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ThinPrep™ 5000 Processor with AutoLoader Operator’s Manual
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UNLOAD THE THINPREP™ 5000 PROCESSOR WITH AUTOLOADER
Vial Trays
Open the bays that contain processed vial trays and remove the trays.
Slide Cassettes and Filter Trays
These may be left in the instrument at the end of a batch. If they remain untouched, the instrument
continues to keep track of inventory level when the next batch begins and will alert the operator
when replenishment is required.
Carousel
Remove the carousel from the processor. If vials, slides and filters remain in the carousel, carefully
match them against any slide or vial event in the carousel report and batch report and reconcile the
identity and disposition of the unprocessed sample.
Remove Fixative Baths
Carefully remove the fixative bath containing processed slides. If the slides will not be stained and
coverslipped right away, put the evaporative covers on the bath containers.
SMALL BATCH MODE
Small batch mode processes sample vials directly from the carousel. One to 20 samples may be
loaded as a batch. Each batch must be of one sequence type - all Gyn, all Non-Gyn or all UroCyte.
The vials do not have to be contiguous in the carousel positions.
CAUTION: The slides must be labeled with accession ID when they are loaded into the carousel.
The small batch mode does not laser etch the slide ID as it does in AutoLoader mode. (The slide
reader is able to read etched or printed labels.)
CAUTION:
The correct slide ID label format (OCR or barcode) must be selected prior to running
the batch. This is selected from the Configure Barcodes section of the Administrative Options.
If the instrument is not in Small Batch Mode already, press the
Switch to Small Batch
button on the
user interface main screen. The Small Batch Mode main interface will display (Figure 7-18).
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