The left window below is indicating that the Sterilizer solution is low (bright green circle) and needs to be filled. The right
window is indicating all bottles are currently OK (dark green circles).
Daily Startup and Calibration
This section describes how to prepare the FlowSight
®
Instrument for use. The FlowSight Instrument can be left on with
INSPIRE
™
launched, but the following instructions also describe how to turn on the FlowSight Instrument if the power is
off.
Turning on the FlowSight
®
Instrument
1. Turn on both computers. The large Linux-based computer runs the imaging and the small Windows
®
computer
runs the user interface. Toggle the power switch on the right lower panel of the instrument from OFF to ON.
2. Log on with the user name (Amnis) and password (IS100).
3. Launch the FlowSight
®
Software using the shortcut on the desktop after the computers and instrument have started.
Preparing to Run Calibration
1. Fill the rinse bottle with Milli-Q deionized water and the sheath bottle with PBS.
2. Empty the waste tank. Push on the quick-disconnect buttons to remove the tubing from the waste tank. Add 200 mL
of bleach to the two liter waste bottle. The final bleach concentration for a full waste tank should be 10% for ster-
ilization.
3. Click Startup. This script fills the system with sheath and flushes out all of the storage rinse that was in the system.
(~12 minutes)
4. Click Load and place a tube containing 2 drops of FlowSight
®
System calibration reagent on the uptake port. Vortex
the reagent before use.
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
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Imaging Flow Cytometer User Manual