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MicroFlo Select Operator's Manual
About Plate Types and Plate Maps...........................................51
Setup Menu Options ..................................................................53
Utility Menu Options ..................................................................54
Using the BioStack ....................................................................55
Preventive Maintenance..........................................................57
Overview .................................................................................58
Recommended Maintenance Schedule ..........................................58
Flush the Tubing Cassette...........................................................59
Record the number of plates processed ........................................60
Clean Exterior Surfaces..............................................................61
Clean Priming Trough and Drain Hose ..........................................61
Verify Performance....................................................................62
Unclogging the Dispense Tips......................................................63
Replace the Tubing....................................................................65
Recalibrate the Cassette.............................................................65
Decontamination.......................................................................66
Purpose ..............................................................................66
Tools and Supplies................................................................67
Decontamination Procedure ...................................................67
Instrument Qualification.........................................................69
IQ/OQ/PQ ................................................................................70
Recommended Qualification Schedule ..........................................71
System Self-Check and Checksum Test ........................................72
System Self-Check ...............................................................72
Checksum Test ....................................................................72
Dispense Precision and Accuracy Tests .........................................73
Materials.............................................................................75
Test Solutions......................................................................76
Performing the Precision and Accuracy Tests.................................77
Procedure: ..........................................................................77
Documenting Test Results .....................................................79
MicroFlo Select Dispense Precision & Accuracy Test Worksheet 1 µL
Cassette Test.......................................................................80
MicroFlo Select Dispense Precision & Accuracy Test Worksheet 5 µL
Cassette Test.......................................................................81
MicroFlo Select Dispense Precision & Accuracy Test Worksheet 1 µL
Cassette Test.......................................................................82
MicroFlo Select Dispense Precision & Accuracy Test Worksheet 10
µL Cassette Test ..................................................................83
MicroFlo Select Dispense Precision & Accuracy Test Worksheet 5 µL
Cassette Test.......................................................................84
MicroFlo Select Dispense Precision & Accuracy Test Worksheet 10
µL Cassette Test ..................................................................85