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Revision Date Changes
(D) Preface: Updated contact information, Warnings, Hazards, Pre-cautions,
Safety Symbols. Removed Warranty and Registration Card.
Chapter 1, Introduction: Added clarification (in Internal Barcode Scanner
section) that some older models of the reader may include the scanner.
Updated Package Contents, Optional Accessories, and replaced previous
Technical Support pages with a Product Support and Service page.
Chapter 2, Installation: Rearranged installation steps to better reflect actual
practice.
Chapter 3, Performance Verification/Qualification Tests: Added Gen5™
instructions for the Self Test and Absorbance Plate Test. In Recommended
Qualification Schedule, moved Absorbance Plate Test and Liquid Tests from
IQ to initial/annual OQ, changed PQ semiannual frequency to quarterly, and
clarified criteria for running Liquid Tests 1, 2, or 3. Changed 'Universal' to
'Absorbance' in 'Universal Test Plate' and 'Universal Plate Test'. In Liquid
Test 1, added BioTek wetting agent (7773002) to list of ingredients. In Liquid
Test 3, changed Sigma® 'P 3563 packets' to 'PBS tablets (#4417, or
equivalent).' In Liquid Tests 1 and 3, changed 'Analytical balance' to
'Precision balance.' In all Liquid Tests, added 'Corning" to "Costar'
(microplates), and added note to shake plate or wait after pipetting and
before reading the plate.
Appendix A, Decontamination and Cleaning: Corrected dilution mixtures for
bleach on page A-3 by changing '20:1' ratio for commercial bleach to '1:20',
and '10:1' ratio for household bleach to '1:10'.
Appendix B, Computer Control: Added new section, "Controlling the Reader
with Gen5."
E 12/2009 Throughout: Removed references to models 'PowerWave' and 'PowerWave HT
340' (PowerWave HT and PowerWave 340 remain). Emphasized use of Gen5
instead of KC4 and KCjunior (which are no longer available from BioTek).
Removed references to the ActiveX component.
Preface: Updated Trademarks, Intended Use Statement, Hazards,
Precautions, CE Mark information, and Safety Symbols. Removed lists of
illustrations and tables.
Ch 1 Introduction: Removed 'Variations' and 'Internal Barcode Scanner'.
Updated Package Contents and Optional Accessories.
Ch 2 Installation: Simplified unpacking and setup instructions. Removed
Serial Pinout Description.
Ch 3 Operation: New chapter.
Ch 4 Instrument Qualification: Moved recommendations for optimum
performance to new chapter 3. Clarified instructions for the various
qualification tasks.
Former Appendix B, Computer Control: Deleted this section. Moved Gen5
instructions to new chapter 3.
Former Appendices A and C: Changed to Chapters 5 and 6.
Former Appendices D and E: Changed to Appendices A and B.
General: Removed references to outdated software KC4 and KCjunior.
F 5/2011
Updated Gen5 instructions for Gen5 version 2.x.
Introduction: Deleted redundant "Hardware Features" and "Software
Features" sections.
Liquid Testing: Updated Liquid Test 3; removed instructions for creating the
10x concentration PBS solution.
Appendices: Removed former Appendix B: Barcode Scanner.
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