Calibrate Device; Calibration Methods - Elitech FreezePoint 6000 Series User Manual

Section 6: Operation

6.5 Calibrate device

Calibration methods

Depending on the predefined calibration interval, opening the measurement menu will automatically show
a calibration prompt. Calibration can also be started manually.
The device is calibrated using one of the following calibration methods:
• 2-point calibration: Calibration using distilled water and another calibration standard (300 mOsmol/kg
or 850 mOsmol/kg)
OR
• 3-point calibration: Calibration using distilled water and two other calibration standards (300 mOsmol/
kg [SS-276] or 850 mOsmol/kg [SS-277])
The calibration method, the calibration standards used for calibration, and the calibration interval are
defined by the lab supervisor during start-up (
Calibrate device
Personnel: User
Safety gear:
• Disposable lab gloves
Materials:
• Soft, lint free paper tissue
• Pipette
• Distilled water (
• Calibration standard(s) (e.g. 300 mOsmol/kg)
• Ampule opener
• Measurement vessels
NOTE!
Impaired repeatability of measurement due to incorrect measurement vessels!
Repeated use of the measurement vessels and use of incorrect consumables cannot guarantee
reproducible measurement results.
• Always use a clean and unused measurement vessel for every measurement.
• Only use measurement vessels supplied by ELITechGroup.
• Never use centrifuge tubes or reaction vessels.
see "Distilled Water" on page 106)
"5.3 Set calibration defaults" on page 45).
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