User Manual

ii Dako Artisan™ Link | Basic User Guide
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The Artisan™ Link Special Stains System and its associated components and reagents are covered
under the following U.S. patents: 4,847,208; 5,073,504; 5,316,452; 5,645,114; 5,947,167; 6,092,695;
6,096,271; 6,180,061B1; 6,183,693B1; 6,244,474 B1; 6,465,207; 6,541,261; 6,783,733; 7,217,392.
Additional U.S. and foreign patents are pending.
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User Resources
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Installation Procedure
Dako employees will perform the initial installation and setup of all new Artisan™ instruments.
Scope
This guide contains information on advanced use and operation of the Artisan™ Link and assumes
you have received basic training on the instrument. Please contact our Technical Service Group or
refer to the Artisan™ Link Advanced User Guide for information not provided in this basic user guide.
This guide does not provide instructions for the installation or upgrade of software or hardware.
Disclaimers
This user guide is not a substitute for the detailed operator training provided by Dako, Inc., or for
other advanced instruction. Dako Technical Service Group should be contacted immediately for
assistance in the event of any instrument malfunction. Installation of hardware or software on your
Artisan™ Link should be performed only by a certified Dako Field Service Representative.
Updates of the operating system software, installation of antivirus software, patches etc. could
negatively affect, interfere, or corrupt the DakoLink software. The user should not attempt to make
changes without first contacting Dako Customer Service.
Trademarks
Artisan™ Link is a registered trademark of Dako North America, Inc. All other trade names and
trademarks are the property of their respective holders
.