Luminex xPONENT for MAGPIX - Manual (Page 104)

8. Click Eject on the status bar.
NOTE: To ensure that you get the necessary bead count, invert the
calibrator and verifier vials perpendicular to the plate as you add
drops to the wells. This ensures that the maximum fluid drop size is
dispensed into the wells.
9. Click Retract.
10. Click Run.
Daily Activities
For ease of use, define your system initialization routine to use the option for Fluidics prep,
performance verification. This ensures that the instrument is primed (to remove any air
bubbles) and verified. Daily verification ensures that calibration is still valid. Perform system
calibration weekly or if any of the following occur:
• The delta calibration temperature exceeds ± 5º C.
• You move the instrument.
• You experience sample acquisition problems.
Defining the System Initialization Routine
1. Open the Admin page.
2. Click System Setup.
3. Under Maintenance Options, select Fluidics prep, performance verfication from the
drop-down list.
FIGURE 43. Setting System Initialization Routine Default
Running the System Initialization Routine
1. On the Home page, click System Initialization under Daily Activities. The Auto Maint
tab opens.
2. On the Auto Maint tab, select the System Initialization option.
Performing System Maintenance
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