Bio-Rad Bio-Plex Pro™ Wash Stations - Manual (Page 6)

vi Bio-Plex Pro and Bio-Plex Pro II Wash Stations
REFERENCE SECTION .................................................................................................................................. 30
P URPOSE OF REFERENCE SECTION .................................................................................................................. 30
INSTRUMENT DETAILS.................................................................................................................................. 31
I NSTRUMENT S AFETY ....................................................................................................................................... 31
I NTENDED U SE ................................................................................................................................................ 32
C ONFIGURATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 33
I NSTRUMENT S PECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 34
D ESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................................................. 36
B IO -P LEX P RO D IMENSIONS ............................................................................................................................ 37
B IO -P LEX P RO II D IMENSIONS .......................................................................................................................... 38
R EAR P ANEL C ONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 38
R EAR P ANEL C ONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 39
DETAILED INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................ 40
R EQUIRED W ORKING A REA .............................................................................................................................. 40
P OWER R EQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 40
U NPACKING AND I NSPECTION C HECKLISTS ....................................................................................................... 40
DETAILED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................................... 42
S WITCHING THE I NSTRUMENT O N ..................................................................................................................... 42
C OMPLETE I NSTRUMENT K EYPAD F UNCTIONS ................................................................................................... 43
Alphabetical list of LCD text with explanations.......................................................................................... 45
D EFINING C USTOM W ASH P ROGRAMS .............................................................................................................. 48
W ASH M ODES ................................................................................................................................................. 48
Washing Positions ..................................................................................................................................... 49
A SPIRATING M ODES ........................................................................................................................................ 50
Normal AspirationMode............................................................................................................................. 50
Crosswise Aspiration Mode....................................................................................................................... 50
D RIP M ODE ..................................................................................................................................................... 51
DEFINING NEW PROGRAMS......................................................................................................................... 53
I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 53
P ROGRAM M ENU ............................................................................................................................................. 53
D EFINE /E DIT A P ROGRAM ................................................................................................................................ 54
Process Step: Aspirate.............................................................................................................................. 55
Process Step: Dispense ............................................................................................................................ 56
Process Step: Wash .................................................................................................................................. 58
Process Step: Soak ................................................................................................................................... 59
Process Step: User Prompt....................................................................................................................... 59
Process Step: Vacuum Filtration ............................................................................................................... 59
S HOW P ROGRAM ............................................................................................................................................. 60
C LEAR P ROGRAM ............................................................................................................................................ 61
S ETTINGS M ENU ............................................................................................................................................. 61
Edit Plates ................................................................................................................................................. 62
Options Submenu...................................................................................................................................... 62
Vacuum Filtration....................................................................................................................................... 62
Bubble Sensor ........................................................................................................................................... 63
P ROCEDURES M ENU ....................................................................................................................................... 63
Rinse ......................................................................................................................................................... 63
Prime ......................................................................................................................................................... 63
Empty Prime Tray...................................................................................................................................... 63
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING .................................................................................................................. 65
C LEANING P ROCEDURES ................................................................................................................................. 65