Abaxis VetScan HM5 - Page 22

2-6 Installing the VetScan HM5
19. Select a Pack Setup :
 If the reagent pack will be on the
same level as the HM5 (preferred) and
you have the QCA (Quick Change
Apparatus), select Quick Change
(QCA)
in Reagent Replace.
 If the reagent pack will be on a lower level than the
HM5 and/or the Bottle Caps tubing set is being
used, select Bottle Caps. Make sure the top of the
reagent pack is no more than 18 in (45.7 cm) lower
than the bottom of the analyzer .
20. Select Schedule Settings > Reset > Accept to restart maintenance timers from today.
21. Pour ~200 ml of distilled water into the Abaxis flask.
22. Submerge the free ends of the reagent tubes into the
water.
23. Select Maintenance > Reagent Status , and then
Prime All .
24. Run Prime All twice more (three times in all) until all
water is gone from the flask and air is pumped into
the tubing.
25. While the analyzer is priming, open the reagent pack.
Remove the bottle caps from each of the five bottles. Save these lids for later disposal of the
pack.