ERBA ELite 5 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
1 For Your Safety ........................................................................................................ 10
1.1 Who Should Use This Manual ....................................................................................... 10
1.2 Special symbols used in this Manual............................................................................. 10
1.3 General Precautions .................................................................................................... 10
1.4 Environmental Factors ................................................................................................. 11
1.5 Electrical Requirements ............................................................................................... 12
1.6 Space Requirements .................................................................................................... 12
1.7 Weight Requirements .................................................................................................. 14
1.8 Waste Disposal ............................................................................................................ 15
1.9 Known Limitations ....................................................................................................... 15
1.10 Emergency Situations .................................................................................................. 15
2 Product Support ....................................................................................................... 16
3 Installation .............................................................................................................. 17
3.1 Package contents ......................................................................................................... 17
3.1.1 The ‘ELite 5’ Analyzer Package ....................................................................................................... 17
3.1.2 The Autosampler Package ............................................................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Small Sample Package (optional) ................................................................................................... 17
3.2 Connecting the reagents .............................................................................................. 18
3.3 Power connection ........................................................................................................ 18
3.4 Connections to the peripherals .................................................................................... 18
3.5 Environmental conditions ............................................................................................ 18
3.6 Visual inspection ......................................................................................................... 19
3.7 Moving to the selected location ................................................................................... 19
3.8 Removing the safety card from the shear valve ............................................................ 19
3.9 Connecting the Autosampler ........................................................................................ 20
3.10 Connecting the reagents .............................................................................................. 20
4 General Overview and Principles of Operation .......................................................... 21
4.1 General Overview ........................................................................................................ 21
4.1.1 Measured Parameters ................................................................................................................... 21
4.1.2 Approved Reagents and Control Materials .................................................................................... 22
4.1.3 Original Erba Lachema Reagents ................................................................................................... 22
4.2 Principles of Operation ................................................................................................ 24
4.2.1 Volumetric Impedance Method ..................................................................................................... 24
4.2.2 Photometric Light Absorbance Method ........................................................................................ 24