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3200 System Operator’s Manual
9140181H—October 2001
Sample Loader
Sample Loader Description
Section 13
Figure 13.7 Sample Loader Stations
Rack Movement
The tube racks move from the load side, through the mixing and aspiration stations,
to the unload side (refer to Figure 13.8). The rack closest to the Analyzer on the
load side is the first to be processed. This is the starting position for a rack.
Load Side
A set of mechanical arms on the load side pushes the racks forward toward the
Analyzer. If the arms do not sense a rack on the load side, the Sample Loader emits
3 beeps to alert the operator and displays a message on the Bulletin line stating
Loader Status 158: load zone empty.
Additionally, when the last rack has been processed, the message
“Loader
Status 143: Samples completed”
may be displayed on the bulletin line.
1 Tube Sensors (behind
Stations 1 & 2)
2 Station 1 (tube
position 3)
3 Station 2 (tube
position 4)
4 Station 3
5 Bar Code Reader
1
2
3
4
5
