Maintaining Your Analyzer
10-5
Totally 12 maintenance procedures are available at the “Maintenance” screen.
Diluent Prime
Rinse Prime
Lyse Prime
Zap Apertures
Flush Apertures
Probe Cleanser Cleaning
E-Z Cleanser Cleaning
Lyse Test
Clean Baths
Empty Baths
Empty Tubing
Wipe Block Cleaning
10.3.1 Diluent Prime
z Samples, controls, calibrators and waste are potentially infectious. Wear
proper personal protective equipment (e.g. gloves, lab coat, etc.) and follow
safe laboratory procedures when handling them in the laboratory.
z Be sure to keep the reagents still for a while before using them.
z After installing a new container of diluent, rinse or lyse, do a background
check to ensure the background results are normal.
You should perform the “Diluent Prime” procedure to prime the diluent tubing with diluent
when
there are bubbles in the tubing; or
the diluent in the tubing is contaminated; or
the old diluent ran out and a new container of diluent is installed.