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10. Analyzer Care and Maintenance

Transport (Short-term and Long-term)

 Detach the reagent tray from the analyzer but do not detach the reagent tube assemblies or

the electronic sensors. Move these components together after analyzer has been re-located.

 Remove the waste tube from waste container or drain, but do not detach tube from analyzer.

 Disconnect all electrical connections.

2 Relocation

 Make sure that the analyzer is lifted from beneath to avoid unnecessary stress on the front

cover.

3 After Relocation

 Place the waste tube in waste container or drain.

 Reconnect the electrical connections.

 Power on analyzer.

 Perform Prime.

 Verif y Backgrou nd.

 It is recommended that the performance of the Exigo H400 system is checked with certied

blood controls authorized by Boule.

Short–Term Shutdown (< 12h)

This section describes the procedure performed before transporting the analyzer over short

distances outside the usual facility. This procedure only describes the preparations performed before

transporting the analyzer for less than 12 hours.

X Short-Term Shutdown

1 Select Maintenance Menu,and then press Power Down button.

2 If system is lled, a pop-up dialog will ask the user to empty the system by removing the reagent

tube assemblies from the reagent containers and then pressing the Empty button. (System will

not perform empty cycle if reagent tube assemblies are not removed from the containers.)

3 Press the Power Down button and wait for the screen to go blank.

4 Switch o power and then unplug analyzer.

5 After analyzer is powered o, detach reagent tube assemblies waste tube, electronic sensors and

all electrical connections. Package all components carefully for transport.

6 Transport Conditions

 The analyzer should be transported in temperature conditions between 5 to 40 °C.

 Humidity should be less than 80%.

Repackaging, Long–Term Transport and Storage (> 12h)

This section describes the procedure when transporting or shutting down the analyzer for a longer

period of time (> 12 hours).

 It is very important to follow the below instructions for preparing the analyzer for long term

transport or repackaging, to avoid erroneous results upon re-installation.