Hematek
®
3000 System – Instruction Manual – Version 1.367
16. If you want to install a new Hematek Pump Tube Set, go to
Chapter 7.3.2.
7.3.2 Installing the pump tubing
You will need:
• 1 new Hematek Pump Tube Set
• Optional: 1 new Hematek Cannula Set
To install the pump tubing, proceed as follows:
1. Remove the three tubes from their packaging.
Each tube is identified
with a number, which corresponds to the
fluid carried by the tube:
• 1 for stain
• 2 for buffer
• 3 for rinse
2. Raise the lid.
Replace cannulas 3. Check if the cannulas appear damaged or bent.
• If so: Go to step 4.
• If not: Go to step 5.
4. Replace all cannulas that appear damaged or bent with new ones. If you
are installing the pump tubing for the first time, skip this step.
Connect tubes to cannulas 5. Connect the labeled end of each tube to the short end of a cannula, see
Figure 7-2.
1 Cannula
2 Guard
3 Label
4 Tube
Figure 7-2 Connecting tubes to cannulas
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Note: If you are re-using any cannulas, make sure the cannula
previously used for stain is used only with the stain tube.