High Technology, Inc.
109 Production Road,
Walpole MA 02081 USA
Document Number
OM-E-FC-360-30
Revision Level
Rev. 3
Prepared by
J.S. Bolio
Approved by
S. Titov
Effective Date
8/15/2016
Operator’s Manual: HTI BioChem FC-360
HIGH TECHNOLOGY, INC. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
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Instrument
By clicking on
Maintenance
and selecting
Instrument
, the options
Calibration, Diluter Purge, Washer
Purge, Initialize
and
ISE
are displayed (Figure 12-48)
Figure 12-48
Calibration
This option allows to calibrate the optical system, both photometer and cuvettes.
12.8.1.1
Photometer calibration
Choose
Calibrate Photometer
and select the position for the solution to be used for the calibration in
Use Solution in reagent pos.
The photometer can be calibrated with new washing solution placed in a reagent bottle, or using the one
in the probe washing container, in which case select
Use container
. Then press
Calibrate
.
Photometric gain for each wavelength on the readings made in the cuvette which appears in the field
Initial Cuvette
on the screen.
0% and 100% T. data is also obtained, which will be later used for the Absorbance readings calculations.
Warning: Make a diluter purge cycle before calibrating the photometer to make sure there are no
bubbles in the circuit.
Warning: Do not remove the cuvettes tray lid during this process.