Abbott CELL-DYN 3200 System Operator's Manual page 57

Section 1
Front Skirt Cover (not pictured)
Status Indicator Panel
(Open Sample) Aspiration Probe
Touch Plate
Sample Loader
(Closed Sample) Tower Cover
CELL-DYN ® 3200 System Operator's Manual
9140181H—October 2001
The Front Skirt Cover protects the lower front part of the flow panel. The skirt
should be removed to access the two lower Normally Closed Valves on the left side
of the Flow Panel. The Skirt is removed from the instrument by removing the four
Phillips-head screws holding the Skirt to the Analyzer. The Skirt on the SL model
has two removable sections adjacent to the Flow Panel. The section on the right
side should be removed to provide easy access to all four syringes and two syringe
drives.
Three Status Indicator Messages (illuminated by green, yellow and red LEDs)
indicate the status of the Analyzer. The status messages are:
• READY (green light) —the Analyzer is ready to process a specimen
• BUSY (yellow light) —the Analyzer is busy with a normal operational
sequence
• FAULT (red light) —the Analyzer is unable to process specimens due to an
existing fault condition
The Open Sample Aspiration Probe is used to aspirate whole blood from an
opened collection tube. The wash block moves down to the end of the probe and
returns to a position that is covered by the Right Front Cover. When Closed
Sampler mode is selected, the Wash Block moves down to the end of the probe and
remains down until the Open Sampler mode is again selected.
The Touch Plate is used to start the run cycle for (1) both the Open Sampler and
Closed Sampler modes on the CS model and (2) Open Sampler mode only on the
SL model. It is located directly behind the Open Sample Aspiration Probe and is
part of the Right Front Cover. Pressing the Touch Plate starts the selected run cycle.
See Subsection: Sample Loader Components later in this section.
The Closed Sample Tower Cover protects the Tower Assembly and Shear Valve.
The Tower Cover for the SL model is larger than its counterpart on the CS model
in order to cover the top central portion of the Sample Loader. Part of the cover is
translucent to allow viewing of the Shear Valve's operation. The cover is held in
place by two pins at the bottom and magnetic fasteners at the top. Both covers have
an Interlock Sensor Switch which prevents the instrument from operating in the
Closed Mode if the cover is not in place.
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