Table of contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 8
1.1 About this Operating Manual ............................................................................... 8
1.2 Typographical conventions ................................................................................. 8
1.2.1 Safety information ............................................................................................... 8
1.2.2 Text highlights ..................................................................................................... 9
1.3 General conditions ............................................................................................ 10
1.4 CE compliance .................................................................................................. 10
1.5 Sysmex representatives .................................................................................... 11
1.6 Authorised distributors ...................................................................................... 11
2 Safety ............................................................................................................... 12
2.1 Intended Use .................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Prohibited use ................................................................................................... 12
2.3 Reasonably foreseeable misuse ....................................................................... 12
2.4 User definition ................................................................................................... 12
2.4.1 User qualification groups ................................................................................... 12
2.4.2 User Qualification Matrix ................................................................................... 13
2.5 Environmental conditions .................................................................................. 13
2.6 Prohibition and warning signs on the device ..................................................... 13
2.7 Personal protective equipment .......................................................................... 14
2.8 General safety .................................................................................................. 14
2.9 Laser radiation hazards .................................................................................... 14
2.10 Electrical hazards.............................................................................................. 15
2.11 Alterations to the device .................................................................................... 15
3 Overview .......................................................................................................... 16
3.1 Device ............................................................................................................... 16
3.2 Components of the device ................................................................................ 18
3.2.1 Control elements ............................................................................................... 18
3.2.2 Computer interface ports ................................................................................... 18
3.2.3 Sheath Fluid and Waste bottle .......................................................................... 18
3.2.4 Sample port with electrodes .............................................................................. 19
3.2.5 Type plate ......................................................................................................... 19
3.3 Scope of delivery .............................................................................................. 20
3.4 Accessories and spare parts ............................................................................. 21
4 Transport and storage .................................................................................... 22
5 Installation ....................................................................................................... 23
5.1 Positioning the device ....................................................................................... 23
5.2 Installation and uninstallation ............................................................................ 23
6 Operation ......................................................................................................... 24
6.1 Start-up procedure ............................................................................................ 24
6.1.1 Switching on the device .................................................................................... 24
6.1.2 Logging in ......................................................................................................... 24