Agilent Technologies 2200 TapeStation User Manual page 46

5
Maintenance
Changing the Needle
Needle change intervals:
• After 3840 (7680 lanes in a Dual loading system) pierces, the controller
• After 4160 pierces (8320 lanes in a Dual loading system), a needle change
• After 4480 pierces (8960 lanes in a Dual loading system), the needle has
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software will inform the user that a needle change is pending. The word
Needle will appear in the bottom of the controller software inside a yellow
box.
is recommended. The box around the word Needle will change from yellow
to red.
completed its lifetime and must be changed before the TapeStation will
start.
Controller software indicating a Needle change is recommended
2200 TapeStation