MTU Sidecar Installation

Procedure

1. Close and lock the Service Drawer.
2. Install the MTUMulti-tube unit—Container used to process tests in the instrument. An MTU contains five separate reaction tubes. The MTU is moved through the instrument by the linear distributor and includes five tiplets for pipettiing to be used in the mag wash station. Expansion Guide Plate.
   1. Remove the Guide Plate and any packing material from the MTU Sidecar. (e.g. belt clips, foam inserts.)

      

   2. Loosely re-attach the Guide Plate to the right-side of the Panther frame using a 2.5 mm Hex key and the 7 socket screws and washers provided.
      These screws are taped to the Guide Plate.

      Note—Ensure the wires and UFD Open/Close Sensor Cable are not crushed by the Guide Plate.

      

3. Align the MTU Expansion Guide Plate to the MTU Queue

   Note—Check that the Service Drawer latch unlocks with the MTU Expansion Guide Plate installed.

   1. Use the Guide Plate Alignment pin and the alignment features at the rear of the MTU Queue.
   2. If the alignment pin is centered between the two long tick marks, tighten the 7 low-profile screws.
      Adjust as needed to center the alignment pin.

   

4. Prepare the MTU Sidecar for mating to the Panther.
   1. Put the top cover on the sidecar, no need to tighten screws.

      

   2. Raise the feet to get the latches approximately centered in the cut outs and the Top Cover approximately even with the Panther TCRTarget capture reagent—An assay-specific reagent added as part of specimen pipetting. door.

      

5. Move the sidecar away from the system and loosely install the front Alignment Pin on the MTU Sidecar as shown below.

   Warning—DO NOT LOOSEN THE TWO ALIGNMENT PINS AT THE  REAR OF THE MTU SIDECAR

   

6. Slide the MTU Sidecar towards the system so that the front and top rear alignment pins mate with the alignment slots on the guide plate.

   Note— Adjustment by hand, to the height of the feet, may be needed so that all three pins align to their slots.

   

7. Adjust the outside feet to ensure the top of the MTU Sidecar is slightly tilted out from the right side of the Panther

   

8. Adjust the feet as needed so that the lower pin slides into the rear into the slot with minimal force.

   Warning— DO NOT LOOSEN THE REAR MTU SIDECAR PINS.

   Note— Lowering both back feet will rotate the MTU sidecar clockwise when looking at it from the right side of the system. Raising both back feet will rotate the MTU sidecar counter clockwise when looking at it from the right side of the system.

   Note— Lowering both front feet will rotate the MTU sidecar counter clockwise when looking at it from the right side of the system. Raising both front feet will rotate the MTU sidecar clockwise when looking at it from the right side of the system.

9. Tighten the Front Pin.

   Note—The front alignment pin can be moved into position from the inside of the MTU Sidecar.

10. Remove the sidecar and re-install. The Sidecar should slide in with minimal force. If not adjust feet as needed.
11. Push the top of the sidecar towards the system.
    Close all latches and adjust the outside feet so that they are just touching the ground.

    

12. Verify alignment in Y-Direction of scissor.