Storing the analyzer – Luminex 200 User Manual with LDS 1.7 Software User Manual

Page 98

Advertising
background image

Luminex 200 User Manual for LDS Version 1.7

x

MAP Technology

7 - 10

PN 89-00002-00-150 Rev. A

Storing the Analyzer

‹

To prepare the system for storage:

1. Run a Sanitize command with 10% to 20% household bleach

solution.

2. Run a Sanitize command with distilled water.

3. Run four Wash commands with distilled water.

4. Remove the sample probe from the instrument, flush with

distilled water from the narrow end out through the larger end,
replace it in the sample arm and wrap the end with Parafilm.

‹

To prepare the system for first use after it has been in storage:

1. Turn on the Luminex 200 and XY Platform and watch for the

following indications that the instruments are responding
correctly:
• The light above the sample probe on the Luminex 200 and the

light next to the door of the XY platform are lit.

• The compressor starts in the Luminex 200. It is a low

rumbling sound.

• Place your hand behind the Luminex 200 to feel air coming

out of the rear fan. Place your hand on the left side of the XY
to feel air coming out of the XY.

• Observe movement of the syringe inside the front middle door

of the Luminex 200 shortly after the instrument is powered on.

2. Turn on the PC and start up the LDS software.

3. Complete a Warmup command, which will take 30 minutes.

4. Remove the Parafilm from the end of the sample probe.

5. After Warmup is complete, run three Back Flush commands,

three Drain commands, two Alcohol Flush commands, and three
Wash commands with distilled water. Make sure that the sheath
bottle or Luminex SD has a sufficient amount of sheath fluid and
that the waste container is empty. Verify that the pressure during
each of the maintenance commands reads between 6 and 9 psi in
the Device section on the right side of the LDS 1.7 software
window.

Advertising