AU680 In-Lab Training Manual Page 5 of 152
Version 2.0 (September 2016) Beckman Coulter Professional Development
AU680 Chemistry Analyzer
In-Lab Training Manual
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Analyzer Overview.......................................................................................7
AU680 Hardware .........................................................................................................8
Sample Processing Overview....................................................................................10
ISE Testing Sequence ...............................................................................................12
Chapter 2 Software Overview.....................................................................................13
AU680 Home Menu ...................................................................................................14
Main Button Area.......................................................................................................15
Home Menu Area.......................................................................................................16
Alarm Area.................................................................................................................17
Menu List ...................................................................................................................18
Software Menu Path ..................................................................................................19
Online Help................................................................................................................20
Chapter 3 Daily Startup...............................................................................................21
Set the Start Conditions.............................................................................................22
Daily Analyzer Maintenance.......................................................................................24
Check the Analyzer Status.........................................................................................28
Check and Replenish Reagents.................................................................................30
ISE Startup – Check the ISE Reagents .....................................................................32
ISE Startup – ISE Daily Maintenance ........................................................................34
Analyzer Calibration...................................................................................................38
Process Quality Control (QC).....................................................................................40
Chapter 4 Sample Processing and Programming....................................................43
Sample Racks............................................................................................................44
Sample Data Prefix....................................................................................................46
AU680 Validated Sample Containers.........................................................................47
Sample Processing....................................................................................................50
Manual Programming.................................................................................................54
Additional Sample Programming Features.................................................................58
