Beckman Coulter Power Express Aliquot, Instructions For Use Manual

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c. If a stopper is jamming the sample tube carrier, push it forward to release the
carrier.
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At each Storage module, remove sample tubes from the Storage module grippers:
a. If a stopper is jamming the sample tube carrier, push it forward to release the
carrier.
b. Check the internal gripper fingers for a sample tube.
c. If there is a sample tube in the gripper, use the following procedure to remove the
tube:
— Select
Maintenance on the front control panel of the Storage module.
— Select the number field to display the onscreen keyboard.
— Enter function code
30 and select Enter twice.
— Remove the tube. Check each shelf of the Storage module.
— Select
Enter and Exit .
d. If the loading and retrieval arm grippers and the shuttle cups are holding a tube,
remove it as follows:
— Perform this procedure from the Storage control panel on the conveyor side.
Select Maintenance .
— Select the number field to display the onscreen keyboard.
— Enter function code 32 and select
Enter twice.
— Select and hold
Repeat and manually move both arms to an accessible
location.
— Remove sample tubes from Loading and Retrieval Arm grippers.
— Use a flexible claw-like grabber tool to reach inside the module to retrieve
sample tubes from the loading and unloading shuttle cups.
— Select
Enter and Exit .
— Select
Auto and OK .
Note
If any tube access doors were open when the Stop button was pressed, error
codes for those doors SLx21 or SLx23 are generated, where x represents the
number of the Storage module floor (1, 2, 3, or 4). Select Clear to continue
the initialization process.
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Confirm the status in Cennexus or the LIS for sample tubes recovered from the loading
arm, retrieval arm, floor grippers, and shuttle cups to determine if the samples require
further processing (samples going into storage vs being retrieved).
1. Samples being retrieved by the Storage module must be processed manually offline.
When completed, store the tubes offline. They cannot be re-entered into the system.
2. Samples being retrieved for disposal must be manually disposed. Follow your
laboratory procedures for sample tube disposal.
Error Recovery Procedures
Power Express Aliquot Error Recovery Procedures
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