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Contents 
Preface.......................................................................................................................................... 1 
Who Should Read This Manual ............................................................................................. 1 
What Can You Find in This Manual........................................................................................ 1 
Conventions Used in This Manual ......................................................................................... 1 
Safety Precautions ................................................................................................................. 4 
Precautions on Use................................................................................................................ 6 
1  System Description ..........................................................................................................1-1 
1.1  Hardware Introduction ......................................................................................... 1-1 
1.1.1  Analyzing Unit ...................................................................................... 1-1 
1.1.2  Operation Unit ...................................................................................... 1-6 
1.1.3  Output Unit ...........................................................................................1-6 
1.2  Software Introduction........................................................................................... 1-6 
1.2.1  Software Interface ................................................................................ 1-6 
1.2.2  Main Interface Components ................................................................. 1-8 
2  Installation ......................................................................................................................... 2-1 
2.1  Unpacking............................................................................................................ 2-1 
2.2  Installation Requirements .................................................................................... 2-1 
2.2.1  Installation Environment Requirements................................................2-1 
2.2.2  Power Requirements............................................................................2-2 
2.2.3  Temperature and Humidity Requirements............................................ 2-2 
2.2.4  Water Supply and Drain Requirements................................................ 2-3 
2.2.5  Space and Accessibility Requirements................................................. 2-3 
2.3  Connecting Deionized Water Tank ......................................................................2-4 
2.4  Connecting Waste Tank....................................................................................... 2-5 
2.5  Installing/Removing Sample/Reagent Disk ......................................................... 2-5 
2.6  Installing/Removing Sample Tubes ..................................................................... 2-6 
2.7  Installing/Removing Reagent Bottles...................................................................2-7 
2.8  Installing/Removing Cuvettes .............................................................................. 2-7 
3  Basic Operations .............................................................................................................. 3-1 
3.1  Daily Procedure ................................................................................................... 3-1 
3.2  Preparing for Analysis.......................................................................................... 3-2 
3.2.1  Checking before Startup....................................................................... 3-2 
3.2.2  Power-on .............................................................................................. 3-3 
3.2.3  Starting the Control Software ............................................................... 3-3 
3.2.4  Setting Up the Analyzer........................................................................3-4 
3.2.5  Preparing Reagents..............................................................................3-5 
3.3  Starting Analysis .................................................................................................. 3-5 
3.3.1  Reagent Blank...................................................................................... 3-5 
3.3.2  Calibration ............................................................................................ 3-5 
3.3.3  QC ........................................................................................................ 3-6 
3.3.4  Samples................................................................................................ 3-6 
3.4  Processing Results.............................................................................................. 3-7 
3.4.1  Editing Results of Samples .................................................................. 3-7 
3.4.2  Printing Results of Samples ................................................................. 3-7 
3.5  Finishing Analysis ................................................................................................ 3-7 
3.5.1  Exiting the Control Software................................................................. 3-7 
3.5.2  Shutdown..............................................................................................3-7 
3.5.3  Operations after Shutdown................................................................... 3-8