1. Safety
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1. Safety
1.1
Instrument Safety
1. Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce the
risk of injury, fire, or electrical shock.
2. Read and understand all information in the IFU. Failure to read, understand,
and follow the instructions may result in damage to the product, injury to
operating personnel or poor instrument performance.
3. Observe all Warning and Caution notices in the IFU (see Warnings, Cautions
and Notes on page 6 for a description of the notices used in this document).
4. Never open the HYDROFLEX PLUS
while the instrument is plugged into a
power source.
5. Observe proper laboratory safety precautions, such as wearing protective
clothing and using approved laboratory safety procedures.
Note
Suitable Compact Microplates
The HYDROFLEX PLUS supports the processing of flat, round, or
v-shaped bottom microplates in 96-well format typically used for EIA,
which conform to the standard defined by the Society of Biomolecular
Screening. Other plate types in 96-well format such as deep-well plates
and PCR-plates cannot be used with the HYDROFLEX PLUS.
CAUTION
BE CAREFUL WHEN USING STRIP PLATES THAT THE STRIPS ARE
POSITIONED IN THE MICROPLATE AS DEFINED IN THE PROGRAM
USED FOR PLATE WASHING, OTHERWISE SPILLING CAN OCCUR AND
THE INSTRUMENT MAY BECOME CONTAMINATED (SEE 4.4 WASH
MODES AND 5.2.2 DEFINE/EDIT A PROGRAM (DEFINE/EDIT MENU)).
Note
Suitable Strip Plates
To achieve proper wash-performance with strip plates ensure that:
All strips have been properly inserted into the frame of the strip-plate
to give a level surface.
The number of strips used, matches the type of manifold used (8-way
manifold: use minimum of one strip, 16-way manifold: use minimum
of two strips).
The current position of the strips within a strip plate matches the
position of the strips as defined in program used for plate washing.
See chapter 5.2.2 Define/Edit a Program (Define/Edit Menu).
