5-3-1-5- Checking lamp references
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From the main screen, click on the SYSTEM STATUS button.
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Check the intensity values for each of the filters are between 900 and 3100.
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When maintenance is complete, click on the corresponding button and confirm by
clicking ‘YES’.
5-3-1-6- Switch off the instrument
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Switch off the analyser by pressing the switch located on the left-hand side to position “0”.
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Wait for few minutes, then switch the analyser on by pressing the switch to position “1”.
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Click on the corresponding button and confirm by clicking ‘YES’.
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Then perform the start-up procedure.
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Once the start-up procedure is complete, open the reagent compartment
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Remove then reload all the racks in the compartment.
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Should identification fail, identify the reagent(s).
5-3-2- Immunoassay Maintenance
5-3-2-1- Cleaning the IDS-iSYS Wash Solution pump and level sensor shafts
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Remove the cover located on the right-hand side of the analyser.
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Click on the corresponding button in front of this item in this maintenance list.
No spindle must rotate/operate while this maintenance is being carried out.
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Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
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Release the IDS-iSYS Wash pump body from its shaft by pinching the two clips at either side and gently
pulling, ensuring the tubes remain connected.
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Clean the shaft of the pump with a cloth soaked in alcohol at 70% v/v (ethyl or isopropyl).
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Return the pump body to its shaft.
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Carry out this procedure for the other pumps.
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To clean the level sensor, use absorbent paper soaked in de-ionised water.
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When maintenance is completed, click . The date and time it is carried out are recorded.
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Replace cover on the right-hand side of the analyser.
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Prime the circuit as follows:
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Select ALL WASHERS-FULL PRIMING, then click on .
The analyser starts up the priming.
Maintenance
5-3- Monthly Maintenance (continued)
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