Milli-Q IQ 7000 User Manual

User Manual
Milli-Q® IQ 7000

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION 1

System overview 2

QUICK START 4

Exit screensaver 4
Dispense ultrapure water 4
Dispense report 6
View & manage Alerts and Alarms 7
Navigate the screen interface 8

CONSUMABLE MENU 10

INFORMATION MENU 11

System 11
History 11
Flow schematic 12
Troubleshooting 12
Contacts 12

SETTINGS MENU 13

Manager access & password 14

System conguration 15
Q-POD conguration 16

Accessories 16
Alarm set points 17
Connectivity 18

MAINTENANCE MENU 20

Consumable installation wizards 20
Cleaning & Sanitization 22
Depressurization 22
ech2o UV lamps - mercury free 22

SELF HELP GUIDE 23

Depressurize system 23
Turn system off 23
Inaccurate volumetric dispensing 23
High TOC values 23

Low owrate 24

IPAK & other cartridges installation 24

REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS 26

Water specications 26
System specications 27

Dimensions and weight 28
Recycling 29
Ordering Information 30

LEGAL INFORMATION & WARRANTY 31

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations!
Thank you for buying a Milli-Q® water purication system.

Milli-Q® IQ 7000 produces ultrapure water from a puried water source. Installation of this

product should be performed by a qualied service representative with access to qualied
installation documentation.

This user manual is a guide for use during the normal operation and maintenance of a

Milli-Q IQ 7000 water purication system. It is highly recommended to fully read this manual
and comprehend its contents before handling the water purication system.

System identication

System Catalog number Voltage Frequency

Milli-Q® IQ 7000 ZIQ7000T0 100-240 V 50-60 Hz

Manufacturing site:
Millipore SAS, 67120 Molsheim, France

For more information on your Milli-Q system, please call your local representative or visit our
website www.emdmillipore.com (North America) or www.merckmillipore.com (Rest of the World).

Intended use

The Milli-Q IQ 7000 is intended to produce ultrapure water from a puried water source
primarily for use in research and quality control in a variety of laboratories worldwide.

The product is designed to produce ultrapure water with specic characteristics (refer to the
requirements and specications section) when it leaves the water purication system, provided that
it is fed with water quality within specications and properly maintained as required by the supplier.

Merck KGaA does not warrant the product for any specic application. It is up to the user to
determine if the quality of the water produced by the product matches their expectations, ts
with norms/legal requirements and to bear responsibility resulting from the usage of the water.

The product is not intended to produce: water for injection, water for dialysis, sterile water for

irrigation or injection, bacteriostatic water for injection, sterile puried water in containers, and

sterile water for injection in container or ingestion. The product is not intended to be used in
explosive environments according to ATEX Directive – equipment & protective systems intended
for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. In addition the product is not intended as a Medical
Device, including In-Vitro Devices.

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System overview

Milli-Q IQ 7000 consists of 2 main units:

Q-POD® unit (Point Of Dispense) Water purication unit

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1 Q-POD with screen interface 5 Water purication unit

2 Q-POD dispenser 6 Hydraulic connections

3 Q-POD base 7 Electrical connections

4 Dispensing wheel 8 Main power cord

Description of the system

The Milli-Q IQ 7000 manages the production and the distribution of ultrapure water from a
puried water source. It consists of two main units:

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• The water purication unit manages the production of ultrapure water.

• The Q-POD unit (at least 1, up to 4) integrates the screen interface and manages the

dispensing.

Puried water either from a pressurized loop or a storage tank enters the purication unit. It is
rst puried by the IPAK Meta® polishing cartridge composed of ion-exchange resins, removing
the bulk of the ions. The puried water then ows to the mercury-free ech2o™ 172 nm oxidation
lamp. Organic molecules are partially oxidized, resulting in ions. These can then be captured in
the next stage when the puried water enters the IPAK Quanta® polishing cartridge, composed of
ion-exchange resins and synthetic activated carbon. The IPAK Meta and IPAK Quanta cartridges
always need to be replaced together to ensure optimal purication down to traces. Throughout
the purication steps, quality parameters are monitored with resistivity sensors and the A10®
TOC (total oxidizable carbon) monitor. The A10 TOC Monitor uses a small lamp during its TOC
analysis mode. This is called the ech2o A10 Lamp.

Introduction

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The Q-POD is the main interface with the user. They are congured with 2 or 5 meter connectors
to the main production unit depending on the laboratory setting. The Q-POD dispenser is
detachable from its support. The arm holding the dispenser on the mast can be moved up and
down to adapt to laboratory glassware. Its dispensing ‘wheel’ delivers water from precise drop­by-drop up to fast 2 L/min ow rate. The Q-POD’s large 5” touchscreen offers a wide range of
applications for users. It also has a USB port to easily export data. At the outlet of the dispenser,
the nal purication is performed by the application-specic POD-Pak.

When not in active use, the water within the units will recirculate three minutes every hour. This
is to maintain a clean environment and avoid contamination. The system should not be turned
off as this will stop the periodic recirculation taking place.

System ow schematics

The system can be fed either by a pressurized loop or a storage tank relying on gravity.

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1 Inlet valve 10 Excimer UV Lamp

2 Feed conductivity cell (optional) 11 IPAK Quanta polishing cartridge

3 Pressure regulator 12 Product resistivity cell

4 Pressure sensor 13 Motorized valve

5 Pump 14 Recirculation valve

6 Pump bypass 15 A10 TOC monitor

7 Pressure sensor 16 Q-POD (1 to 4)

8 IPAK Meta polishing cartridge 17 Flowmeter

9 Intermediate resistivity cell 18 POD-Pak

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QUICK START

Exit screensaver

If the setting is active and there has been a certain time of user inactivity, the screensaver will

be displayed on the Q-POD touchscreen.

Screensaver

Tap anywhere on the screen or initiate a manual dispense by pressing the dispenser wheel to

exit the screensaver.

Home screen

Home Menu

Status bar

Dispense ultrapure water

It is a good practice to always recirculate water before dispensing.

To do this, press on the recirculation icon, this also refreshes the water quality
parameters:

• Product resistivity

• TOC

• Temperature

There are several options to dispense ultrapure water:

Manual Dispensing

To start dispensing in drop-by-drop, turn the

dispense wheel one notch counter-clockwise.

To start dispensing at full ow, press down on
the wheel.

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Adjust owrate Stop

To increase the ow rate keep turning the
wheel counter-clockwise until full ow is
reached. To decrease the ow rate, turn the
wheel clockwise.

Drop-by-drop Full ow

To stop any ongoing dispensing, press down
on the wheel or rotate the wheel clockwise
until no more water ows from the dispenser.

Recirculate

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Volumetric Dispensing (20mL to 100L)

Enables a user to auto dispense a pre-selected volume.

Note: When connected to a storage tank, always make sure there is enough water present

before dispensing. This information is always displayed in the status bar:

44/120L44/120L

1- Select unit and input volume to

dispense, press ok to validate.

The system will automatically stop once the inputted volume is reached.

Note: The system keeps in memory the last volume dispensed. To repeat a volumetric
dispense, click on the start icon or the dispenser wheel.

Assisted Dispensing (50mL to 5L)

Like volumetric dispensing, a pre-selected volume is auto-dispensed and the last milliliters

are distributed drop-by-drop for the user to manually stop the ow when the calibration mark
is reached. The assisted dispensing function brings more precision, avoiding the use of an
intermediary container and possible source of contamination.

1- Select unit and input volume to dispense, press ok to validate.

2- Press the start icon on the screen or the

dispenser wheel to initiate the dispense.

2- Press the start icon on the screen or the dispenser wheel to initiate the dispense.

The system dispenses in high-ow 96% of the required volume and automatically switches

to drop-by-drop to enable a user to manually and precisely reach the calibration mark of a

volumetric ask.

3- User must manually stop the drop-by-

drop dispensing.

Important! The dispensing must be stopped by the user by either pressing on the dispenser
wheel or the stop dispense icon on the touchscreen.

Quick start

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Note: When multiple Q-PODs are installed and dispensing is taking place on a Q-POD, the

Dispense

report

other Q-PODs will display the following information:

Species the Q-POD on which the dispensing
is taking place.

Dispensing ongoing

Q-POD 1

During this time, only the Information menu is accessible. Dispensing functions will become
available again as soon as the dispensing operation is nished on the initial Q-POD.

Dispense report

A dispense report is automatically produced after each dispensing operation. A dispensing
operation is considered to be all dispenses with less than 10 second intervals between them. This

can be interrupted at any time by pressing on the dispense report icon that becomes available

on the home screen as soon as a dispense is initiated.

1. Visualize

Click on the dispense report icon:

2. Personalize (assign a name or experiment number)

In the user ID eld, enter the content of your choice (max 15 characters)

3. Export

- Scan the QR code from a mobile device to instantly retrieve the report.

- Click on the export button to save the report on a USB key.

4. Automatic archiving

The dispense report icon on the home screen will automatically disappear after 5 mins of inactivity.

Each dispense report, whether consulted or not, is automatically archived and can be retrieved

anytime by going in the history report section available in the information menu. Go to page 11

Information > History for further information.

Quick start

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View & manage Alerts and Alarms

Alerts give you advanced warning when maintenance is required and Alarms notify you when
the system has encountered a technical issue.

Press on the alert or the alarm
present in the bottom bar to display the alert(s)
or/and alarm(s) which are active.

Note: The notication number indicates how many active alarms are present. When there are
no active alerts or alarms, the icon disappears.

Select a specic alert or alarm to get further
information and better understand the root cause.

Advice is provided in the information section to

help the user troubleshoot.

If the issue is not resolved, select the Contact

tab to nd the technical support hotline number
for further assistance.

To protect the system and user applications,
alarms of a serious nature will automatically stop
the system from dispensing water.

Note: These are displayed on the screensaver to
alert the user when the system is not in active
use.

Alerts provide advanced warning of any

maintenance actions that will be required. These
can be “closed” to be reminded again in 24h or
can be “cleared” permanently.

An Order tab will be present containing ordering

information when applicable.

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Quick start

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Navigate the screen interface

Each Q-POD has a 5” touchscreen that allows a user to control and monitor the water system.

All sub-menus and applications can easily be reached in a few clicks or swipes, as on a smart-

phone.

HOME SCREEN

Home

- Water quality
information

- Dispensing functions

- Alerts & Alarms

(when applicable)

- Dispense report

(when applicable)

MAIN MENUS

Menu

- Consumables

- Information

- Settings

- Maintenance

- Login

Go to

Consumables

Menu

Go to

Information

Menu

Go to

Settings

Menu

Go to

Maintenance

Menu

Quick start

Go to

Manager access

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Apps

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Indicates how many screens are present and where you are.

Swipe left & right anywhere on screen to switch between screens.

Pops-up

When there
are multiple
lines, a
scroll bar is
present to
swipe up &
down

When you click in a zone of text, the
keypad will automatically appear.

To remove the keypad click on or

on any zone outside the keypad.

Note: When in a menu or app level screen, 1 minute of inactivity generates a timeout back

to the home screen.

When in a pop-up level screen, there is no timeout, therefore the user remains on this screen

until the pop-up is manually closed.

Important! If multiple Q-PODs are installed and a pop-up in the settings or maintenance
menus is not closed, dispensing will remain unavailable on all Q-PODs until the pop-up is

manually closed.

Quick start

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