Chapter 3
System description
Operating instructions
Page 3-27
Biological waste must be disposed of separately according to
domestic regulations.
Ensure that protective gloves are worn!
Both waste canisters contain volume status monitoring devices. The
waste material status can be called up on the monitor screen with the
<Waste Status>
icon.
Status and warning display on the monitor screen
The
<Waste Status >
icon (volume container symbol) is used to
observe the volume status of the liquid waste containers.
.
This icon combines two functions:
a) Warning display with ‘traffic light’ function
Green
Waste container is
≥
80% full
Yellow
Waste container is between 80 – 90% full.
Red
Waste container is between 90 – 100% full.
The processing of all reaction modules currently taking
place is completed.
The pipetting of new samples is stopped or a cycle is not
started if a waste container is full, i.e. the icon is red.
NOTE
After exchanging the waste bag, it is important to manually
press the reset button in the [Status Waste] dialog box. Failure
to do this can result in the postponing of jobs.
b) Status display
When the icon is pressed, the existing status of the waste
container volume is shown in the
[Status Waste]
dialog box.
Fig. 3.2.12-2: [Status Waste] dialog box