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Table of Contents
1
For Your Safety ........................................................................................................ 10
1.1
Who Should Use This Manual ....................................................................................... 10
1.2
Special symbols used in this Manual............................................................................. 10
1.3
General Precautions .................................................................................................... 10
1.4
Environmental Factors ................................................................................................. 11
1.5
Electrical Requirements ............................................................................................... 12
1.6
Space Requirements .................................................................................................... 12
1.7
Weight Requirements .................................................................................................. 14
1.8
Waste Disposal ............................................................................................................ 15
1.9
Known Limitations ....................................................................................................... 15
1.10
Emergency Situations .................................................................................................. 15
2
Product Support ....................................................................................................... 16
3
Installation .............................................................................................................. 17
3.1
Package contents ......................................................................................................... 17
3.1.1
The ‘ELite 5’ Analyzer Package ....................................................................................................... 17
3.1.2
The Autosampler Package ............................................................................................................. 17
3.1.3
Small Sample Package (optional) ................................................................................................... 17
3.2
Connecting the reagents .............................................................................................. 18
3.3
Power connection ........................................................................................................ 18
3.4
Connections to the peripherals .................................................................................... 18
3.5
Environmental conditions ............................................................................................ 18
3.6
Visual inspection ......................................................................................................... 19
3.7
Moving to the selected location ................................................................................... 19
3.8
Removing the safety card from the shear valve ............................................................ 19
3.9
Connecting the Autosampler ........................................................................................ 20
3.10
Connecting the reagents .............................................................................................. 20
4
General Overview and Principles of Operation .......................................................... 21
4.1
General Overview ........................................................................................................ 21
4.1.1
Measured Parameters ................................................................................................................... 21
4.1.2
Approved Reagents and Control Materials .................................................................................... 22
4.1.3
Original Erba Lachema Reagents ................................................................................................... 22
4.2
Principles of Operation ................................................................................................ 24
4.2.1
Volumetric Impedance Method ..................................................................................................... 24
4.2.2
Photometric Light Absorbance Method ........................................................................................ 24
Summary of Contents for ELite 5
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