Chapter 1: Organization of the Manual
VITEK 2
Smart Carrier Station Service Manual
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Chapter 1:
Organization of the Manual
Introduction
This Service Manual contains information on the operation, installation, maintenance,
and repair of the VITEK 2 Smart Carrier Station (SCS). This information is intended to
provide an understanding of how this instrument performs, possible causes of
malfunctions, and how to isolate and correct performance problems. This chapter
explains how the manual is organized, and how to use the manual.
The Table of Contents lists all the chapters in this manual. Each chapter is subdivided
into heading levels corresponding to a procedure or description.
Organization of the Manual
The information in this manual is organized and arranged so that the information you
need first is in the beginning of the manual. Information required for maintenance after
the system is operating is found in later chapters. The following is a brief outline of what
you will find:
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Chapter One:
Organization of the Manual – This chapter explains how the
manual is organized and how to use the manual.
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Chapter Two:
System Overview – This chapter is a complete guide for the
installation and setup of the SCS. It begins with the unboxing of the instrument
and proceeds through its power–up and configuration. This chapter also contains
environmental, spatial, and electrical requirements.
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Chapter Three:
System Operation – This chapter introduces the SCS hardware
and describes the basic parts of the software system.
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Chapter Four:
System Components – This chapter describes the components of
the system and their operation. It contains the descriptions of the boards and the
major subassemblies.
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Chapter Five:
Component Installation – This chapter describes how to remove
and install subassemblies during repair of the SCS.
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Chapter Six:
Troubleshooting – This chapter describes troubleshooting methods
for the SCS.
Following these chapters are appendices containing procedures, drawings, schematics,
and a glossary of terms.
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