Appendix A
Recommended Maintenance Schedule
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Notes
Semi-Annual
Maintenance
Tasks
• Perform a background calibration (see page 49)
• Perform an optical calibration on 7500/7500 Fast systems (see page 59)
• Perform a region of interest (ROI) calibration (see page 35)
• Perform a pure dye calibration (see page 67)
Note: You can run a background calibration to check for contamination.If any parts of
the optics are replaced or moved, you must run a background calibration, an ROI
calibration, an optical calibration (7500/7500 Fast only), and a pure dye calibration.
Miscellaneous
Maintenance
Tasks
Perform the following tasks as needed to resolve problems as they arise:
• Decontaminate the sample block (see page 108)
• Move the 7300/7500/7500 Fast system (see page 115)
• Replace the halogen bulb (see page 117)
• Replace the instrument fuses (see page 122)
• Update the Microsoft Windows operating system (see page 124)
6 Months
January
Su M T W Th F S Su M T W Th F S
July