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Indications and buttons corresponding to the different station types

Reagent station
Additional buttons

To open the reagent list (

chapter 5.4.7

) for allocating reagents to stations.

Press UPDATE REAGENT after a reagent has been changed, in order to

set the date of “Last change“ to the current date;

set the date in the “Use by date“ row according to the RMS;

Set the rack counter to “00“.

Additional indication

Reagent name:

Shows the reagent allocated.

If the RMS is on, the following parameters are displayed:

Date last change:

Date when the reagent was last changed.

Use by date:

Date when next change is required.

Rack counter:

Number of racks processed so far.

Racks max.:

Number of racks as per RMS that can still be
processed before the reagent needs to be
changed .

Even when the RMS is switched off, an internal log is kept in
the instrument. Therefore, all data displayed after switching the
instrument on are always up-to-date.

Oven station

Additional button

Pressing TEMPERATURE opens up the numerical keypad for entering an
oven temperature. Temperature settings between 40 and 70 °C (corre-
sponding to 104-178 °F) may be selected.

Additional indication

Heating off/on - indication controlled by staining program.
Temperature in degrees Centigrade/Fahrenheit.

Ovens 1 and 2 (stations 37/38) and ovens 3 and 4 (stations 39/40)
are linked. All settings made for one of the ovens will automati-
cally be applied to the second one, too.

Water station

Additional buttons:

none

Additional indication.

Water flow yes/no - indication controlled by staining program.

5.

Operation