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5-4-13- Repeat an automatic maintenance
Certain maintenance activities are carried out automatically by the system, without user’s intervention.
If a fault prevents the automatic maintenance being carried out in full, an error message is displayed. A
Warning message remains in the
WARNING window until a new maintenance is complete without any error.
When this maintenance cannot be carried out automatically by the system, a new maintenance can be
requested by the user.
5-4-13-1- Washer needle cleaning
This automatic maintenance takes place when the system is placed in standby mode.
After cleaning the sampling probe using D-SORB solution, four cuvettes are prepared, each filled with 500 µl of
this solution (injected in two steps). The cuvettes are then transferred to the four washers: the aspiration needle
of the washer is cleaned when aspirating the D-SORB solution. This step is followed by a washing step. This
maintenance takes around 3 minutes et uses 3 ml de solution D-SORB.
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Check that D-SORB and WASH S solutions are present on the system, both with su ffi cient volumes..
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From the MAINTENANCE menu, select REPEAT AN AUTOMATIC MAINTENANCE, then select:
As soon as the menu option is selected, the maintenance is carried out by the system.
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When maintenance is completed without any error, the date and time are recorded in the journal of events (in
the SYSTEM RECORDS tab).
5-4-13-2- Cleaning the probe
This automatic maintenance takes place when the system is placed in standby mode.
Certain assays performed on the system require a daily cleaning of the sampling probe with the
Immunocleaner solution. This product is supplied in the form of a reagent cartridge and must be installed in
the reagent compartment.
During this maintenance, the probe performs three times the following cycle : pipetting 300 µl of
Immunocleaner solution, waiting for 30 seconds above the rinsing well, rinsing. The final rinsing uses D-Sorb
solution.
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Check that IDS-iSYS D-Sorb and Immunocleaner solutions are present in su ffi cient quantities on the
analyser.
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From the MAINTENANCE menu, select REPEAT AN AUTOMATIC MAINTENANCE, then select:
As soon as the menu option is selected, the maintenance is carried out by the system.
Maintenance
5-4- Analyser Interventions (continued)
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