PHERAstar FS Operating Manual BMG LABTECH
4/26 0471B0001A 2009-09-22
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 5
2 OVERVIEW 7
2.1 FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE OF PHERASTAR FS 7
2.2 BACK OF PHERASTAR FS 8
3 INSTALLATION 9
3.1 TRANSPORT LOCKS 9
3.1.1 UNLOCKING THE PLATE CARRIER 9
3.1.2 LOCKING THE PLATE CARRIER 10
3.1.3 UNLOCKING AND REMOVING THE OPTIC MODULE TRANSPORT SYSTEM PROTECTION PLATE 10
3.1.4 INSERTING AND LOCKING THE OPTIC MODULE TRANSPORT SYSTEM PROTECTION PLATE 11
3.2 POWER AND COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS 11
4 DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENTS AND PERIPHERALS 12
4.1 PHERASTAR FS OPERATING LAMP 12
4.2 PLATE CARRIER IN/OUT BUTTON 12
4.3 PHERASTAR FS SHIPMENT BOX 12
4.4 INSTALLING AND CHANGING OPTIC MODULES 13
4.4.1 BUILT-IN BARCODE READER FOR OPTIC MODULES 14
4.5 DESCRIPTION OF OPTIC MODULES 15
4.5.1 FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY AND TRF OPTIC MODULE 15
4.5.2 FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION OPTIC MODULE 15
4.5.3 TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE OPTIC MODULE, FRET AND TR-FRET, FOR EXAMPLE HTRF
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4.5.4 LUMINESCENCE OPTIC MODULES 16
4.5.5 ALPHASCREEN
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MODULE 17
4.6 REAGENT INJECTION SYSTEM 18
4.6.1 REAGENT INJECTORS 18
4.6.2 SLIDING DOOR 19
4.6.3 NEEDLE HOLDER 19
4.6.4 HOLDER FOR COMPOUND VESSELS 20
4.6.5 PUMP PRIMING 20
4.7 PHERASTAR FS - STACKER CONNECTION 22
4.8 AUTOMATIC HEIGHT SENSOR 23
5 TROUBLESHOOTING 23
5.1 LOCKING THE PLATE CARRIER MANUALLY 23
5.2 TRANSPORT SYSTEM OFFSET 24
6 INSTRUMENT DISINFECTION 25