TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION
1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 User’s Manual Overview ..............................7
1.2 Customer Service ....................................8
1.3 Vapro System Description .............................9
1.4 How the Vapro Works ...............................10
1.5 Controls and Features ...............................12
SECTION
2
GETTING STARTED
2.1 Instrument Setup Sequence ..........................17
2.2 Vapro Accessories ..................................18
2.3 Setting Up the Osmometer ...........................19
2.4 Micropipettor Information ............................22
2.5 Using Optimol
®
Osmolality Standards ................24
2.6 Using Osmocoll
®
HNL Serum Control .................26
2.7 Changing the Voltage Selector........................27
2.8 Changing Fuses ....................................28
SECTION
3
OPERATING THE VAPRO
OSMOMETER
3.1 Operation Overview .................................29
3.2 Loading Samples ...................................34
3.3 Cleaning the Sample Holder..........................39
3.4 Running the Clean Test ..............................40
3.5 Calibrating .........................................41
3.6 Standby or Waiting Periods ..........................43
3.7 Serial Data Output ..................................44
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