Luminex xPONENT for MAGPIX - Manual (Page 53)

FIGURE 18. Select System Initialization Routine
Running System Initialization
1. On the Home page, click System Initialization under Daily Activities.
2. Select the Calibration Kit active (current) lot number from the list.
3. Select the Performance Verification Kit active (current) lot number from the list.
4. Vortex the calibration and verification beads for twenty seconds. Do not dilute the
reagents.
5. Click Eject on the Status Bar.
6. Place the off-plate reagent block on the heater plate.
7. Add at least 5 drops of the reagents to the wells, as indicated in the plate image or
according to the kit instructions.
8. Click Retract.
9. Click Run.
Automated maintenance options are also available on the Maintenance page, Auto Maint
tab.
Exporting CAL or VER Kits
1. Open the Maintenance page, then open the Lot Management tab.
2. In the Active Reagents section, select the kit you want to export from the Calibration
Kit or Performance Verification Kit lists.
3. Click Export.
4. In the Export Calibrator or Verification Lot dialog box, select an export location for the
kit.
5. Type the kit name for the exported kit into the File Name box.
6. Click Save. The dialog box closes.
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