Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ....................................................................................... III
WEEE DIRECTIVE INFORMATION – EUROPE ONLY .............................................................. IV
INTRODUCTION AND INTENDED USE ................................................................................. V
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................ VI
1 INSPECTION, UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT .................................... 3
1.1 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION QUALIFICATION OF NUCLEOCOUNTER® NC-202™ .................. 3
2 CELL COUNTING WITH NUCLEOCOUNTER® NC-202™ .................................................... 4
2.1 THE NUCLEOCOUNTER® NC-202™ INSTRUMENT ............................................................ 4
2.1.1 Fluorescence microscope .............................................................................. 4
2.1.2 Protocols ..................................................................................................... 4
2.1.3 The RUN button and LED indicator ................................................................ 5
2.1.4 Cassette fixture ............................................................................................ 5
2.1.5 USB 3 connection ......................................................................................... 5
2.2 THE VIA2-CASSETTE™ .............................................................................................. 6
2.2.1 Loading the Via 2-Cassette™ cassette ............................................................ 6
2.2.2 Via2-Cassette™ volume calibration dot code ................................................. 7
2.2.3 Cassette handling ......................................................................................... 7
3 NUCLEOCOUNTER® NC-202™ – INSTRUMENT CONTROLS ............................................. 8
3.1 INTERACTIVE CONTROLS ............................................................................................ 8
3.2 NUCLEOCOUNTER® NC-202™ CONNECTIONS ................................................................ 9
3.2.1 NC-202™ power connection .......................................................................... 9
3.2.2 USB connection and initialization ................................................................ 10
4 OPERATION OF NC-VIEW™ SOFTWARE AND NUCLEOCOUNTER® NC -202™ INSTRUMENT
11
4.1 NC-VIEW™ SOFTWARE ........................................................................................... 11
4.2 PROTOCOL EXECUTION ........................................................................................... 11
4.2.1 Piston movements ...................................................................................... 12
4.3 PROTECTION OF THE OPTICAL SYSTEM ........................................................................ 12
5 MAINTENANCE OF NUCLEOCOUNTER® NC-202™ ....................................................... 13
5.1 CLEANING ........................................................................................................... 13
5.1.1 Instrument cabinet ..................................................................................... 13
5.1.2 Cassette fixture .......................................................................................... 13
5.1.3 Contamination of the optics........................................................................ 13
5.1.4 Decontamination ........................................................................................ 13
6 TROUBLESHOOTING FOR NUCLEOCOUNTER® NC -202™ .............................................. 14
6.1 FIRMWARE AND SOFTWARE VERSION .......................................................................... 14
6.2 POWER-ON FAILURE............................................................................................... 14