Beckman Coulter Power Express Instructions For Use Manual page 40

Inlet and Outlet Module Procedures
Load Racks into the Inlet Module
Load Racks into the Inlet Module
The two rack drawers in the Inlet module each have four positions for Inlet racks.
When the Inlet racks are empty, the system activates an audible alarm and a flashing
beacon. You can then load additional Inlet racks to provide continuous sample tube flow
through the system. You must load all sample tubes onto the Power Express system
through the Inlet 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.
System-Initiated Rack Change
When the system has completely unloaded all the tubes from the Inlet racks, it activates an
audible alarm and a flashing beacon.
Use this procedure to replace the empty racks with full racks to provide continuous sample
tube flow through the system.
1
Select Mute
Inlet rack drawers.
If Mute is not displayed on the control panel, select Rack Change
2
Open the Inlet rack drawer and remove the empty Inlet racks.
3
Place filled or partially filled racks in the Inlet rack drawers as necessary. The control
panel displays the rack types you loaded, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 2.1 Inlet Module Control Panel Rack Legend
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on the Inlet control panel to silence the alarm. The system unlocks the
to silence the alarm.
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