Beckman Coulter Power Express Instructions For Use Manual page 26

Inlet and Outlet Module Description
Dynamic Inlet Module
Figure 1.2 Dynamic Inlet Module - Rear View
1. Rear Access Doors
The two rack drawers in the Inlet module each have four positions for Inlet racks, each with
a capacity of 50 tubes.
The Dynamic Inlet module has a transfer arm with 5-grippers and two 5-position sample
carrier sets, which alternately transfer five sample tubes from the Inlet racks onto five
sample tube carriers on the automated track system for processing.
The system activates an audible alarm and a flashing beacon when the Inlet racks are
empty. You can then exchange the empty Inlet racks with full racks to provide continuous
sample tube flow through the system. You must load all samples onto the system via racks.
Note
Do not manually load a sample tube into a sample tube carrier. The system cannot
process the sample tube correctly without the Inlet rack information, and sorts the
tube to the Error Lane.
After the gripper arm places a sample tube in a sample tube carrier, the system determines
the tube size (13 x 75 mm, 13 x 90 mm, 13 x 100 mm, 15 x 92 mm, or 16 x 100 mm), the
initial bar code reader scans the bar code label (sample ID) and sends the information to
the Line Control. The Line Control determines the required sample processing for the tube
from the information downloaded from Cennexus.
The Inlet module includes a green power ON button, and a red power OFF button for the
Power Express system (refer to the following figure). Use these buttons to turn the Power
Express system off and on during Daily Shutdown/Startup.
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2. Rear Door Unlock button
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