Leica Biosystems PELORIS_PELORIS II - Manual (Page 84)

Reagent Setup
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5.3 Managing Reagent Stations
The Peloris processor has 20 stations – 16 reagent bottles and four wax chambers.
You must set the stations in the software to the reagent types loaded on the instrument. Once this
is done the system tracks each station’s use history (the numbers of runs and cassettes processed
and number of days loaded on the instrument), current concentration, and, for wax chambers, the
current temperature. See Stations in 5.1.1 Reagent Groups, Types and Stations for further details.
Supervisors can set the reagent type for each station and change concentration values if they know
that actual concentrations are different from those in the system. Both supervisors and operators
can change station states if required. The use history details can only be viewed.
It is essential for safe operation of the Peloris that there are bottles loaded into all bays in the
reagent cabinet. If you do not wish to use a particular station, set its state to Dry and (for non wax
stations) insert an empty bottle into the station’s reagent cabinet location.
The choice of which reagent types to load on the instrument, and how many bottles of each, is an
important question that you must decide along with consideration of the protocols you run. See 8.3
Station Configurations for configurations suitable for the default protocols.
5.3.1 Reagent Stations Screen
Use the Reagent stations screen (Reagents menu, Stations) to set up and manage reagent
stations. There are two views of the screen – one for the 16 reagent bottles and the other for the
four wax chambers. Change views with the Reagent bottles and Wax chambers buttons.