NEXgen User’s Manual
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2.1.22
Connections ............................................................................................................................................ 29
2.2
Precautions and operating limitations ............................................................................................................ 29
2.2.1
General precautions.................................................................................................................................... 29
2.2.2
Health precautions ...................................................................................................................................... 29
2.2.3
Electric safety .............................................................................................................................................. 30
2.2.4
Environmental requirements ...................................................................................................................... 31
2.2.5
Waste disposal ............................................................................................................................................ 31
2.3
Main information for installation by the operator .......................................................................................... 31
3.
Operating procedure ................................................................................................................................................ 34
3.1
Before using the instrument ........................................................................................................................... 34
3.1.1
Safety recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 34
3.1.2
Treatment of samples ................................................................................................................................. 34
3.1.3
Reagents and consumables ........................................................................................................................ 35
3.2
Before programming an assay ........................................................................................................................ 36
3.3
Session programming, running and results ..................................................................................................... 36
3.3.1
Startup screen ............................................................................................................................................. 37
3.3.2
Self-test report ............................................................................................................................................ 38
3.3.3
Main Menu.................................................................................................................................................. 40
3.3.4
Load Session ................................................................................................................................................ 40
3.3.5
Select Tests ................................................................................................................................................. 42
3.3.6
Load samples .............................................................................................................................................. 43
3.3.7
Load reagents.............................................................................................................................................. 66
3.3.8
Load disposables ......................................................................................................................................... 73
3.3.9
Load plates .................................................................................................................................................. 77
3.3.10
Load tanks............................................................................................................................................... 83
3.3.11
Run session ............................................................................................................................................. 86
3.4
End of work ..................................................................................................................................................... 96
3.4.1
Clean the washing system ........................................................................................................................... 97
3.4.2
Empty the waste liquids tank ...................................................................................................................... 97
3.5
Archive .......................................................................................................................................................... 100
3.5.1
Results to be printed ................................................................................................................................. 101
3.5.2
Archived results ........................................................................................................................................ 102
3.6
Self-test report .............................................................................................................................................. 102
3.7
Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................. 103
3.8
System setup ................................................................................................................................................. 105
3.8.1
Resource page ........................................................................................................................................... 105
3.8.2
Operation page ......................................................................................................................................... 106
