Biotek Synergy HTX, Operator'S Manual

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Chapter 6: Instrument Qualification
Recommended Qualification Schedule
The schedule below defines the factory-recommended intervals for qualifying a Synergy
HTX used two to five days a week. The actual frequency, however, may be adjusted
depending on your usage of the instrument. This schedule assumes the reader is properly
maintained as outlined in
Chapter 4, Preventive Maintenance
.
Tests
IQ OQ PQ
Initially
Initially/
Annually
Monthly Quarterly
System Test
  
Absorbance Tests
*
Absorbance Plate Test
 
Liquid Test 1 or Liquid Test 2
**
 
Liquid Test 3
***
 
Fluorescence Tests
Corners Test
 
Sensitivity/Linearity Tests
 
Tests for Injector Models
Injector System Test

Dispense Accuracy and
Precision Tests
 
*
If applicable to your reader model
**
Regarding Liquid Tests 1 and 2:
• If you have an Absorbance Test Plate, run Liquid Test 1.
• If you do not have an Absorbance Test Plate, run Liquid Test 2.
***
Liquid Test 3 is optional; it is provided for sites requiring verification at
wavelengths lower than those attainable with the Absorbance Test Plate.
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Important!
The risk factors associated with your assays may
require that the Operational and Performance Qualification
procedures be performed more frequently than shown above.
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