b
reat
h
in
g
an
d
h
ea
d
ac
h
es
.
A
nyone affected should breathe fresh air, usin
g
a breathin
g
device independent of recircu-
latin
g
air. Keep the person warm and calm. Call a doctor. In case of respiratory arrest, use
artificial respiration
.
If gas is escaping:
gpg
L
eave the room immediately, warn others and ventilate the room. If you re-enter the room,
u
se an autonomous breathin
g
device (independent of ambient air) if it has not been estab-
l
is
h
e
d
t
h
at t
h
e atmosp
h
ere is
h
arm
l
ess.
1.
8
Switchin
g
off incubator in an
e
m
e
r
gen
c
y
Ź
P
ush main switch on front side of appliance
(
Fig
. 1).
Ź
Cl
ose t
h
e va
l
ves on t
h
e
g
as
b
ott
l
e.
F
ig
. 1 Switc
h
off incu
b
ator
by
pressing the main switch
g
y

1
0
D
esign and Functio
n
2.
Desi
g
n an
d
Functio
n
2
.1 Des
ign
4
1
2
3
14
13
11
12
9
10
8
7
6
5
18
17
16
15
F
i
g. 2 Design of INCO incubators
1
Controller/control panel (see page
27
)
7
2
Set key
3
Push/turn control
y
4
C
onn
e
ctions on t
he
r
e
ar of t
he
ov
e
n
(
see page
13
)
3
5
Heating ri
b
s (see page
11
)
6
Pt100 temperature sensors
7
Humidity sensor
p
8
Gl
a
ss
d
oor
y
9
Ch
am
be
r s
e
a
l
10
Sliding shelf
1
1
D
oor s
e
a
l
g
1
2
Ventilator/inlet opening
13
Heating ribs
1
4
Adjustable feet
g
g
15
Nameplate (beneath door, see page
j
15
)
5
16
Door knob (see page
p
p
25
)
5
17
Doo
r
18
C
h
ip car
d
rea
d
er