HA-8190V 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, and dilution 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. Maintaining the Nozzle Washing Block and O-ring/
Replacing the Piercing Nozzle ........................................................................4-17
4.2.6. Replacing the Mesh Filters of the Reagent Nozzles........................................4-23
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....................................4-29
4.3.4. Cleaning the Piercing Nozzle ..........................................................................4-31
4.3.5. Cleaning the Sample Tube Spinning Unit .......................................................4-33
4.3.6. Cleaning the Dilution Container.......................................................................4-36
4.3.7. Disassembling and Washing the Dilution Container........................................4-39
4.3.8. Washing the Optical Unit Cell..........................................................................4-42
4.3.9. Cleaning the Sample Rack and Port Guides...................................................4-51
4.3.10. Disinfection......................................................................................................4-51
4.4 Priming......................................................................................................... 4-52
4.5 Recording Maintenance ............................................................................. 4-53
4.5.1. Recording the Date of Maintenance................................................................4-53
4.5.2. Viewing Maintenance History ..........................................................................4-54
4.6 Before/After Extended Periods of Disuse................................................. 4-55
4.6.1. Preparing the Instrument Before Extended Periods of Disuse........................4-55
4.6.2. Starting Up the Instrument After Extended Periods of Disuse.........................4-62