Next Advance DX User Manual
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O
PERATOR
’
S
M
ANUAL FOR THE
F
REEDOM
R
OCKER
™
DX
SETTING UP YOUR FREEDOM
ROCKER
Step 1: Power Up
Place the instrument on a level
surface, such as a lab bench.
ENSURE THAT POWER CONNEC-
TIONS ARE SAFELY AWAY FROM
WET AREAS! Plug the 12VDC
power supply into a wall outlet then
connect the other end into the
power jack located on the rear
panel. Turn on the power switch.
Step 2: Plumbing
Determine the appropriate mode
of waste disposal for your
application FIRST! Waste hoses
should be directed to an appropriate
waste container or sink drain. If the
waste will flow directly into a sink,
cut the tubing to the desired length,
then secure it to assure it does not
drain onto the bench or floor.
Next, we’ll connect the tubing to the
buffer/reagent and the
waste/recovery containers.
buffer container
Blue
reagent container
Yellow
reagent container
Red
waste container/sink
Black recovery container
Green
recovery container
If tubing is too long for your
configuration, the fittings can be
removed from the end of the tubing
which can be cut shorter, followed
by reconnection of the fitting. Note
that the caps of the buffer/reagent
containers must have a piece of
tubing attached to the inside of the
cap in order to draw liquid from the
bottom of the container.
Loosen caps on the containers
before using the instrument so that
air pressure or vacuum doesn’t build
up as the pump runs.
Position the sample tray(s) on the
rocking platform. Next, place the
aspiration head in the tray(s) with
the aspiration tubes resting in the
recess or the trench at the
perimeter of the bottom of the
tray(s). HINT: If the aspiration tips
do not rest in the indentation at the
bottom of the tray(s), samples will
not be washed effectively
Step 3: Quick Rinse
Before the first use, rinse out
the trays and containers. Also,
thoroughly flush the tubing and
aspiration head. You can do this
using the manual fill and drain
features of the instrument. (Refer
to the “Manual Mode” operation
section.)
AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL
MODES OF OPERATION
The Freedom Rocker™ has two
modes of operation: Manual and
Automatic. Manual Mode has three
types of operations: Fill, Rock, and
Drain. In Automatic Mode the
Freedom Rocker™ follows a
programmed set of steps. Each step
is similar to a step in a protocol, as
shown in Table 1 on page 7. For
example, if step 2 in the protocol
were three 10 minute washes, then
step 2 in the program would be
three repetitions of Fill, Rock for 10
minutes, and Drain operations.
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