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897N203029A FDC NX600 Instruction Manual 2022.01
3 Measurement
(3) Loading samples and slides
WARNING:
When handling samples (blood or urine), always follow biohazard procedures (wear gloves, a lab
coat, and safety goggles) in accordance with the sample handling rules of your facility. If you acci-
dentally touch a sample, immediately rinse the contaminated area thoroughly under running water,
and then disinfect the area. Seek medical assistance if necessary.
1. Open the packaging of the slide to be
used.
IMPORTANT:
Take out the required number of slides from the re-
frigerator, and allow them to reach room tempera-
ture for 5 minutes or more with the condition of the
individual package before unwrapping and using
them. Otherwise, the measurement results and the
analyzer operation may be affected.
IMPORTANT:
After the package has been unwrapped, finish
measurement within 30 minutes.
Slide weight
Slide
2. Place slides to be measured in the slide
cartridge with the test name facing up.
Be sure to put the slide weight on top of
the stacked slides.
NOTE
The item to be measured is determined
from the slide information on the back of
the slide.
NOTE
ISE slides can also be loaded at the
same time as the slide cartridge. Includ-
ing ISE slides, a maximum of 20 slides
can be loaded.
RE
Slide cartridge
3. Load the slide cartridge while aligning
its orientation.
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