User Manual, Version 2.3

Luminex 100 IS User Manual Version 2.3 xMAP Technology
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3. From the Restore Database From dialog box, select a database
backup file to restore and click Open. The system restores the
previously saved database. Notice that the files are organized by
date (month-day-year).
4. A Database Restored dialog box opens the next time you start
up the system. The dialog box prompts you to verify that the lot
information for CAL 1, CAL2, CON1, and CON2 reagents are
correct.
5. Click OK to verify that the lot information is accurate.
Maintenance Procedures Table 5-11 shows a recommended schedule for maintenance
operations.
Table 5-11. Maintenance Operations:
Recommended Use Schedule
Operation Recommended Use Schedule
Warmup
• Daily
• After four hours of system inactivity
Prime
• Daily
• To remove air from sheath fluid tubing
• After performing these actions:
– refilling the sheath container
– removing and replacing sheath container
– changing the sheath fluid filter
– changing the syringe seal
Backflush
• Troubleshooting and preventative
maintenance purposes only:
– to remove obstructions from the cuvette
– if fluid does not flow through the waste tub-
ing 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
• Daily
• Before system calibration
• After changing the sample probe
• To remove air bubbles from the cuvette using
70% isopropanol or 70% ethanol