Reagents alarm

The software checks the reagent status before starting a new rack. If a level alarm is ON, it will not process the new rack. If an alarm comes ON during a rack, it will finish to aspirate that rack (10 samples max.). Washing dirty pipettes always continues, as to avoid that the samples are left in the pipettes.

If not all reagent information is entered in the system, the reagent alarm is activated. The instrument will not aspirate samples until this is filled in correctly, see Reagents screen.

Reagents alarm is also set when the expire date of the reagent is exceeded or opened more than three months. The message Not allowed now! See Reagents! appears. Processing of new samples is stopped.

Do not use the reagents if expired. If expired reagent has been used accidentally, the results obtained with these reagents may only be used, when the expiry date was not exceeded more than 30 days.

Diluent is sensitive for bacterial growth. The solution should be discarded if it becomes turbid or infected.