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The MTUs on the guides remain in the drawer.
4. Visually inspect the MTUs:
Check to be sure barcodes on the MTUs are present, properly aligned, and are
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not damaged.
Check that the distributor foot (handle) on each MTU is intact and undamaged.
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The distributor foot is opposite the barcode.
Check that the MTU Tiplets are in place. Do not replace dropped tiplets into
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MTUs.
Check for any extra MTU Tiplets inside the MTU tubes.
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5. Remove any defective MTUs and discard.
6. Gently close the MTU Drawer.
Warning—Do not forcibly close or slam the MTU Drawer.
If the MTU Drawer does not close properly, check to make sure that the MTUs fit into
the drawer guide and that no more than 25 MTUs have been loaded.
After being closed, the drawer locks and the system updates the MTU count.
Load Universal Fluids
Load Panther Universal Fluids
The operator must manage the Panther Universal Fluids inventory under the following
conditions:
The border of the Load Universal Fluids button is red from one (1) or both of the fluid
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kits being depleted or invalid.
The fluid kit inventory for A or B is below the number of fluid tests used during a
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system prime. A Full Prime procedure consumes up to 105 tests per fluid kit.
The system monitors the remaining fluid inventory for all bottles in a fluid kit as a single
unit. The number of tests remaining for each kit can be found in the Fluid Kit status bars at
the bottom of the screen (A and B) and on the Universal Fluid Bay screen (see Universal
Fluid Bay Screen on page 58). The Panther can hold up to 2,000 tests of universal fluids
combined in the two (2) fluid kits.
Universal Fluids can be loaded at any time the instrument is in the Setup or Ready state.
The system is not able to enter the Ready operating state if the Universal Fluid inventory
is invalid.
Once a set of Panther universal fluids is loaded on the system, those bottles are depleted
as a kit, and must be changed together. The onboard stability for a fluid kit is 60 days. The
NaOCl Bottle is not kitted with Fluid Kit A or B. The NaOCl Bottle needs to be refilled with
5.0%–7.0% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl solution) when replacing one (1) or both fluid
kits.
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Panther System
Operator's Manual
AW-17791-001 Rev. 002 (EN)
System Operation
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