Maintenance & Service 6-11
6.3.2 For Bottle Caps Tubing
This procedure requires a new reagent pack and a control.
1. From the Home screen, select Maintenance > Change Reagent Pack.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
3. Place the new reagent pack next to the current pack, then select
Next
.
4. Remove the foam from the pack, unscrew and save the bottle caps, then select
Next
.
5. With a clean blade, cut an
X
into the heat seal, then fold down the four flaps to open the bottle.
6. Select
Next
.
7. One by one, remove the reagent caps with the drip-down tubing from the old reagent bottles,
and place them on their color-matching bottles in the new reagent pack.
8. Make sure the small air vent on each cap is not blocked, so air can flow freely.
9. Empty the waste container, or set up the empty Diluent container from the old reagent pack as
the new waste container.
10. Reconfirm that the colors on the reagent tubes, the back of the analyzer, the bottle caps, and
the reagent pack all match. Make sure all reagent tubes are firmly attached to the bottle tops
and the back of the analyzer, and that there are no kinks in the tubing.
11. Press
Next
to prime the reagents.
12. Press
Next
to proceed the Quality Control menu.
13. Run a QC sample to make sure the new reagent pack is properly installed: see
“Running a
Quality Control Sample” on page 5-8
.
Note: In the following steps, do not touch the tubing with your bare hands, or
you may contaminate the reagents. Wear latex or nitrile gloves.
CAUTION: To avoid contamination, avoid touching the flexible drop down
tubes with bare hands.
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