EMP-168 SERVICE MANUAL

EMP-168
Biochemical Analyzer

Service Manual

Shenzhen Emperor Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.

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Edition:
5th Jun.2007, the first edition
Copyright 2007 Shenzhen Emperor Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.

Declaration:
Copyright © ShenzhenEmperorElectronicTechnologyCo.,Ltd., 2007, reserves all proprietorship of a copyright.
EMPEROR also reserves the right of modifying products specifications and all the
information in this service manual. No prior notice will be given in case the information in
this manual has been modified.
No formal guarantees will be given by EMPEROR, including but-not-limited-in any
implied guarantees of applicability in sale and using for special purpose.
EMPEROR will not be responsible for the errors in this manual, and also not responsible
for compensating the accidents and implicative injuries which were caused by offering,
operating or using this manual.
Any part of this manual should not be copied, remade or transferred by any method or determination
before getting EMPEROR’s written permission.

Warning:
Only the engineers who are trained or authorized by our company can disassemble
and maintain this device.

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Preface
Dear customers:

Thanks for your purchase of EMPEROR biochemical analyzer. We are honored that you
trust in EMPEROR products. We provide this Service Manual with the purpose of
bringing you a total knowledge of this unit. This manual covers the principles of this unit,
also includes the features, maintenance, and troubleshooting of EMP-168. Meanwhile, in
order to make customers easily remove the troubles that they may always meet in
operation, this manual simply describes the method of disassembly as a guide for
maintenance. Please read the User Manual before you repairing it. We are sure that the
User Manual will help you a lot in operating this unit effectively, meanwhile please read
this Service Manual carefully. If you need more information, which this manual doesn’t
cover, please feel free to contact the local agents or distributors, also can contact with our
headquarters.

We think the information and data in the manual is corrective and reliable, and we try to
avoid any errors. However, it is hard to avoid some printing mistakes and some mistakes,
which are caused by some factors we can’t control. Thanks for your understanding! In
order to improve the performance and reliability of the parts and the unit, we probably
modify the hardware and software without notice. So hope you can understand in case
the service manual may be not comply with the unit somewhere.

You are appreciated for informing us if you find problems and errors in this manual.
Please find our contacting telephone and address in the last page.

Thanks for your support to our product!

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Before maintaining it, you are advised to:

1. Check the accessories carefully according to Packing List. Please do not hesitate to
contact our distributor or our headquarters if any question.
2. Please read all information and the User Manual attached carefully and keep them
well.
3. You will get better technical support and service if you can contact our headquarters
before you maintain this unit.

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CONTENT
CHAPTER1 APPEARANCE ..........................................................................................................................6

1.1 FRONT VIEW..........................................................................................................................................6

1.2 BACK VIEW............................................................................................................................................7

CHAPTER2 DISASSEMBLY .........................................................................................................................8

2.1 DISASSEMBLE THE SHELL.......................................................................................................................8

2.2 DISASSEMBLE PRINTER........................................................................................................................ 11
2.3 DISASSEMBLE THE BACK-END.............................................................................................................. 12
2.4 DISASSEMBLE THE FRONT-END............................................................................................................ 13
2.5 DISASSEMBLE THE POWER SUPPLY ...................................................................................................... 13
2.6 DISASSEMLE THE LCD ....................................................................................................................... 14
2.7 DISASSEMBLE THE PHOTO PART .......................................................................................................... 15

CHAPTER3 REPLACE DAMAGEABLE PARTS ....................................................................................... 16

3.1 REPLACE LAMP .................................................................................................................................. 16

3.2 REPLACE PELTIER .............................................................................................................................. 16
3.3 REPLACE FILTERS............................................................................................................................... 17
3.4 REPLACE TUBE OF THE PUMP .............................................................................................................. 18
3.5 REPALCE FUSE ............................................................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER4 TROUBLE-SHOOTING .......................................................................................................... 20

CONTACT US ............................................................................................................................................. 22

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Chapter1 Appearance

1.1 Front view

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1. Cover of printer 2. Face shell 3. Removable cover 4.Pipette 5. Aspirate switch 6.Display

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screen 7. Logo 8.Horn fenestra 9. Bottom shell 10. Keyboard 11. Power
indicator
Figure 1.1

1.2 Back view

WASTE
AC INPUT VOLTAGE:AC 100V 240V 50Hz
POWER ON/OFF POWER: 100VA
Biochemical Analyzer

Model: BCA 201 SN:

181/5，Industrial Area,Phase 1,
Chandigarh 160002,INDIA

F2A250V
RS232

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1、 Power switch 2、Fuse socket 3、Power socket 4、Fan 5 、 SD

card socket 6、USB socket 7、RS232 socket 8、Ethernet socket
9、Nameplate 10、Pump
Figure 1.2

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Chapter2 Disassembly
Before disassemble the unit, please make sure that:
1) There should be an engineer or technician approved by Com. EMPEROR;
2) The power supply has been cut off;
3) Probes and any other external components must be taken off.

2.1 Disassemble the shell

Six screws
on bottom Figure2.1
1. Take six screws off above,then put the instrument on the table.

2. Take the cover away and draw the aspirate tube out from tube-holder as figure 2.2.

3. Open the shell softly and you can see some connections between the shell and the bottom as

figure 2.3,loose the two screws as figure 2.3.

4. Draw the FPC connector and FPC wire out as figure 2.4, take off all the connections between the

shell and the bottom,then the shell can be taken away.

Aspirate tube

Figure 2.2

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Figure 2.3

X34 X4 X26 X24 2 screws FPC of

Printer Printer Keyboard LCD power butterfly nut LCD
communication Power signal Audio out

Figure 2.3

Draw the clips of the FPC

connector out horizontally,
Figure 2.4
then the FPC wire can be
drew out.

 The inner of the instrument is as figure2.2

Figure 2.4

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 The bottom is as figure2.5

Back-end

pump

Photo part
Power
supply

Front-end

Figure2.5
 The reversed shell is as figure2.6

Printer board

Keyboard

Aspirate switch

Figure2.6
 The keyboard connector is as figure2.7
X28
To paper feed

X31
Signal wires of
keyboard

X25
X32
To power
To aspirate
indication
switch

Figure2.7

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2.2 Disassemble printer

Take all connections on the printer board off before disassembly, take out 4 screws
showed above, loose two flexible connectors and extract the flexible wires, then the printer board
can be taken out.

X34
Printer
X33
communication
Paper feed connector
connector
X

X4
Printer power
4 screws
suppply(6V)
6V

Flexible wires

Flexible
connector

Figure2.8

3 screws

Figure2.9
Take off 3 screws, loose two flexible connectors and extract the flexible wires, the printer header

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can be taken out( as figure 2.9).

2.3 Disassemble the back-end

Take off all the connections on the back-end, then take off the LCD transition board fixed
screws,
Take out the LCD transition board. Finally, take off 3 fixed screws and 1 copper pillar of the back-end,
the back-end can be taken out.

LED of back-end
board
Clock cell
X29
Printer communication
LCD
To X34
transition board
fixed screws
X32
Back-end to front-end X5
Back-end
No use for custormaer
power supply
X30 5V
Audio input
X9
LCD Power
X30
input
Audio input
12V

X24 Figure 2.10

Audio output and LCD power J4 FPC connector
output(9.6V) Touch screen connector

3fixed
screws

1 Copper pillar

Figure2.11

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2.4 Disassemble the front-end

Take off all the connections on the front-end and 4 screws, then the front-end board can
be taken out.

X27
Lamp power output
To back-end

X26 Lamp power input

To keyboard 5V

X22 X13 Peltier

Filter check Power 12V

X20 X19 Filters

Temperature motor control
monitor
X18 Pump
X8 Power motor
supply 5V control
X7 Power
X21 Analog supply 12V
Signal input
X6 Power
supply ±18.5V
TP3 Figure 2.12
Filter voltage 4 screws
check

2.5 Disassemble the power supply

Take off all connections with power supply and 4 screws as figure 2.10, disconnect
the AC power supply connector, then the entire power supply can be taken out.

AC power
4 screws
supply connector

Figure2.13

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2.6 Disassemle the LCD

First, draw out the LCD power lines with tweezers as figure 2.14. Take off the 4
screws as figure 2.15 ,then the LCD cover can be taken away, then take away the 2
screws which used to fix the FPC wire as figure 2.16, take up the cover of the FPC
connector, the FPC wire can be drew out, take away the 4 screws of the shield,
finally the LCD can be taken out.

Press down
with tweezers

LCD power and Figure2.14 LCD power supply 9.6V

Audio output

Figure 2.15
4 screws

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2 screws to
fix FPC
wires

LCD
power

Figure2.16
4 screws

FPC connector

2.7 Disassemble the photo part

1) Take off all the connections of the photo part as figure 2.17 ( arrow direction);
2) Take out 4 hexangular screws from the back of the bottom with a hexangular screwdriver,
then the photo part can be taken out.(as figure 2.18)

4 hexangular screws

Figure 2.18

Figure 2.17
Photo part

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Chapter3 Replace damageable

parts
3.1 Replace lamp
1) Take off the screw
2) Disconnect the connection of the power supply
3) the lamp part can be taken out.
4) Repalce it and tighten the screw and connect the power supply.

Lamp part

1 Screw

Power supply

Figure 3.1

3.2 Replace peltier

1) Take out photo part as figure;
2) Take off 4 screws of the fan as figure 3.2;
3) Take off 2 screws of the radiator as figure 3.3;
4) Take down the peltier and the radiator together;
5) Replace peltier and assemble it.

Figure 3.2
4 screws

Power suppluy
12V
Figure 3.3

2 screws
Peltier

Figure 3.4
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3.3 Replace filters

1) Take out the photo part entirely;
2) Take off the 2 screws as figure 3.5;
3) Take off the 4 screws as figure 3.6;
4) Take off the screw as figure 3.7;
5) Take out the filter wheel, pry up the block ring from the filter container with a tweezer.
Then repalce the filter and fix the block ring, assemble it.

2 screws 4 screws
螺钉 M3×8PWM
Figure 3.5 Figure 3.6

Filter wheel
1 screw

Figure 3.7 Figure 3.8

Block ring filter

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3.4 Replace tube of the pump

1) Press down the handle;
2) Take off the screw as figure3.8 and take off the cover of the pump;
3) Take out the tube as figure 3.9;
4) Take off the pipe of the two sides as figure 3.10 and repalce it.

Cover

Screw
Handle

Clips
Press down

Figure 3.8 Figure 3.9

Figure 3.10

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3.5 Repalce fuse

1) Insert a tweezer into the groove and prize the fuse box out;
2) Take the fuses out and repalce it ( As figure 3.8).

Groove

Two fuses

Figure 3.8

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Chapter4 Trouble-shooting
SN Breakdown Description Solution
1 Can not start 1. Check AC power supply;
2. Check fuse(Figure3.8);
3. Check if the power indicator is on,if yes then check
next (Figure1.1);
4. Check the power supply of back-end with the power
line taking off (5V Figure2.10), if no voltage, the
power supply maybe damaged, replace power
supply.
5. Check if the LED on the back-end board is flickering.
If not flickering, then the back-end maybe damaged,
replace back-end board . (Figure2.10)
6. If everything is OK, but no diplay, then check the LCD
power supply(9.6V /Figure2.10 /X24), if no voltage,
check the power supply(Figure2.10 / X9) of the
transition board,if OK, maybe the LCD transition
board(Figure2.10 ) damaged, replace it. If the LCD
power is OK(9.6V), maybe the LCD is broken,
replace it (2.6).
2 No display on the screen after 1. Check the power supply of the back-end (5V
power on but the power indicator Figure2.10)
is on 2. Check LCD power supply (9.6V/Figure2.10 /X24)
3. Check if the FPC connected well(Figure2.4/
Figure2.10)
3 The lamp of the instrument can 1. Check the power supply before replace the lamp (5V
not be lightened Figure2.12)
2. Check if the X27-X32(figure2.10&figure2.12)
connected well;
3. The lamp is damaged, replace it( Figure3.1).
4 Aspiration is not correct 1. Check the pump tube;
2. Calibrate the pump coefficient.( METHOD:Multi-click
the down-left corner on the [system setting] interface
then enter password “szemp” in the pop-window, then
you can see a [pump coe.] button, default value is
1.8, maximum value is 3.34. Increase the value to
increase the aspiration quantity, decrease the value
to decrease the aspiration quantity, So you can
calibarte the aspiration with pre-know quantity liquid
by changing this value.
5 The temperature is not correct 1. Check the power supply of the peltier.( 12V / X13/
figure 2.12)
2. Check if connector X20 is connected well
(Temperature monitor/ figure 2.12)
3. Check the cooling fan of peltier

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4. Check the cooling fan of instrument

5. The environment temp. is too low or too high. improve
the environment temp to a proper range( 0~40).
6. Peltier is damaged, replace it
6 Printer dose not work 1. Check the printer power supply (6V Figure2.8);
2. Check if the communication wires connect
well(Figure2.10 / X29);
3. Check if the printer header is ok (Figure2.9).
7 No liquid in the flow cell 1. 1. Check if the pump is running properly;
2. 2. Check the pump motor connector((Figure2.12 / X18)
3. Check the connection of the pipette with the flow cell;
3. 4. Pipette is either too long or too short;
4. 5. Pipette may be jammed, clean it;
5. 6. Flow cell is too dirty.
8 Abs of the water blank is too high 1. Check if the flow cell or cuvette is in correct position;
(exeed 0.5) 2. Check if the filter degraded, check TP3 of the
front-end ,for each wave-length if the waterblank
voltage is not in range of (8~9V),then replace it
(Figure3.8);
3. Clean the flow cell;
4. Change the distilled water;
5. Check the lamp.
9 Repeatability is not good 1. There are air bubbles in the flow cell, clean the flow
cell;
2. Check the aspiration of the pump;
3. The quantity of the reagent is too little, increase the
quantity of the reagent;
4. Lamp is degraded, replace it;
5. Reagent is polluted.
10 The quantity drew by the pump 1. Check if the pipette is jammed;
varies from time to time. 2. Change the pipe of the pump(Figure 3.8~Figure
3.10).
11 Quality control value not in target 1. Check the period of validity;
scope 2. Check if the parameters is correct;
3. Make sure the QC sample is not polluted.
12 USB Mouse can’t move 1. Take out and insert again.
2. Mouse is damaged, repalce it.
13 Communication error 1. Check the connection between back-end and
front-end(X32 & X27 figure2.10&figure2.12)
14 Stay on first interface, can not 1. OS danmaged, replace back-end board.
enter into the main window
15 Can not find SD card 1. Check if connected well
2. Check the SD card on PC
3. Format SD card with FAT32
16 Can not find USB disk 1. Insert and restart instrument
2. Format USB disk with FAT32

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17 External printer doesn’t work 1. Check the power supply of the printer(Figure 2.8);
2. Check if the printer is based on PCL language;
18 Real time clock not correct 1. Resetting the time;
2. The clock cell on the back-end is exhausted, replace
it. (Figure 2.10)
19 Screen flickering 1. Check if the FPC wire connected well(Figure 2.4);
2. Check if the FPC erathed well( 2 screws on the LCD
transition board(Figure 2.4).
20 Update failure 1. Check the SD card or the USB disk;
2. Check if the files for update is complete and correct.
21 Keyboard doesn’t work 1. Check the connection between the keyboard and
front-end(Figure2.3 / X26&X31);
2. Keyboard damaged, replace it.
22 Aspirate push-button doesn’t work 1. Check the switch of push-button(Figure 1.1);
2. Check the connection of the switch(Figure2.7 /X32).
23 Paper feed doesn’t work 1. Check the connection of the paper feed with printer
board.( Figure2.17 / X28)
24 Speaker doesn’t make sound 1. Check the connection of the speaker (Figure
2.10/X24);
2. Check the audio input connection(Figure 2.10/X30)
25 Power indicator (LED) doesn’t 1. Check the power supply(Figure 2.4);
light 2. Check the led connection with the keyboard(Figure
2.7 / X25).
26 Screen display nothing except 1. Check the FPC connector (Figure 2.7 / X25).
some littery colours
27 Filter motor and peristaltic pump 1. Check the power supply of X7(12V/ figure 2.12)
motor does not move 2. Check if the connector of the filter motor and
peristaltic pump motor X19/X18 connected
well.( Figure 2.12)

CONTACT US
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