Load Mtus - Hologic Panther System Operator's Manual

Load MTUs

Multi-Tube Units (MTUs) can be loaded at any time the system is not in the Initialization,
Shutdown, or Error state. The operator does not need to be logged onto the system in
order to load MTUs.
The MTU Drawer can hold up to 25 MTUs, enough for 125 tests. The MTUs status bar in
the Status Panel displays the MTU inventory remaining based on the maximum number
of tests that can be run with the current inventory.
The border of the Load MTUs button and the MTUs status bar changes to red if there are
no MTUs in inventory. The MTUs status bar changes to yellow if the MTU inventory falls
below 10 tests. Once assay processing begins, the MTUs inventory panel will provide a
return time for when more MTUs will be needed to continue processing, if necessary.
To load MTUs:
1. Perform one of the following tasks to initiate the load MTUs process.
Select the MTUs status bar at the bottom of the screen.
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Select the Load MTUs button on the Tasks screen.
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Pull out the MTU Drawer if the drawer is empty and the MTU Input Queue LED is
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green.
An MTU Loading Management window opens and a status bar is displayed that
shows the progress of the MTU Input Queue moving to the load position. The MTU
Drawer is ready to be opened once the "MTU drawer unlocked" message is
displayed on the window and the LED indicator for the MTU Input Queue turns from
red to green.
2. When the drawer is ready to be opened, pull out the MTU Drawer.
Warning—Do not attempt to force the drawer open before prompted in
the MTU Loading Management window.
3. Load a box, or partial box, of MTUs onto the MTU Input Queue rail as follows:
Warning—Use the cardboard box to load MTUs. Avoid touching
individual MTUs or MTU Tiplets.
a. Remove the plastic shrink wrap from the MTU box and open the moveable flap.
b. Hold the box of MTUs by the sides, with the moveable flap at the top of the box
facing toward the instrument, and the MTU barcode facing to the right.
c. Slide the box down into the guides in the MTU drawer. Make sure that the MTUs
are securely in the guides.
If the entire box is not loaded, some MTUs will remain in the box. Do not
overload the MTU Drawer. These extra MTUs can be loaded later. Do not
remove unused MTUs from the box.
d. Smoothly slide the MTU box backward, away from the instrument.
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Panther System Operator's Manual
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