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Appendix A
DF or DP ERRORS
Perform a Prime, then a
background count
Were all
values 2 (2 =
liquid)?
1. Perform Valve Check
2. Contact Service Representative
and give Valve Check results
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
Remove right-
side cover.
YES
Check for the following:
1. Level detector connection to back of analyzer are tight.
2. Leakage under instrument.
3. Level detector inserted correctly into container.
4. No pinch or kink in reagent tubing.
5. Check Diluent container level.
6. Check that waste tube is not pinched or kinked.
Perform [Level
Detector Test] in
Service Menu.
DF/DP flag?
Re-analyze
sample
DF/DP flag?
DONE
NO
YES
Rotate the units so that no zeros
are displayed in [Level Detector
Test] in Service Menu
Did liquid
move up and down
in unit?
Did liquid stop at
upper detector?
Is there
any liquid in buffer
chamber (CH1)?
Contact Service
Representative
Check that lower and upper
tubing is tightly fitted to
measuring units
NO
YES
All highlighted areas of flowchart
are to be performed by trained in-
house technician ONLY.
Run a background
count
DF/DP flag?
DONE
NO
YES
NO
Run a background
count
DF/DP flag?
DONE
YES
NO
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