DIAWasher

User’s Manual

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Compliance

The product is compliant with the essential requirements of the following EC Directives:
Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro
diagnostic medical instruments;
It also conforms to European Standard: EN61010-1:2010; EN61010-2-101:2002; EN62304:2006,
EN ISO 13485:2012, EN ISO15223-1:2012, EN62366:2008, EN13612, EN62304:2006;
EN61326:2013 and EN 61326-2-6:2013 (EMC).
The conformity is attested when the equipment is installed in accordance with the
conditions outlined in the manual

Rev: 1.0; 2018-07-06

For Software Version 5.1e

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How to use this manual

It’s greatly appreciated you become the user of Microplate Washer.

Be sure to read this manual carefully before operating the instrument.

In order to obtain the best result, it is important for you to get familiar with our instruments and their

functions before performing clinical diagnostic tests.

This User's Manual is the operation instructions for Microplate Washer, which including the

contents of instrument installation, daily use, and maintenance etc.

Please reserve all the packing materials for the use of deposit, transportation and maintenance in

the future.

You may contact with your distributor if there is any problem.

As to the instruments of different version or configuration, their functions are

slightly different.

Notes: Tips, advices and suggestions will be presented in italics for distinction.

Warning: The warning shall be strictly abided by in order to ensure

that the instrument may works normally and the test

results may be correct and authentic. Black letters are

adopted for distinction.

Symbols on the instrument
This symbol means that the labeled item is hot while the instrument is in use.
Don’t touch the labeled item as you could be burnt.
The symbol is labeled on the lamp support of optic system.

This means that the labeled item could lead to personal injury and/or damage
to the analyzer.
The symbol is labeled beside the power outlet and some external interface.

The symbols for “SERIAL NUMBER”, The serial number shall be after or
below the symbol, adjacent to it.

The symbol means the product is in vitro diagnostic medical device.

The symbol indicates the manufacturer and its address, after which are
shown its name and address.

The symbol indicates the date of manufacture, after which are shown its
manufacture date.

The symbol indicates EU representatives of the manufacturer and their

addresses, after which are shown their names and addresses.

The symbol indicates biological pollution, marked in the part where the
instrument contacts the clinical reagent. The symbol appears in black side
and yellow background.

The symbol means that the environment of instruments must be dampproof in

the course of transport, and instrument must be kept in a dry environment.

This means that instrument should handle with care in the course of
transportation, so as not to damage it.

The symbol means the instrument packaged should not be upended at any
time

The symbol means that the level piled up can't exceed 8 layers, as not to
damage instrument.

The symbol indicates temperature range of the analyzers during storage and
transportation.
Warning and Safety Indications

This instrument is only used for in vitro diagnosis, please carefully read the following warnings
before the usage, and strictly obeys them.

 The articles and materials used by some test items have biological danger. Be sure to
wear the protective clothing and the glasses when operating the instrument, and put
down the protection cover.
 Some steel pins of the wash head are sharp, so touching them may lead to bodily injury.
Don’t put your hand or finger in the area of the worktable when the instrument is in
motion. Be sure to turn off the power before replacing the wash head. It is forbidden to
touch the wash head when the instrument is in motion.
 When the instrument is in motion, be sure to turn off the power switch at once if the
waste bottle is turned over. At this moment, the instrument probably discharges a small
amount of waste liquid through a device in the bottom, and this waste liquid must be
dealt with according to the biological dangerous cargo.
 When the incubator is being heated, don’t touch the incubation plate by hand in order to
avoid or prevent scald; furthermore, the incubator adopts high-voltage power supply, so
it is forbidden to contact the incubation plate with hand or such conducting objects as
ironware etc. when the instrument is in motion in order to avoid electric shock.
 Please wear the rubber gloves while carrying out maintenance; please wash your hands
to avoid virus infection after each operation finishes.
 Don't let hands or other positions of body touch the reagent or the patient's sample, if
the wounded part touches the patient’s sample carelessly, please wash it timely and see
a doctor for examination.
 Blocked wash head will cause bad aspiration and dispensing. In this case please rinse
the wash head with distilled water, and then dredge the blocked hole with a thin pin. If
the problem can not be solved this way, you need to replace the wash head.
 The product is a bench-type testing device, without issues on taboo.
 The ground wire of the power line of this instrument has ground connection to avoid
electric shock. The ground wire has to be connected to ground.
 The AC electric supply must be stable, and is forbidden to share the power with
high-power electric apparatus.
 While pulling out the power line, be sure to catch the plug, but not the power line.
 Turn off the power supply immediately and contact the seller if the instrument gives out
smog, peculiar smell or strange sound.
 Be sure to cut off the power supply and switch off the main processor when carrying
out maintenance or dismantling the outer cover due to other reasons.
 Pharmaceutical affairs law and regulation: it is forbidden to refit the medical instrument.
Content

How to use this manual ............................................................................ 3

Symbols on the instrument ....................................................................... 4

Warning and Safety Indications ................................................................ 5

1. Brief introduction of the instrument ....................................................... 8

1.1 Brief introduction of product .................................................................................. 8
1.1.1 Name of the product: Microplate Washer................................................................. 8
1.1.2 Features of the product ............................................................................................... 8
1.2 Specifications of the instrument ............................................................................ 9
1.3 External structure ................................................................................................ 10
1.4 Keyboard............................................................................................................. 11
1.5 Principle of the instrument ................................................................................. 12
2. Installation of the instrument ............................................................... 13
2.1 Unpack ................................................................................................................ 13
2.2 Install the bottles and tubing ............................................................................... 13
2.3 Install the wash head .......................................................................................... 14
2.4 Start the instrument ............................................................................................. 14
3. Settings and adjustment of the instrument .......................................... 15
3.1 Advanced settings ............................................................................................... 16
3.1.1 Adjust the LCD contrast ratio ................................................................................ 16
3.1.2 Hang-up settings ................................................................................................... 16
3.1.3 Plate shaking ......................................................................................................... 17
3.1.4 Stroke settings ....................................................................................................... 18
3.2 Plate settings ...................................................................................................... 19
3.3 Switch bottle........................................................................................................ 21
3.4 Turn off the system.............................................................................................. 22
4. Operation of the instrument ................................................................ 23
4.1 Worktable and ELISA plates................................................................................ 23
4.2 Washing the plates.............................................................................................. 23
4.2.1 Parameter confirmation ......................................................................................... 23
4.2.2 Parameter settings ................................................................................................ 24
4.2.3 Plate washing ........................................................................................................ 26
4.3 Single aspirate / single dispense ......................................................................... 28
4.3.1 Single aspirate ....................................................................................................... 28
4.3.2 Single dispense ..................................................................................................... 28
4.4 Prime / Rinse ...................................................................................................... 30
4.4.1 Prime ..................................................................................................................... 30
 4.4.2 Rinse...................................................................................................................... 30
4.5 Incubator ............................................................................................................. 32
4.5.1 Parameter settings ................................................................................................ 32
4.5.2 Incubation process ................................................................................................ 32

5. Maintenance....................................................................................... 34
5.1 Regular maintenance of the worktable ................................................................ 34
5.2 Regular maintenance of the wash head .............................................................. 34
5.3 Replacement of the fuse ..................................................................................... 34
5.4 Treatment of the waste bottle .............................................................................. 34
6. System error and solutions ................................................................. 36

Declaration ............................................................................................. 37

Intended Use

The ELX50 Washer provides microplate priming, dispensing, and washing for ELISA™ tests like for AIDS
& Hepatitis testing, ToRCH, , other Infectious Diseases, Fertility, Tumour Marker, Autoimmune Diseases,
Steroids, Thyroids in human samples.

This IVD product is intended for professional use only.

As IVD this device is intended for human use only and not for veterinary or general laboratory use.
For In-Vitro diagnostic only!
1. Brief introduction of the instrument

1.1 Brief introduction of product

1.1.1 Name of the product: Microplate Washer

1.1.2 Features of the product

1) English operating system, large screen liquid crystal display and graphic interface.

2) Support for single and three-channel wash system apply to washes flat, U and V bottom
ELISA plates and strips as well as standard 96-well or other types of plates.

3) Convenient programming, wash time, liquid volume and soak time programmable. Plate
washing, row washing and row-skip washing available.

4) Automatic positioning. Manual positioning to ensure the precision.

5) The design of double-pin wash head reduces cross contamination.

6) Wash and waste bottles have autoalarm function with liquid-surface detecting.

7) 8 and 12 way wash head available.

8) Incubation function (optional).

1.2 Specifications of the instrument
Wash head: 8-way or 12-way

No. of wash profiles 10

Capacity of the storage Wash bottle, distilled water bottle and waste bottle, 2L each
bottle: bottle respectively

Washing protocols 100

Washing cycles Max. 99

Soak / shaking time 0-24 h

Mode Plate & strip wash

Accuracy: +/- 5%

Residual volume < 1 µl

Washing volume 10-3000 µl / well

Resolution 1µl

Incubator temperature 25° / 30° / 37.0°C fixed

Temperature accuracy +/- 5 %

Temperature stability +/- 5 %

Temperature uniformity +/- 1 °C

Warm-up time 6 min. ( ambient 25 °C to room temperature)

Display Liquid crystal display

Interface RS-232 bi-directional communication port

External dimensions 450mm(L)×390mm(W)×190mm(H)

Weight 13kg

Power supply a.c. 220V, 50Hz

Input power 80VA

Working environment 10℃30℃, Relative humidity ≤70%

Fuse T3.15AL 250V, Ф5×20

1.3 External structure

Fig. 1-1 Front view of instrument

1 ELISA plates 6 Wash bottle 3

2 Incubation cover 7 Distilled water bottle

3 Waste bottle 8 LCD screen

4 Wash bottle 1 9 Keyboard

5 Wash bottle 2 10 Transparent cover

Fig. 1-2 Back view of the instrument

 1 Power switch 8 Interface 1 of waste bottle
2 Fuse 9 Interface of wash bottle 1
3 Power inlet 10 Interface of wash bottle 2
4 RS-232 interface 11 Interface of wash bottle 3
5 Sensor interface 12 Interface of distilled water bottle
6 Label 13 Air vent
7 Wiring diagram of tubing 14 Interface 2 of waste bottle

1.4 Keyboard

Fig. 1-3 Schematic diagram of keyboard

Start a process;
START
Save the parameter modifications.
Cancel the current operation;
CANCEL Discontinue the underway treatment;
Cancel saving and quit the parameter modification.

^ Upwards

v Downward

＋ Change the parameters (increase, upwards, left)

－ Change the parameters (reduce, downwards, right)

PRIME Start the priming procedure (shortcut key)

SELECT Switching between rough adjustment / fine tuning

RINSE Start the rinse procedure (shortcut key)

ASPR Start the single aspirate / single dispense procedure (shortcut key)
1.5 Principle of the instrument

Microplate Washer is composed of a wash bottle, a liquid aspirate pump, a wash head, a vacuum
pump and a waste bottle. Certain volume of the liquid in the wash bottle is pumped by the liquid
aspirate pump, and then evenly dispensed into the microplate by the wash head; after special
treatment such as soak and shaking, etc. the waste liquid is pumped to waste bottle by vacuum
pump. Meanwhile, three wash channels of the instrument are automatically switched over by a
solenoid valve, and are controlled in real time by a relevant liquid surface sensor which can feed
back the liquid surface status of the current working bottle.

The wash bottle, liquid aspirate pump and dispensing pin (thin metal pipe of the wash head) make
up the dispensing routes of Microplate Washer; dispensing of the three kinds of the wash liquid
and the distilled water is controlled by four corresponding solenoid valves respectively.

The liquid aspirate pin (relatively thick metal pipe of the wash head), the waste bottle and the
vacuum pump make up the draining routes of Microplate Washer. The negative pressure
generated by the vacuum pump reaches the liquid aspirate pin via the waste bottle while the liquid
within the microwells gets into the waste bottle under the atmospheric pressure.
 2. Installation of the instrument

First of all, for Microplate Washer, prepare a place which meets the following requirements:

 Environment temperature 10℃-30℃;

 Relative humidity≤70%;

 No direct sunlight or high dust concentration;

 No electro-magnetic radiation;

 With a sufficiently big, smooth and firm tabletop.

2.1 Unpack
Unpack the package and transportation materials of the instrument. Keep the packing box and
packing material for future storage and transportation over again.

 Take out the packing list, and check the accessories;

 Take out the instrument.

Note: Keep the packing box and packing material for future storage and any later
transportation. Please contact the distributor if any accessory is missing.

2.2 Install the bottles and tubing

Open the packing box of bottles, and take out the bottles, tubing, alarm signal line, etc.

 Install the bottle: Towards the rear side of the instrument, from left to right sequentially put the
waste bottle, wash bottle 1, wash bottle 2, wash bottle 3 and distilled water bottle, as shown in
Fig. 1-1 and Fig. 2-1.

 Connect the tubing: As shown in Fig. 1-2 and 2-1, towards the rear side of the instrument,
from left to right, connect the tubing of the waste bottle, wash bottle 1, wash bottle 2, wash
bottle 3 and distilled water bottle according to the sequence of the bottles; Among them, the
negative pressure port of the waste bottle is connected on the top of the tubing (corresponding
to the same interface color).

 Connect the signal line: As shown in Fig. 2-1, in the face of the rear side of the instrument,
from left to right, connect the signal lines of the waste bottle, wash bottle 1, wash bottle 2,
wash bottle 3 and distilled water bottle according to the sequence of the bottles.
 Liquid level alarm Tubing connectors
connectors

Waste liquid,
wash liquid and
distilled water
bottles

Fig. 2-1 Wiring diagram of tubing and alarm signals

Note: The instrument works with the principle of atmospheric pressure, so the
bottleneck of the waste bottle as well as all tubing interfaces must be
sealed up.

2.3 Install the wash head

 Respectively rotate two ends of the dispensing tube and the draining tube to the
corresponding colored tube joints.

 Hang the wash head on the left side of the supporting bracket, and make sure that the two
pins at side fall into the groove of the supporting bracket.

2.4 Start the instrument

 Fill the wash bottles and the distilled water bottle with cleaning wash liquid and distilled water
respectively.

 Take out the power line in the accessories bag, and have one end connected to the power
inlet of the rear plate while the other end connected to the 220V power supply.

 Start the instrument by pressing the power switch at the back of the instrument.
3. Settings and adjustment of the instrument

In the software of Microplate Washer, a system setting menu has been provided for users to set up
the system. To make sure that the instrument works normally, you must set up the system
properly.

Note: If the system settings are incorrect, it may lead to the result that liquid
spills over, plates can not be washed effectively, or wash head be
damaged, etc.

After starting the instrument, at first it will initialize the systematic parameters, and check if the
programs need upgrading; Then the system primes the pipelines (for parameter setting, please
see Section 4.4) with preprogrammed wash liquid. At this moment, press CANCEL key to cancel
the priming process, or when the selected wash bottle has no liquid, the instrument will
automatically cancel the priming process and get into the main interface; finally the instrument
automatically gets into the main interface of the system, as shown in Fig. 3-1. The keys △, ▽, +,
– can be pressed respectively to make the menu selection of upwards, downwards, right, and left,
and the selected menu will be shown with highlight.

At the main interface, pressing the START key will enter a corresponding menu procedure while
pressing the CANCEL key will show the system LOGO. On the LOGO interface, pressing any key
will return to the main interface of the system.

The menu names of ASPR/DISP, PRIME and RINSE indicates that the corresponding keys ASPR,
PRIME, RINSE on the keyboard can be used to enter the corresponding menu directly.

Ver1.0e SN: XXXXXXXX

Plate washing Plate settings

ASPR/DISP Switch bottle

PRIME/RINSE Adv. settings

Incubator Switch off

Fig. 3-1 Main interface of the system

3.1 Advanced settings
Set the systematic parameters, such as LCD contrast ratio, work temperature of the incubator, limit
stroke of motor, and system’s hang-up time, etc. On the main interface, the keys △, ▽, + and –
can be used to select "Adv. settings", and pressing key START will enter the advanced settings
program, as shown in Fig. 3-2. The keys △ and ▽ are used to select the corresponding programs.

Contrast ratio settings

Hang-up settings

Plate shaking

Stroke settings

Fig. 3-2 Advanced settings interface

3.1.1 Adjust the LCD contrast ratio

The keys △ and ▽ can be used to select "Contrast ratio settings". And pressing key START
will enter the contrast ratio setting program, as shown in Fig. 3-3.

▓▒░

Fig. 3-3 Interface of contrast ratio settings

If the key + is pressed the contrast ratio increases and the color becomes darker; if the key – is
pressed the contrast ratio decreases and the color becomes lighter. After adjusting to optimum
value, press START to finish the adjustment and get back to previous menu. The new value of
contrast ratio is saved in the FlashROM of Microplate Washer. When the instrument started next
time, the LCD contrast ratio is set up according to the new value. During adjustment, press
CANCEL to quit without saving.

Microplate Washer has 64 contrast ratio grades.

3.1.2 Hang-up settings

User can set up the hang-up time. Keys + and – are used to increase or decrease time; Pressing
SELECT can switch between the operation of changing the time by 1 or 10 minutes. Press START
to save and quit, and press the key CANCLE to quit without saving, as shown in Fig. 3-4.

Hang-up settings: 20 min 1

Fig. 3-4 Hang-up settings

If there is no operation within the preprogrammed hang-up time, instrument will rinse the pipeline
automatically and get into a hang-up status.

In the hang-up status, press any key to quit and get back to operation; when returned from
hang-up status, the instrument will automatically prime pipelines with preprogrammed wash liquid.

3.1.3 Plate shaking

The user can shake plate during washing procedure or independently. The  and  keys are used
to select "Plate shaking". Press START to enter the Plate shaking interface as shown in Fig. 3-5.

Plate shaking

Time: 00H 00M 60S 1

1800
Speed: 6
Extent: 1.7mm
Incubator settings
Click START to shake plate

Fig. 3-5 Plate shaking

Use the  and  keys to select Time, Speed, and Extent of plate shaking. And Press + and – to
adjust values. Shaking intensity and time are adjustable. There are 10 levels of Speed, the bigger
value, the faster. Extent is the distance of moving back and forth, can be set 0.1-2.0mm. Maximum
shaking time is 23H 59M 59S.

Intensity of plate shaking in Plate washing menu depends on intensity set on Plate shaking menu.

In plate shaking menu, incubation settings is also available. For more details about incubation, you
can reference to chapter 4-5. Maximum incubation time is 18h. Plate shaking and incubation can
be carried out independently.

Press START to save changes and shake plate. Shaking time is displayed. Double press SELECT
key to start counting of incubation time. Press CANCEL to quit.

3.1.4 Stroke settings

User can adjust the stroke scope of motor on horizontal and vertical directions. Keys △ and ▽
are used to select "Stroke Settings", and press START to enter the stroke settings program, as
shown in Fig. 3-6.

Stroke settings

Horizontal direction: 136.1 mm

Vertical direction: 19.1 mm

Fig. 3-6 Stroke settings

Keys △ and ▽ are used to select "Horizontal direction" or "Vertical direction". Keys + and – are
used to adjust the maximum stroke scope.

Press START to save the changes, at the same time, the corresponding motor moves to the
preprogrammed position automatically.

Press CANCEL to quit without saving.

Note: Before leaving factory, the instrument has been adjusted to optimum
position, so please don’t adjust it at will. Otherwise the plate washing
effect of the instrument will be influenced.
3.2 Plate settings
User can preprogram 10 kinds of plate parameters. Keys △, ▽, + and – are used to select
"Plate Settings", and pressing START will get into the plate settings program, as shown in Fig. 3-7.
△ and ▽ are used to select the parameters which need modification, and keys + and – are
used to modify relevant parameter values; Press START to save and return, and press key
CANCLE to quit without saving.

Plate No.: 1 (position) Plate No.: 1 (position)

Wash head: 12 Wash head: 12

Plate: Flat-type(F) Plate: Flat -type(F)
Center: 30.1 mm Bot. wash: 9.8 mm
Top: 4.5 mm Left: 28.0 mm
Bottom: 15.0 mm Right: 32.1 mm

(a) Parameter interface one (b) Parameter interface two

Fig. 3-7 Screen of plate parameter settings

The parameter description and the specific modification operation are stated as follows:

1. Plate No.: Code number of plate type, selected between 1~10;

2. Wash head: 8/12 way wash head can be selected, and the default value is 12;

3. Plate settings: Flat-type (F), U-type (U) and V-type (V) can be selected, and the letters in the
brackets are their code numbers. The default setting is Flat-type (F);

4. Center: The centre position. Corresponds to the centre position of the first strip of microwells.
Keys + and – are used for adjustment by 0.1mm;

5. Top: Position on the top. Corresponds to the top plane (top aspirate position) of the first strip
of microwells. Keys + and – are used for adjustment by 0.1mm;

6. Bottom: Position at the bottom. Corresponds to the bottom position (liquid dispensing position)
of the first strip of microwells. Keys + and – are used for adjustment by 0.1mm.

7. Bot. wash: Bottom washing position. Corresponds to the middle position (bottom wash
position) in the vertical direction of the first strip of microwells. Keys + and – are used for
adjustment by 0.1mm;

8. Left: Left position. Corresponds to the left position of the first strip of microwells. Keys + and –
are used for adjustment by 0.1mm;

9. Right: Position on the right side. Corresponds to the right side position of the first strip of
microwells. Keys + and – are used for adjustment by 0.1mm;
Tips of operation by keyboard:

In the vertical direction, key + means an upward movement while key – means a downward
movement; in the horizontal direction, key + means a left movement while key – means a
right movement.

Note: The position parameters have to be set up according to the longer pin of
wash head and the first strip of microwells of ELISA plates; otherwise the
plate washing function can't be completed normally. Meanwhile, the
drawing in the right side means the plate type to be select and the current
setting position.
3.3 Switch bottle
Microplate Washer can switch between three wash bottles conveniently, keys △, ▽, + and – are
used to select "Switch bottle", and pressing START will enter the program of switching wash
bottles, as shown in Fig. 3-8.

Keys △ and ▽ are used to select bottle number or switching time; The keys + and – are used
to modification the switching time. When the bottle number change, in the bottom of the interface
shows "switched to bottle X#", as shown in Fig. 3-8 (b). Press START to start switching the wash
bottle; otherwise current bottle number remains, as shown in Fig. 3-8 (a), wash bottle will not be
switched.

During switching procedure, first of all, rinsed the pipelines with distilled water. About the rinse time
settings, please refer to section “4.4.2 Rinse”. The status shows "Rinse X"; and then prime the
pipelines with the wash liquid from the target wash bottle. The status shows "Prime X". During
operation, pressing key CANCEL will cancel the switching. It will keep using the wash liquid from
current wash bottle.

Select wash bottle Select wash bottle

1# 2# 3# 1# 2# 3#
Time: 8 S Time: 8 S
Status: 0 Status: 0

Bottle 1#, no switching Switched to bottle 2#

(a) No switching prompts (b) Switching prompts

3-8 Switching the wash bottles

3.4 Turn off the system

If it is confirmed that the plate washing operation has been completed, user can directly switch off
the instrument; or the user can select "Switch off " program on the main menu, then the system
automatically rinses the pipelines with distilled water, saves the current program code number of
the plate washing program, and ask user to switch off the system, as shown in Fig. 3-9.

Press START to switch off; press key CANCLE to return to the main menu of system and continue
with operation.

Switch off the system? Power off please!

(a) switch off confirmed (b) Prompts of power off

Fig. 3-9 Switch off the system

Note: We strongly suggest that you carry out the "switch off the system"
program before switch off the instrument: The system rinses the
pipelines automatically with distilled water; saves the current code
number of the plate washing program for the purpose of the next use.
4. Operation of the instrument

4.1 Worktable and ELISA plates

The waiting groove is in the middle of the worktable. When the instrument at stand-by status, the
wash head stops in the waiting groove; in front of the groove is a carrying table used to place the
ELISA plates.

Warning: Only when the instrument is at stand-by status the ELISA plates can
be put on or taken off from the worktable, otherwise some accident
may take place and lead to damage to the instrument or injury to the
operator.

Microplate Washer supports ELISA plates of specifications such as 12x8, 12x4, and 8x6, etc., but
different wash heads may have limitations to different ELISA plates. The detailed relation is as
follows:

Wash head
8 pins 12 pins
ELISA plates
128 Available Available

124 Not available Available

86 Available Not available

When installing the ELISA plates, pay attention to the direction of the ELISA plates. If 8-way wash
head is used, the edges with 8 microwells of the ELISA plate shall be put parallel to the wash head.
Similarly, when 12-way wash head is used, the edges with 12 microwells of the ELISA plate shall
be put parallel to the wash head.

When installing the ELISA plates, with your right hand catch the two sides of the long edge of the
ELISA plate, and from top to bottom, put it into the cross groove, and make the rear edge of the
ELISA plate closely contact the rear edge of the nearest groove.

Note: Please operate the instrument strictly according to aforementioned

requirements, otherwise it may lead to the fact that the dispensing
volume is not correct, the liquid spills over or the wash head is damaged.

4.2 Washing the plates

4.2.1 Parameter confirmation

Use △, ▽, + and – to select "Plate washing", press START to enter the parameter confirmation
program, as shown in Fig. 4-1. From top to bottom and left to right, the parameters are as follows:
1. Program No.: Code number of the current program, use + and – to select program. Press
SELECT to switch between changing program number by 1 or 10.

2. Settings: If the parameters of the current program need modification, the parameters can be
edited in the "Settings" menu;

3. 1(12-F): Means that the plate type setting with code number of "1" is selected; "12" means a
12-way wash head while "F" means that the position of this program is set up according to F
type;

4. Plate: Plate washing methods;

5. 12-Pin: Shows that it is using the setting of 12-way wash head;

6. 350uL: Means that the dispensed liquid volume for each hole is 350uL;

7. 1#: Means that the bottle 1# will be used for washing. About the switching of bottles, please
refer to “3.3 Switch bottle”;

8. 3 Times: Wash 3 times, the number of times of plate washing;

9. BW-N/BW-Y: No Bottom Washing / Bottom Washing, if the wash time is more than twice
(including twice), the previous plate washing cycles have no bottom rinsing; but the last wash
cycle has bottom rinsing;

10. Single/Double: Single aspirate / Double aspirate, if the wash time is more than twice (including
twice), the previous wash cycles are single aspirate; but the last one is double aspirate;

11. Asp2.0/3.0s: Aspirate 2.0 seconds / 3.0 seconds, if the wash time is more than twice
(including twice), the liquid aspirate time of the previous wash cycles are 2 seconds; but in the
last cycle the aspirate time is 3 seconds;

12. Soak10/15s: If the wash time is more than twice (including twice), the soak time of the
previous wash cycles are 10 seconds; but in the last cycle the soak time is 15 seconds;

13. Shake10/15s: If the wash time is more than twice (including twice), the plate shaking time of
the previous wash cycles is 10 seconds; but in the last cycle the shaking time is 15 seconds.

Program No.: 1 Settings 1

1 (12-F) Plate 12-Pin 350uL

1#, 3Times BW-N/BW-Y
Single /Double Asp 2.0/3.0 s
Soak 10/15s Shk10/15s
“START” to cont., “CANCEL”

Fig. 4-1 Confirmation of plate washing parameters

4.2.2 Parameter settings

When the parameters in Fig. 4-1 do not meet your requirement, △ and ▽ are used to select
"Settings", and pressing START will get into the parameter setting program, as shown in Fig. 4-2:

Program No.: 1 1 Program No.: 1

Plate: 1(12-F) Settings ASPR mode: Single Bot. wash: N

Wash times: 3 ASPR time: 2.0 S
Wash mode: plate Shk. grade: 1
Wash strip: 8 Soak time: 00H 00M 10S
Volume: 350uL Shake time: 00H 00M 10S

(a) Item parameter one (b) Item parameter two

Program No.: 1 (Last time)

ASPR mode: Double Bot. wash: Y

ASPR time: 2.0 S
Shk. grade: 1
Soak time: 00H 00M 15S
Shake time: 00H 00M 15S

(c) Item parameter three

Fig. 4-2 Item parameters

The parameter description and the detailed settings are as follows:

1. Program No.: Code number of the program, keys + and – can be used to select the program.
SELECT is used to switch between changing program number by 1 or 10.

2. Plate: Plate type settings, the plate type settings program is respectively 1~10; among them,
the letters in the bracket (AA-B): AA means a wash head while B means a plate type (Flat-type,
U-type and V-type respectively).

3. Settings: Enter the plate type program settings, and the detailed operation is similar to that of
"4.2 Plate setting";

4. Wash times: Set up the number of times of plate washing, which can be set from 1~99 times;

5. Wash Mode: The plate washing method can be selected between plate washing and strip
washing;

6. Wash strips: According to the type of the wash head, the number of strips is initialized into 8 or
12 strips (Note: The wash head can only be set up in "Plate Settings", please see "4.2 Plate
setting" for details); the “Wash strips” is similar to 4.2.3 “Plate washing operation” and is able
to be revised directly;

7. Volume: Dispensing volume, the dispensing volume of wash liquid for each well can be set as
10~3000uL; SELECT is used to switch between changing the volume by 1 or 10;

8. ASPR mode: Aspirate method, single aspirate or double aspirate;

9. Bot. wash: Bottom washing, whether the bottom washing is carried out or not;
10. ASPR time: Aspirate time, set up the aspirate time, adjustable from 0.1 to 10 seconds;
SELECT is used to switch between changing the time by 0.1 or 1;

11. Shk. grade: Plate shaking grade, can be set up from 1~3 grades of plate shaking intensity;

12. Soak time: The time between dispensing of wash liquid completed and starting to aspirate the
wash liquid can be set from 0 seconds to 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds;

13. Shake time: Can be set from 0 seconds to 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds;

If the washing time is more than twice (including twice), the system will ask for a parameter setting
for the last washing, as shown in Fig. 4-2 (c). The upper right corner of the screen displays "(Last
time)", and the detailed parameter setting is the same as items 8~13.

Note: When some specific parameters of relatively big scope are set up, key
SELECT can be used to switch the increase-decrease coefficient to 0.1, 1
or 10 in a flexible way. And show the current increase-decrease
coefficient value in the right side of the revised parameters.

4.2.3 Plate washing

Note: During the plate washing, open the incubator (set temperature at 25℃,
30℃ or 37℃), the incubating status will display on the top right corner of
the screen; three times press SELECT key, the incubator works and
counts time, then give out alert when time is up.

When the parameters in Fig. 4-1 are confirmed to be correct and the number of the program is
selected, the number of the program is highlighted; press START to get into the plate washing
procedure, as shown in Fig. 4-3. The settings of strip number and position are as follows:

Program No.: 1

Strip No.: 8

Position:

Press “START” to continue!

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Fig. 4-3 Main interface of plate washing

"Strip No.” means the strip number of plates to be washed. When 12-pin wash head is selected,
the strip number can be selected between 1~8 strips; When 8-pin wash head is selected, the strip
number can be selected between 1~12 strips. This parameter is the same as the "Wash strip" of
4.2.2 Parameter setting. But it is only for the washing of this time, will not be saved.
"Position" shows the position to be washed, and the keys △ and ▽ are used to select the
modification setting. Pressing + will confirm the washing while pressing – will cancel the washing.

After confirming the strip numbers and position, put the ELISA plates to be washed on the
worktable, and press START to start washing, as shown in Fig. 4-4.

Program No.: 1 1/3

Strip No.: 8
Position:

Dispensing… 80%

Fig. 4-4 Plate washing status

The “Program No.” shows the selected program. At the right side, "1/3" means wash three times
and it is the running the first time at present. The middle bottom on the screen will shows status
information such as "Draining…", "Bottom washing", "Dispensing…", "Shaking…" and "soaking…"
etc.; at the same time the right side shows the percentage or time of the current operation.

During the procedure of plate washing, pressing CANCEL will cancel the plate washing, and show
error information as shown in Fig. 4-5. After a short while, the system will automatically return to
the parameter confirmation screen.

Program No.: 1 1/3

Strip No.: 8
Position:

User Abort

Fig. 4-5 User stopping screen

Note: During washing procedure, if the washer detects that the wash bottle is
empty or the waste bottle is full, it will stop the operation automatically
and display the bottle number at the left bottom of screen. At this time, fill
corresponding empty wash bottle with wash liquid or pour the waste
liquid from waste bottle. Make sure that you have installed the bottle well.
Press CANCEL to exit，or press START to continue.
4.3 Single aspirate / single dispense

Select the "ASPR/DISP" by keys △, ▽, + and –, and pressing START will get into the single
aspirate / single dispense program, as shown in Fig. 4-6. Press + and – in the options of
"Function" to switch between "Single aspirate" and "Single dispense".

Function: Single aspirate Function: Single dispense

Mode: single Bottle: 1#
Time: 1.2 S Volume: 350uL
Plate: 1(12-F) Strips: 8 Plate: 1(12-F) Strips: 8
Position: Position:
“START” cont., “CANCEL” exit “START” cont., “CANCEL” exit

(a) Single aspirate (b) Single dispense

Fig. 4-6 Single aspirate / single dispense interface

4.3.1 Single aspirate

As shown in Fig. 4-6(a), single aspirate means that only aspirate the liquid according to fixed
parameters, no dispensing operation. The parameters are as follows:

Mode: Indicates the liquid aspirate method which can be selected between single aspirate and
double aspirate;

Time: The liquid aspirate time, can be set from 0.1 to 10.0 seconds; SELECT is used to switch
changing the time by 0.1 and 1.

Plate: Choose the plate type program. "1" indicates the program number and "(12- F)" means that
this program is used for 12-pin wash head and the position is set up according to the flat-type
ELISA plates;

Strips: Set up the strip number for single aspirate;

Position: Liquid aspirate strip settings. Pressing the key + will confirm the liquid aspirate while
pressing the key – will cancel the liquid aspirate.

After setting the parameters, press START to save and start single aspiration.

4.3.2 Single dispense

As shown in Fig. 4-6(b), the single dispense means that only add liquid to the microwells according
to fixed parameters, no aspiration. The parameters are as follows:

Bottle: bottle number for dispensing. About switching bottle please refer to “3.3 Switch bottle”;

Volume: The dispensing volume of wash fluid for single well can be set from 10~3000uL; SELECT
is used to switch between changing the volume by 1 or 10;

Plate: Choose the plate type program. "1" indicates the number of the program while "(12- F)"
means that this program is used for 12-pin wash head and the position is set according to the
flat-type ELISA plates;

Strips: Set up the strip number for the single dispense;

Position: strips for dispensing. Press + to confirm dispensing and press – to cancel dispensing;

After setting the parameters, presses START to save and start single dispensing, by the process
of dispensing key CANCEL will be returned to stop operating.
4.4 Prime / Rinse
Select "PRIME/RINSE" menu, use , , + and –, and press START to access, as Fig 4-7.

PRIME

RINSE

Fig 4-7 PRIME/RINSE menu

4.4.1 Prime

Press  and  to select “Prime” and START to enter Prime menu.

Fig 4-8: Prime interface

After setting the priming time, press START to save and start priming. "Status" shows the elapsed
priming time. “Bottle 1#” indicates that the liquid in wash bottle 1# is used for priming. Press
CANCEL to stop and exit

Advice: Set the priming time for 6-8 seconds to enhance accuracy of liquid
distribution.

4.4.2 Rinse

Select "RINSE" using △, ▽, + and –, and press START to get into the pipeline rinsing program,
as shown in Fig. 4-9. Press keys + and – to revise the rinsing time.

Rinsing

Time: 8 S
Status: 0

“START” cont., “CANCEL”

Fig. 4-9 Rinsing interface

Time: The rinsing time, can be set from 1~60 seconds.

After setting the rinsing time, press START to save and start rinsing the pipeline. "Status" will show
the real rinsing time.

Note: Rinsing and priming time of pipeline should not be too long, usually it
shall be about 8 seconds.
4.5 Incubator

4.5.1 Parameter settings

Use , , + and – keys to select "Incubator". Press START to enter the incubator settings
interface, as shown in Fig. 4-10. Select the item using  and  and press + and – to edit the
parameters.

00:06:00 00:08:00

1800 1800
Warning: 5 Warning: 5

Time: 00H 30M 00S Time: 00H 30M 00S

Temperature: Ambient Temperature: 37℃

Click START to off incubator Click START to incubate

(a) Turn off incubator (b) Turn on incubator

Fig. 4-10 Incubator parameter settings

Warning: when incubation is complete, the system will emit a warning tone. It can be set to "Off" or
"1~10", with "Off" meaning no warning and "1-10" indicating the number of warning signals.
Time: incubation time can be set at 0~18 hours. Press the SELECT key to switch between
1-second and 10-second increments.
Temperature: the incubation temperature can be set to Ambient, 25, 30 or 37°C.
Press START to save the settings and start the incubation program. Press CANCEL to quit without
saving

Note: After setting the temperature at 25℃, 30℃ or 37℃, the incubator works
continually. While setting the incubator temperature to “Ambient”, the
incubator turns off automatically.

4.5.2 Incubation process

The incubation mode is displayed in the top right corner when the incubator is set to 25, 30 or
37°C as shown in Fig. 4-10-(b). The first row displays the incubation processing time while the
second row indicates the programmed incubation time. The incubation mode will not be displayed
when the temperature is set to “ambient”.
Place a microplate on the incubator and press SELECT twice to display the incubation mode (top
right corner). When the programmed incubation time has elapsed, the instrument will emit a tone
according to the programmed settings.
Warning: When the incubator is heated, don’t touch the incubation plate with
hand in order to avoid or prevent scald; furthermore, the incubator is
in a state of high-voltage power supply, so when the instrument is
working, it is forbidden to touch the incubation plate with hand or
conducting objects as ironware etc. in order to avoid electric shock.
5. Maintenance

5.1 Regular maintenance of the worktable

The worktable usually has remnant liquid, which will corrode the metallic elastic claw. And if there
are too much liquid, it might overflow the edge of the worktable and leak into the machine. It is
essential to eliminate the remnant liquid frequently on the worktable. A pair of tweezers is used to
clip a small piece of absorbent cotton and to clean the remnant liquid. But be careful that the
heads of the tweezers can not scratch the surface of the worktable.

Note: Any organic solvent, oil and corrosive liquid can not be used to clean the
worktable or the surface of the instrument.

5.2 Regular maintenance of the wash head

The wash head is one of core parts of Microplate Washer. Its status will affect the accuracy of the
dispensing volume and the quantity of washing, so it is very important to maintain the wash head.

The suspended particulate substance in rinsing liquid will block up the dispensing pipe, so please
use fresh rinsing liquid and frequently check whether there is suspended substance existing or not.
The dispensing and aspirate pins may be blocked up as a result of the crystallization of the rinsing
liquid, so, in order to prevent the crystallization from appearing, be sure to remember to carry out
the rinsing (RINSE) operation all the time after the work is completed.

If the dispensing volume of one row is found to be lower than other rows obviously, it shows that
the corresponding dispensing pin (thin and short pin) is blocked up; when the remnant liquid
volume of a row is found to be higher than other rows obviously, it shows that the corresponding
liquid aspirate pin (thick and long pin) is blocked up. When the instrument is in a stand-by status,
take off the wash head from the supporting bracket. Use a thin pin to dredge the blocked
dispensing or aspirate pins. Then put the wash head back to the supporting arm, and press RINSE
to rinse it. If the dispensing pin is blocked up seriously, the above-mentioned course need to be
repeated many times.

5.3 Replacement of the fuse

The specification of the fuse is T3.51AL 250V, and the steps of replacing the fuse are as follows:

 Take out the fuse from the accessory bag.

 Unscrew two fuse caps on the rear plate of the instrument.

 Have the fuse clipped in the middle of the metal reed on the cover, and then fasten the fuse
caps onto the fuse wire base.

5.4 Treatment of the waste bottle

The sensor within the waste bottle can detect the height of the liquid level. When the waste liquid
reaches a certain height, the software of Microplate Washer will refuse any liquid aspirate
operation. At this moment, please deal with the waste liquid in time:

 Hold the bottle lid of the waste bottle, and lift it slightly;

 Hold the bottle body of the waste bottle, and rotate it clockwise until the bottle lid is broken
away from the bottle body;

 Dump the waste liquid, and put the bottle body back to the original place;

 Hold the bottle lid of the waste bottle, and cover it on the bottleneck;

 Hold the bottle body of the waste bottle, and rotate it counterclockwise until it is screwed
tightly.

Note: 1. If the bottle lid is fastened too loosely, the air-tightness of the waste
bottle can't be ensured and the liquid aspirate effect is influenced; but if
the bottle lid is fastened too tightly, it will damage the bottle lid.

2. When opening the waste bottle, don’t rotate the bottle lid, and you can
only rotate the bottle body of the waste bottle so as to prevent the cable
of the sensor from being cut off.

3. Microplate Washer is a precision instrument, so please pay attention to

maintaining it every day.

4. The wash head of the instrument is a precision component. To add

samples to the ELISA plate, please don't add whole blood or other
unexpected things so that the wash head is not blocked up.
6. System error and solutions

When there is a system error, Microplate Washer will stop all movement of mechanical parts, and
report it to the user. The buzzer gives out a long sound, and the error information shows on the
liquid crystal display.

Wash bottle empty, distilled water bottle empty and waste bottle full are the most common error
information. Detailed treating methods are as follows:

1. Distilled water bottle empty: refill the distilled water bottle with distilled water.

2. Wash bottle empty: either switch to another wash bottle using "Switch bottle" or refill the current
bottle with wash liquid.

3. Waste bottle full: Check the waste bottle. If it is full, empty the bottle and reconnect it. If the
bottle is not full, check to make sure that the liquid level sensor cable is connected correctly to
the port on the back of the instrument.

Note: 1. When using the instrument, if the user meet an error which can not be
solved by yourself or some error appears repeatedly, please get in touch
with the seller.

2. For the instrument of different editions, its configuration may be

subject to a change. But the change does not influence the performance
and application of the instrument, so please use it at ease.
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We reserve the sole right to the interpretation of this manual

Pictures in this manual are only for example, may be different from the actual displays on the
product. They shall not be used for other purposes.

Unless authorized by us with written consent, no person or organization has the right to copy, edit
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Instructions on optional parts of Microplate Washer

 This manual is written for the operation of Microplate Washer with incubator and 3 wash
bottles.

 Product with different version may be different with optional parts, please operate according to
following instructions:

Microplate Washer without incubator: users don’t need to read "4.5 Incubator", system displays
"No incubator, please exit!"

Microplate Washer with only one wash bottle: users don’t need to read "3.3 Switching bottle",
system displays "No switching for single channel washer, please exit!"

Different optional parts will not affect the performance of product. If you have any question, please
contact our service center or your supplier.