BD FACSymphony A5 SE - Table of Contents

Contents
BD FACSYMPHONY™ A5SE 1
1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE 7
What this guide covers 8
Conventions 8
About the documentation 9
Instrument technical support 10
2 INTRODUCTION 11
System overview 12
Cytometer overview 12
Control panel 14
Fluidics system 15
Sheath and waste containers 19
Optics 20
Workstation 22
3 CYTOMETER SETUP 23
Starting the cytometer and computer 24
Preparing the sheath container 25
Removing air bubbles 27
Preparing the waste container 29
Preparing the fluidics 31
Adding a bead lot number 32
Custom configurations and baselines 34
4 MAINTENANCE 35
Maintenance overview 36
Cleaning the fluidics 37
Shutting down the cytometer 38
Flushing the system 38