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The Panther Assay Reagent Bay screen opens.
2. From the Panther Assay Reagent Bay screen, ensure that the rack icon(s) of the
assay reagent kit(s) to be removed are not yellow.
3. Ensure that the Reagent Bay Lane LED(s) of the assay reagent kit(s) to be
removed are not red.
4. Gently slide the Reagent Rack out of the Reagent Bay Lane. Multiple racks can
be unloaded simultaneously assuming conditions from steps 2 and 3 are met.
The Reagent Bay Lane graphic on the screen changes to gray.
If the Reagent Rack was successfully unloaded, the TCR Carousel stops
spinning and position 1 will be rotated to the front of the instrument. This process
may be delayed if the TCR or TER of another assay reagent kit is currently in
use. Once the TCR Carousel stops spinning, the TCR Door unlocks.
5. Unload all racks as necessary, following steps 2–4. Close the Reagent Bay Door
once all desired racks have been removed.
6. Open the TCR door.
7. Unload the TCR and TER bottles that correspond to the racks removed from the
Reagent Bay, from the TCR Carousel. If multiple Reagent Racks were unloaded,
all corresponding TCR and TER bottles must be unloaded.
8. Close the TCR Door.
The TCR Carousel rotates and scans all TCR Carousel positions. If any
reagents in the TCR Carousel onboard are currently in use, pipetting will
resume.
Load Samples
Load properly prepared controls, calibrators and specimens into the Panther Sample
Racks for sample identification and processing. Sample Racks can be loaded onto the
system when the system is in the Setup, Prime, Ready and Assay Processing states.
Adding a New Control/Calibrator Lot
Note—This feature is not available for all system software configurations.
To add a new lot of controls or calibrators for quantitative assays:
1. Select the Load Samples icon on the Tasks screen.
The Sample Rack Bay screen opens.
2. At the bottom of the Sample Rack Bay screen, select New Ctrl/Cal Lot.
A Control/Calibrator Lot Entry window opens.
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Panther System
Operator's Manual
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