Swan Analytical Instruments Chematest 30 User manual

Chematest 30
Version 1.00 and higher
A-96.730.101 / 100519
Operator’s Manual

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Title: Chematest 30 Operator’s Manual
ID: A-96.730.101
Revision Issue
00 November 2018 First edition

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Table of Contents
1. Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1. Instrument Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2. Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3. Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1. Select language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2. Set time and date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.3. Optional: Activate expert mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.4. Optional: Set up user and/or ID list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.5. Optional: Set up a fixed quick start list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.6. Further settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. Measuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.1. Basic Rules for Photometric Determinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2. How To Use Reagents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3. Notes on Individual Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.4. Performing a Photometric Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.5. Automatic Shutoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5. Recalling Stored Measurement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6. Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.1. Photometer Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.2. Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.3. Setting Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.1. Device Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.2. Errors During Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8. Menu Explanations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1 Data Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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9. Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.1. Reagents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9.2. Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9.3. Spare Parts and Consumables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
10. Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
10.1. List of Supported Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
10.2. Instrument Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
10.3. Scope of Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
11. Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
12. Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chematest 30
Safety Instructions
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Chematest 30 – Operator’s Manual
1. Safety Instructions
For safe instrument operation, you must read and understand the
instructions in this manual.
Warning notices
The symbols used for safety-related notices have the following
meaning:
WARNING
Severe injuries or damage to the equipment can occur if such
warnings are ignored.
Follow the prevention instructions carefully.
CAUTION
Damage to the equipment, minor injury, malfunctions or incor-
rect process can be the consequence if such warnings are ig-
nored.
Follow the prevention instructions carefully.

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Reagents
WARNING
Health hazard
For safe handling of the reagents, you must read and under-
stand the corresponding Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
These can be downloaded from www.swan.ch.
Electronics
CAUTION
Observe the following instructions during operation and when
charging the instrument:
Only charge the instrument using a standard type A USB
socket and the supplied USB cable.
Protect from heat and splash water during charging (not
IP67).
Do not expose the instrument to direct sunlight or other sourc-
es of heat, especially when charging.
CAUTION
The housing must not be opened except for the housing parts
specified in the maintenance chapter.

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Parts and Controls
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2. Parts and Controls
2.1. Instrument Overview
A
B
C
Charging socket
Cuvette adapter
Display
D
E
F
Keypad
Cuvette cap
Cuvette
A
B
C
D
E
F

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2.2. Keys
APOWER
to power on or off the instrument
BARROW UP
to move up in a menu list and to increase digits
CARROW DOWN
to move down in a menu list and to decrease digits
DEXIT
to exit a menu or command
to move back to the previous menu level
EENTER
to open a selected sub-menu
to accept an entry
A
B
C
D
E

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2.3. Display
Once the instrument has started up, the main menu is displayed.
The main menu is organized as follows:
Symbols The symbols displayed in the top right corner have the following
meaning:
A Quick start list
Provides quick access to the most important methods. By default, the
last three methods selected from the method catalogue are displayed.
The list is automatically adjusted each time a method is selected from
the method catalogue.
Alternatively, it is also possible to setup a fixed quick start list, see Initial
Setup, p. 8.
B Method catalogue
List of all available methods.
CMenu
Access to further instrument functions (e.g. display of stored measure-
ments). Detailed descriptions of all menu functions can be found in
chapter Menu Explanations, p. 23.
83%
A
B
C
Main Menu
Comb. Cl
2
1 cuv.
Free chlorine
pH Phenol red
Method Catalogue
Menu
Alarm active. See <Menu>/<Diagnostics>/<Alarms> for details.
Bluetooth activated
Battery status (remaining capacity in %)
Instrument is charging
83%

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Initial Setup
3. Initial Setup
3.1. Select language
Navigate to <Menu>/<Settings>/<Miscellaneous>/<Language>
and select the applicable language from the list.
3.2. Set time and date
Set time and date under <Menu>/<Maintenance>/<Set Time>.
3.3. Optional: Activate expert mode
The user can choose between two types of method guidance:
Expert mode inactive (default setting):
In this mode, the Chematest 30 guides the user step-by-step
through each measurement. The user has to confirm each step
before the next step is displayed.
Expert mode active:
The expert mode is intended for experienced users who are
already familiar with the respective measurement methods and
want a faster workflow. Only the most necessary information (e.g.
required reagents, reaction times) is displayed on the screen.
This setting can be changed under menu item <Menu>/<Settings>/
<Miscellaneous>/<Expert mode>.
3.4. Optional: Set up user and/or ID list
Navigate to <Menu>/<Settings>/<Identification>/<Attribute> and
select which attributes should be saved with each measurement
(none/user/ID/user and ID).
If applicable, enter the user and/or ID list under
<Menu>/<Settings>/<Identification>/<ID List> and
<Menu>/<Settings>/<Identification>/<List of Users>.