Beckman Coulter UniCel DxC 600 Instructions For Use Manual page 10

Safety Notice
Summary of Precautions
CTS (Closed Tube Sampling) Cap Piercer Precautions
Use only validated sample containers with the CTS to avoid level sense errors.
CTS Tracking Loss Precautions
For systems with 1-Blade CTS, if there is an unusual loss of network communication, follow the
instructions in the message that appears.
• A normal shutdown or reboot does NOT give this CTS message.
• When there is no CTS Tracking, if the cap were kept on a previously-pierced tube:
— it would be pierced again and
— pieces of rubber could fall into the sample.
• A notification appears when full CTS Tracking is restored.
Diethylamine HCL and the Calcium ISE Precautions
Do not use controls containing diethylamine HCL. This adversely affects the calcium Ion-Selective
Electrode (ISE).
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions
To prevent damage due to electrical static discharge (ESD), always wear the wrist ground strap when
directed to in a procedure.
Environmental Conditions Precautions
Changes in ambient temperatures and environmental conditions may result in a "reference drift"
message. In this case, the electrolyte chemistries must be recalibrated.
Studies have shown that NA (sodium) recovery could drift as much as 0.8 mmol/L for each degree
Celsius change in laboratory room temperature, from calibration to the time the sample is tested.
Therefore, laboratory temperature fluctuations need to be minimized.
Fibrin Clots Precautions
Samples should be free of all visible fibrin. Clots could coat or plug the sample probes, flow cell,
chemistry modules, electrolyte injection cup (EIC), or cuvette wash station leading to instrument
malfunction and/or short sampling.
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