Owner manual

Table of contents
991-0203 Rev. 1.1 Sep. 2012 1
Table of contents
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ...................................................................................... VII
WEEE DIRECTIVE INFORMATION – EUROPE ONLY .............................................................. IX
INTRODUCTION AND INTENDED USE ................................................................................ XI
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................... XIII
1 INSPECTION, UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT .................................... 3
1.1 OPERATION OF THE NUCLEOCOUNTER NC-200............................................................... 3
2 CELL COUNTING WITH THE NUCLEOCOUNTER NC-200 ................................................. 5
2.1 THE NUCLEOCOUNTER NC-200 INSTRUMENT ................................................................. 5
2.1.1 Fluorescence microscope .............................................................................. 6
2.1.2 The Cassette fixture...................................................................................... 6
2.1.3 The RUN Key and LED indicator. .................................................................... 6
2.2 THE CASSETTE ........................................................................................................ 7
2.2.1 Loading the Cassette .................................................................................... 7
2.2.2 Sample volume ............................................................................................. 8
2.2.3 Cassette handling ......................................................................................... 8
3 KEY, LED INDICATOR AND PC CONTROL ....................................................................... 9
3.1 INTERACTIVE CONTROLS ............................................................................................ 9
4 START-UP ................................................................................................................ 11
4.1 POWER ON, POWER OFF .......................................................................................... 11
4.1.1 Starting up ................................................................................................. 12
5 OPERATION OF THE NUCLEOCOUNTER ...................................................................... 13
5.1 READY MODE ....................................................................................................... 13
5.2 ANALYSIS WITH THE CASSETTES ................................................................................. 13
5.2.1 Actuator movements .................................................................................. 14
5.3 RESULT PRESENTATION ........................................................................................... 14
5.4 PROTECTION OF THE OPTICAL SYSTEM ......................................................................... 14
6 NUCLEOVIEW NC-200 ............................................................................................... 15
7 MAINTENANCE OF NUCLEOCOUNTER NC-200 ............................................................ 17
7.1 CLEANING ........................................................................................................... 17
7.1.1 Instrument enclosure. ................................................................................. 17
7.1.2 Cassette fixture .......................................................................................... 17
7.1.3 Spill of liquid .............................................................................................. 18
7.2 DECONTAMINATION ............................................................................................... 18
8 PC- MAINTENANCE, ERROR MESSAGES AND POWER-ON FAILURE ............................... 19
8.1 REQUIRED HARD DISK SPACE FOR DATA STORAGE. .......................................................... 19
8.2 ERROR MESSAGES .................................................................................................. 19