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Table of Contents
1 Using This Manual ................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Who Should Read This Manual .................................................................................. 1-1
1.3 Using This Manual ...................................................................................................... 1-1
1.4 Conventions Used in This Manual .............................................................................. 1-2
1.5 Safety Information ...................................................................................................... 1-2
1.6 When you see... ........................................................................................................... 1-4
2 Product Specifications ............................................................................................................. 2-1
2.1 Product Name .............................................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Physical Specifications ................................................................................................ 2-2
2.3 Electrical Specifications .............................................................................................. 2-2
2.4 Environment Requirements ......................................................................................... 2-3
2.5 Product Specifications ................................................................................................. 2-3
2.5.1 Sample mode ................................................................................................. 2-3
2.5.2 Throughput .................................................................................................... 2-3
2.6 Testing Parameters ...................................................................................................... 2-3
2.7 Performance Requirements ......................................................................................... 2-4
2.7.1 Background/Blank Count .............................................................................. 2-4
2.7.2 Carryover....................................................................................................... 2-4
2.7.3 Repeatability ................................................................................................. 2-5
2.7.4 Linearity ........................................................................................................ 2-6
2.8 Display Range ............................................................................................................. 2-7
2.9 Product Description ..................................................................................................... 2-7
2.9.1 Main unit ....................................................................................................... 2-9
2.9.2 Power/status indicator ................................................................................... 2-9
2.9.3 Power input connector ................................................................................... 2-9
2.9.4 [Aspiration] Key .......................................................................................... 2-10
2.9.5 USB ports .................................................................................................... 2-10
2.10 Product Configuration ............................................................................................... 2-10
2.11 Reagents, Controls and Calibrators ........................................................................... 2-10
2.11.1 Reagents ...................................................................................................... 2-10
2.11.2 Reagent Consumption Volume .....................................................................2-11
2.11.3 Controls and Calibrators ...............................................................................2-11
2.1. Information Storage Capacity ....................................................................................2-11
3 System Principles ..................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 Analyzer Workflow ..................................................................................................... 3-1
3.3 Aspiration .................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.4 Dilution ....................................................................................................................... 3-2