8
Automated Thermal Block
Running the Gram-Negative Program
Samples are heated to 37 °C for 20 minutes, then 95 °C for 10 minutes, then held at 4 °C for at
least 5 minutes or until removed.
1
Turn on the thermal block, then press the
SCROLL button until the arrow
is next to
the
Gram Negative
option.
Press the SELECT/CONTINUE button.
2
The unit beeps once and the LCD display
changes as the thermal block begins
equilibrating to 37 °C.
Note: Do not load samples into the thermal
block until the load prompt appears on the
LCD display.
3
When the thermal block has reached 37 °C,
the unit sounds two audible beeps and the
blue ACTION NEEDED LED activates. The
LCD display changes to “Load Samples”.
4
After the “Load Samples” prompt appears,
place a rack of prepared samples into the
metal tube holder.
Note: See BAX System User Guide for information
on preparing samples.
Press the SELECT/CONTINUE button.
5
The LCD display changes to “GmNeg Lysis
37C”. A timer in the bottom right corner counts
down from 20:00 and shows the number of
minutes remaining in this step.
6
After lysis at 37 °C is complete, the LCD
display changes to “Heating to 95C”. A timer
in the bottom right corner counts up from 0:00
during the temperature change. No user
action is required.
Gram Negative
24E
Equilibr.@ 37C
GmNeg
Load Samples
GmNeg
GrmNeg Lysis 37C
GmNeg 19:41
Heating to 95C
GmNeg 4:39
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