Optional Accessories; Thermal Printer Paper; Dri-Dye ® Check Strips - Awareness Technology Stat Fax 4200 Operator's Manual

6. Optional Accessories

6.1 Thermal Printer Paper

Reorder replacement Thermal Printer Paper Roll P/N 15003. NOTE: The printer manufacturer
strongly recommends the use of thermal paper part number 150003 to ensure the best print
quality and the effective operation of the print head. Contact your dealer for replacement rolls
6.2 Dri-Dye Check Strips
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Dri-Dye Check Strips offer an easy method of verifying proper calibration and linearity
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on a routine basis. The charts provided allow simple interpretation of results. If a strip or
plate reader can repeatedly obtain acceptable results with this kit, then the instrument
demonstrates linearity, calibration, filter integrity, repeatability, and lack of stray light.
Proper use of the Dri-Dye
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compliance with most quality control and licensing agency requirements for instrument
performance verification.
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• Dri-Dye Check Strips allow the instrument owner to perform testing that is very similar
to the Q.A./Q.C. testing initially done by the instrument manufacturer. Dye absorbance
values are determined by a reference instrument that is routinely calibrated with materials
traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly NBS).
Dyes are then precisely dispensed into the wells, dried, and packaged.
Using pre-dispensed dyes reduces the degree of pipetting precision required to
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reconstitute the check set strips. Since the readers look through the samples from top to
bottom, volume is proportional to path-length, and therefore, to absorbance. If a well is
reconstituted with too much water, the decrease in concentration will be corrected by the
increase in path-length. Simply stated, the system is self-correcting for random pipetting
errors up to 10%.
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Check Strips can be ordered from your dealer.
• DRI- DYE
The charts provided with these kits are designed to replace the normal calculations with easy
to visualize, built-in acceptance ranges. Kits are available for the following wavelengths:
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Check Strips-405 - for 405nm
o DRI-DYE
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o DRI-DYE Check Strips-450 - for 450nm
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o DRI-DYE Check Strips-492 - for 492nm
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Check Strips, along with good record keeping, will constitute
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