Operating the PREVI™ Color Gram
Starting a staining cycle
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PREVI™ Color Gram
User’s Manual
S t a r t i n g a s t a i n i n g c y c l e
CAUTION!
A new cleaning cycle should be performed if the time between runs exceeds 3
hours.
The reagent and waste liquid level must be monitored by the user.
To ensure proper staining and to protect the stainer:
- never allow a reagent line to run dry. When the reagent liquid level is near the
bottom of a reagent bottle, replace the bottle, see "Replacing a reagent bottle",
page 4-12.
- never allow the waste liquid level to go above the maximum safety level.
When the waste container is full, empty it: see "Emptying the waste container",
page 4-13.
WARNING!
bioMérieux recommends the use of the default DECOLORIZER setting.
IMPORTANT!
Use as an emergency stop when required (e.g. abnormal vibration or
noise): the staining cycle will be aborted.
If the carousel
is full, press
If not, enter the
number of slides that
have been loaded into
the carousel.
(even number).
Then press
ALCOHOL FIXATION is OFF by default. If it needs to be ON,
see "Alcohol fixation (ethanol or methanol)",
page 4-11.
DECOLORIZER 3
FULL CAROUSEL
DECOLORIZER 3
CRYSTAL VIOLET C
15
%
DECOLORIZER 3
CYCLE COMPLETE
DECOLORIZER 3
DRYING
55
%
DECOLORIZER 3
02 SLIDES
Indicates the
number of
slides (e.g. 6).
Indicates the
progression of
the program
running for the
named
reagent.
CAUTION!
A signal tone sounds at the end of the cycle.
