Daily maintenance

Inspecting and cleaning the probe wash cups

Materials required

Biohazard

Time:5 minutes

Analyzer mode: READY

Wear personal protective equipment.
Use universal precautions.

The probe wash cup must be kept clean to ensure proper cleaning of the probe.

Clean any wash cups that fail the daily visual inspection for cleanliness.

 

 

1   Dilution probe wash port 2 (LAS)

2   Dilution probe wash port 1

3   Sample probe wash port

4   Reagent probe 2 wash port

5   Reagent probe 1 wash port

To clean the probe wash cups

  1. At the Menu Panel, select Maint., then User Maintenance.

  2. At the User Maintenance window area labeled Probe posi.adjust., select Position adjust start.

All probes move to the cuvette positions, allowing access to the wash ports. The operating mode display on the Operation Panel indicates that the instrument is in the WAIT state.

Using the User Maintenance window

  1. Pour deionized water into the wash cups and overflow sensor unit. Clean or dry these areas with lint-free towels.  

  CAUTion

To avoid damaging the overflow sensor, do not apply excessive force while cleaning.

NOTE

If an overflow error message appears, there is probably water on the sensor. Dry the sensor.

To clear the alarm message, select Alarm at the Operation Panel.

  1. At the Operation Panel, select Initialize to return the system to READY mode.