High Technology, Inc.
109 Production Road,
Walpole MA USA 02081
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
Page 146 of 217
HIGH TECHNOLOGY, INC. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
12.8.1.2
Cuvettes calibration
Choose
Calibrate Cuvettes
and select the
Initial Cuvette
and
Final Cuvette
range to be calibrated.
Also select the position of the solution to be used for the calibration in
Use solution in reagent pos.
Cuvettes can be calibrated with new washing solution placed in a reagents bottle, or using the washing
solution from the probe washing container, in which case select
Use container
. Then press
Calibrate
.
During this process, the instrument reads blank absorbance of each cuvette and refreshes the value in
the instrument memory to use it later in the calculation of reaction absorbance.
Warning: It is recommended to calibrate all cuvettes tray (1 to 100) and not to make partial
calibrations by sectors.
Warning: Do not remove the cuvettes tray lid during this process.
Figure 12-49
Diluter purge
During this cycle, a volume of approximately 6 ml washing solution is pumped through the diluter. This
procedure eliminates bubbles from the tubing and does the internal and external washing of the probe.
This cycle is carried out:
-
every time the daily work starts
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after cleaning the TIP
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after adding washing solution to the container
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before photometer and cuvettes calibration
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as part of other maintenance operations
-
every time it is necessary to purge tubing and/or clean the probe