Arkray ADAMS A1C HA-8180V - Chapter 4 Maintenance

HA-8180V 4-1
Chapter 4 Maintenance
This chapter describes instructions for performing maintenance tasks including
replacement of consumables such as reagents and printer paper and cleaning of
the piercing nozzle, dilution container and washing container.
4.1 Frequency of Maintenance........................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Replacement of Consumables..................................................................... 4-3
4.2.1 Replacing the Eluent Packs ..............................................................................4-3
4.2.2 Replacing the Hemolysis Washing Solution Bottle............................................4-7
4.2.3 Replacing the Printer Paper ............................................................................4-10
4.2.4 Replacing the Column .....................................................................................4-11
4.2.5 Replacing the Piercing Nozzle/Cleaning the Nozzle Washing Block...............4-15
4.2.6 Replacing the Mesh Filters of the Reagent Nozzles........................................4-21
4.2.7 Replacing the Tubes of the Drain Pinch Valves ..............................................4-24
4.3 Washing and Cleaning ............................................................................... 4-26
4.3.1 Discarding Liquid Waste..................................................................................4-26
4.3.2 Automatically Washing the Tubes ...................................................................4-26
4.3.3 Automatically Washing the Tubes After Measurement....................................4-28
4.3.4 Cleaning the Piercing Nozzle ..........................................................................4-30
4.3.5 Cleaning the Sample Tube Spinning Unit .......................................................4-32
4.3.6 Cleaning the Dilution Container and Washing Container ................................4-34
4.3.7 Cleaning the Parts of the Dilution and Washing Containers............................4-37
4.3.8 Disinfection......................................................................................................4-40
4.4 Priming......................................................................................................... 4-41
4.5 Recording Maintenance ............................................................................. 4-42
4.5.1 Recording the Date of Maintenance ................................................................4-42
4.5.2 Viewing Maintenance History ..........................................................................4-43
4.6 Before/After Extended Periods of Disuse................................................. 4-44
4.6.1 Preparing the Instrument Before Extended Periods of Disuse........................4-44
4.6.2 Starting Up the Instrument After Extended Periods of Disuse.........................4-51