Unloading Sample Racks - Hologic Panther System Operator's Manual

The Sample Details screen opens with the current test orders for the
selected specimen.
3. Select the test order of interest from the Test Orders panel.
4. Select Apply Dilution.
5. From the Dilution Factor window, clear the check for the previously selected
dilution factor.
6. Select OK to delete the dilution factor from the test order.
To delete dilution factors from an entire rack:
1. From the Sample Rack Bay screen, double-click the loaded rack of interest.
The Sample Rack Loading screen opens for the selected rack.
2. Select Apply Dilution.
3. From the Dilution Factor window, clear the check for the desired dilution
factor.
4. Select OK to delete the dilution factor from the test order.

Unloading Sample Racks

Unload Sample Racks from the system when pipetting has finished for the rack. All
sample icons are blue on the Sample Rack Bay and Run Status screens and the Sample
Bay Lane LED is disabled once sample pipetting has been completed on a Sample Rack.
Warning—Do not remove Reagent or Sample Racks that are currently in
use by the system. Do not remove racks when the lane LED is red and the
rack graphic on the screen is yellow with a red border.
To unload Sample Racks:
1. Open the Sample Bay Door.
The Sample Rack Bay screen opens.
2. From the Sample Rack Bay screen, ensure that the sample icon(s) of the rack(s) to be
removed are not yellow.
3. Ensure that the Sample Bay Lane LED(s) of the rack(s) to be removed are not red.
4. Pull the rack by the handle and remove it from the Sample Bay Lane.
The rack and tube icons on the screen turn gray.
5. Remove up to eight (8) Sample Racks as necessary following Steps 2–4. Multiple
racks can be removed at the same time if the criteria in Steps 2 and 3 are met.
6. If necessary, load fresh Sample Racks into the empty Sample Bay Lanes (see
Loading Sample Racks on page 121).
7. Close the Sample Bay Door.
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Panther System Operator's Manual
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