RR Mechatronics STARRSED RS, User Manual

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Work instruction Number 227
Page 1 of 1 Purpose: Preparation for temporary storage and starting operation
after storage
Safety:
Bio Hazard area
Instrument : Starrsed RS Revision: 002, june 2014
Preparing ESR Unit for temporary storage
1. Perform "End-of-day wash"
2. Remove all reagent containers and replace with containers with DI water
3. Start "Wash all pipettes"
4. Prime the diluter 5 times
5. Disconnect and remove reagent containers
6. Perform "Prime all" until all liquid is removed from all tubing
7. Remove tubing from reagent pumps
8. Release tubing from pinch valves (Diluter valve, Sample valve and Vacuum valve)
9. Check if the separator is clean
10. Clean outside of the sample needle
11. Clean outside of instrument. Wipe outer surface and stainless steel plate below the pipettes with disinfectant.
12. Disconnect waste connection
13. Disconnect power
14. Cover machine with dust protection
Before starting normal operation ESR unit
1.
In case of physical removal of instrument: check levelling
2. Check tubes and replace tubes if needed
3. Connect saline and rinse pump tubes
4. Re-install tubes in pinch valves
5. Replace fill nozzle o-ring
6. Check needle condition
7. Connect/check reagent containers, check expiry date of reagents
8. Connect power
9. Perform all prime steps separately and check liquid flow
10. Perform Fill and clean
11. Check if pipettes are leaking, replace check valves if leakage is persistent
12. Check sensors and vacuum pressure settings
13. Check instrument settings
14. Check communication interface settings
15. Perform aspiration with test blood before normal operation, check if all steps are performed without errors
Work instruction Starrsed RS
MRN-071-2-EN version 7.02 Starrsed RS
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