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CyFlow
™
Space | Operating Manual | March 2021
5.4
Switching off the CyFlow™ Space
NOTICE
Final cleaning with sheath fluid is an obligation to avoid clogging of the
flow cuvette.
Make sure data from the last acquisition have been saved.
1. Clean the flow cuvette and connecting tubes
Use speed 5.
a) Daily cleaning procedure:
Run 1.6 ml of
Cleaning Solution
(REF 04-4009_R) until sample tube is empty. Run 1.6 ml
of
Decontamination Solution
(REF 04-4010_R) for one minute. Press CLEAN button once
to start manually a cleaning cycle. Run 1.6 ml
Sheath Fluid
(REF 04-4007_R) for two
minutes. Press STOP.
b) Weekly cleaning procedure:
Run 1.6 ml of
Decontamination Solution
. Stop the instrument by pressing END. Incubate
for 15 minutes. Re-start the system by pressing START and let it run to the end. Run the
system with 1.6 ml
Cleaning Solution
until the sample tube is empty. Run 1.6 ml
Sheath
Fluid
for two minutes. Press STOP.
2. Protect the sample port
Leave a test tube filled with sheath fluid connected to the sample port – this avoids drying
and crystallization of any remaining material in the tubing.
3. Quit the operating software
Click onto the close button [
X
] in the upper right corner of the window (or select File...Exit
in the menu).
4. Shut down the computer
Click with the left mouse button onto the Windows
®
"Start" button in the taskbar - the
Windows menu is displayed.
Click "Turn Off Computer..." - the shutdown window appears.
Click "Turn Off" in the Shutdown Window.
5. Switch off printer/sorter module
6. Switch off instrument
Switch off main power and the individual lasers at the left side of the instrument.
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