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3-26 Operator's Manual - Version 1.6 - 10/2015
3.4.6 Processing urgent samples
Urgent/emergency samples can be fed into the system while it is operational. The protective
door remains closed during this procedure.
Figure 3-15: Position 1 for urgent samples
Position 1 for urgent samples
Default drawer for urgent samples
NOTICE
The default position for urgent samples is drawer 1 of the input sorter. If a centrifuge unit is
connected, then drawer 2 is the default one.
1. By pressing on the corresponding symbol in the menu 'Routing ▶ Control' you can open
the input sorter drawer which has been defined for urgent samples.
2. Place the urgent sample(s) in the corresponding first processing positions of the first rack.
If tubes are there, move them to other free positions.
3. Slide in the tray until it clicks audibly.
4. In the submenu 'Routine ▶ Control', press the [Emergency Samples] button.
5. The sample(s) are then sorted into the system ahead of all lower-priority samples.