Operation
Note: Follow the setup procedure on page 3 before initial operation.
1. Ensure the system is plugged in and powered up.
2. Load the machine’s ring with as few or as many samples (capped or uncapped) as desired.
3. Press the green “START” button on the touch screen. Noise from the hopper area may be heard, this is
normal. The system is preparing some of the caps for use.
4. As instructed by the system, push up an empty rack to the crosshair on the right side of the machine.
The machine should produce a beeping noise once the rack is recognized. An additional noise can be
heard when the machine recognises a valid rack. (Note: If this is not the first run since the machine was
turned on, you may not be prompted for a new rack. This is normal, assuming you have yet to fill the
rack from the previous run.)
5. Press “YES” when prompted to Remove Tube Data associated with the rack.
6. Wait for the machine to complete it’s cycle. The machine will inform you of any system errors that may
occur during operation. Should a fatal error occur, contact Lab Improvements at
7. Once complete, a prompt will appear asking you to “Remove the Green Tubes”. Move all samples lit
with green lights to the rack in any order. Press the “DONE” button when you are finished. (Note: If the
machine had issues processing a given sample, then the system will prompt claiming “Some Errors
Occurred”. Press the “YES” button to address those issues. Complete the “Dealing With Errors” steps
on page 4)
8. If the rack is full after removing the tubes lit green, you may see some tubes which are lit white. This
indicates that they were successfully processed, and ready to be assigned to a rack. The system will
prompt you to push up another rack, clear the data, and move the tubes lit green to the new rack. (The
whites will change to green at this point.) Note that this rack will now be used for the next run unless the
system is restarted.
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