Luminex Luminex 200, System User Manual

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Maintenance and Cleaning
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Storing the System
This procedure explains the steps you should take before placing the
system into long-term storage.
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Before storing the system:
1. Run a sanitize with 10% to 20% household bleach solution.
2. Run a sanitize with distilled water.
3. Run four washes with distilled water.
4. Remove the sample probe from the instrument, flush with
distilled water from the narrow end out through the larger end,
replace it in the sample arm, and wrap the end with Parafilm.
Taking the System out of
Storage
Follow this procedure before you begin using the system after it has
been stored long-term.
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Before using the system:
1. Turn on the Luminex 200 and XY Platform and watch for the
following indications that the instruments are responding
correctly:
• The light above the sample probe on the Luminex 200 and the
light next to the door of the XY platform are lit.
• The compressor starts in the Luminex 200. It is a low
rumbling sound.
• Place your hand behind the Luminex 200 to feel air coming
out of the rear fan.
• Observe movement of the syringe inside the front middle door
of the Luminex 200 shortly after the instrument is powered on.
2. Turn on the PC and start up the software.
3. Complete a Warmup command, which will take 30 minutes.
4. Remove the Parafilm from the end of the sample probe.
5. After Warmup is complete, run three Backflush commands, three
Drain commands, two Alcohol Flush commands, and three
Washes with distilled water. Make sure that the sheath bottle or
Luminex SD has a sufficient amount of sheath fluid and that the
waste container is empty. Verify that the pressure during each of
the maintenance commands reads between 6 and 9 psi.