
CAUTIONS
OIfthetemperaturecontrolissetforbelow5°C,
theincubatorcouldfrostup.Ifthecoolerisob-
structedbytheaccumulationoffrost,itscool-
ingcapacitywillbeaffectedandtherewill
be.ariseintemperature.Checkforfrostaccumu-
lationperiodicallythroughtheobservationwin-
dow.Ifanexcessiveamountoffrosthasaccumu-
lated,defrost.Anymaterialhighinwatercon-
tentthatiskeptintheincubatorwillcontribute
totheaccumulationoffrost.Thedefroster,how-
ever,cannotbeactuatedunlesstheinsidetempera-
tureisbelow-5°C.
©Anyheatloadplacedintheunitandswitchedon
cancausea deviationoftheinsidetemperature
fromthesetvalue.Ifthisisthecase,measure
theinsidetemperaturewitha precisionthermo-
meterplacedinthecenterofthecavityand
adjustthetemperaturecontroldialaccordingly.
©Thespaceinthecabinetiscooledbytheforced
circulationofchilledair.Itisimportantthat
theairintakeandexhaustportsnotbeobstruct-
edinanyway.Careshouldbetakentoseethat
foreignmatterdoesn'tentertheunitthrough
theports.Thiscouldcausea temperaturedevia-
tionfromthesetvalue.
OForsometimeaftertheunithasbeenstarted
orwhenthetemperatureisfairlyhigh,thecabi-
netwallsmayheatup.Thisdoesn'tindicatea
malfunction.Itindicatesthatthecondensation
preventative/powereconomyfunctionisper-
formingsatisfactorily.Hotgasesarepipedfrom
themotorcompressoralongthefrontedgesof
thecabinettopreventcondensation.
0Ifdewaccumulatesonthefrontglassortheouter
surfaceoftheframe,wipeitoffwitha softcloth.
OWhenitisdesiredtoplaceaninstrumentre-
quiringa measuringcableandpowercordinthe
cabinet,thecableandcordcanbeledthrough
theaccessholeprovidedontheleftsidewallof
thecabinet.AfterinstaËation,a rubberplug
shouldbeprovidedasaninsulationdevice.Fail-
uretousea rubberplugcaninterferewiththe
properloweringoftemperatureandleadtocon-
densationontheoutsideofthehole.
Theacceptableambienttemperaturerange
forthisincubatoris-10°C~ +35C.
0Whenreplacingtheglassprotectionplate,work
carefullysinceitcanbebrokenordamagedif
subjectedtoexcessiveforce.Thereplacement
procedurecanbefoundundertheheading"Care
andMaintenance."(MIR152,MIR252only)
©Twocontrolmethodsareavailablefortheunit:
PIDcontrolWhenthetemperatureissetabout
15°Chigherthantheambienttemperature.
Thereislittletemperaturecycle.
ON-OFFcontrolWhenthesettemperatureis
nothigherthantheambienttemperatureby
about15°C,insidetemperaturerangeisabout
2°C,resultingfromcyclerunning.
©Forthemethodofsettingthehigh/lowtempera-
turealarm,pleaserefertoprocedure underthe
head"OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS."Anerro-
neoussettingofeitheralarmcanresultina tem-
peraturecontrolerror.
(DCheckthesetvalueinthecaseofpoweroffor
powerfailure.Ifthesetvaluehasbeenchanged,
thereispossibilitytogivea damagetocontents.
INSTALLATIONSITE
QTheunitshouldnotbeexposedtodirectsun-
light.Iftheunitisinstalledindirectsunlight
apropersunshadeorshieldshouldbeprovided.
©Adequateventilationisnecessary.A spaceof,at
least,10cmshouldbeprovidedbehindtheunit.
Poorventilationcaninterferewithproper
cooling.
OInstallationshouldbedoneona solidandlevel
surface.Installationona solidandlevelsurface
ensuresagainstabnormalvibrationandnoise.
OTheunitshouldnotbeinstalledina damparea
orneara sinkorfaucet.
0Theunitshouldbekeptawayfromheatsources
suchasa stoveorheater.
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