User Manual, Version 2.1 User guide

xMAP Technology Software Tour
PN 89-00002-00-070 Rev. A 7 - 19
Table 3. Maintenance Operations:
Recommended Use Schedule
Maintenance
Operation
Recommended Use Schedule
Warmup • daily
• after 4 hours of system inactivity
Prime After:
• refilling the sheath container
• removing and replacing sheath container
• changing the sheath fluid filter
• changing the syringe seal
Backflush troubleshooting purposes only:
• to remove obstructions from the cuvette
• if fluid does not flow through the waste
tubing during prime cycles or during
sample acquisition
• if fluid drips from the Sample Probe during
priming and forms puddles of fluid on the
plate
Alcohol Flush • to remove air bubbles from the cuvette
using 70% isopropanol
Sanitize • to decontaminate sample lines and
cuvette after biohazard contact using 10%
household bleach
Wash • as needed using sheath fluid or distilled
water
Drain • troubleshooting purposes only
The cuvette in the system can be drained
temporarily and refilled in preparation for
running. Draining the system helps to remove
debris from the bottom of the cuvette.
When draining, you do not need to supply
solution. Draining takes approximately two
minutes and should be followed by an alcohol
flush using 70% isopropanol.