3 Operation of the Instrument
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3.1
General Information
NOTE
• Prior to operation of the instrument carefully
read the chapter »Important Information« and
»Technical Specifications«.
• Prior to first use of the RCS
Microbial Air Sampler it is recommended to fully
charge the integrated battery (see chapter 2.2).
• The instrument is non sterile upon delivery. If
the instrument is used in aseptic environments
please follow the recommendations for steriliza
tion/decontamination (see chapter 4.2).
• For delivery the RCS
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High Flow Touch Microbi
al Air Sampler is set to a »sleep« mode. With
the first activation of the software the expira
tion for the rotor calibration is set to 365 days
(one year).
3.2
When switching on the RCS
Microbial Air Sampler the initialization is indicated
by the Logo M. Then, the Main Menu is displayed.
The Main Menu allows for the selection of an
appropriate air sample volume and the start of the
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High Flow Touch
air sampling procedure. The Main Menu also allows
for visual control of the battery status and user
defined settings for air sampling.
The Main Menu is subdivided into three information
areas and a navigation area (from top to bottom):
Structure of the Main Menu
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High Flow Touch
1 Status bar: To the left, the battery status
and the number of remaining measurements
as per selected volume is displayed. To the
right, the active menu is indicated by the
corresponding icon.
2 Navigation area: From left to right with the
icons for »Setting Menu«, »back to main
menu/abort«, and »one step back«
3 Selection of the sample volume by using the
arrows
4 Date (left, dd.mm.yyyy) and Time (right)
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