Load PR2 and Check the Waste Bottle

1. Remove the bottle of PR2 from 2° to 8°C storage. Invert to mix, and then remove the lid.
2. Open the reagent compartment door.
3. Raise the sipper handle until it locks into place.
4. Remove the wash bottle and load the PR2 bottle.

Load the PR2 Bottle

5. Empty the contents of the waste bottle into the appropriate waste container.
6. Slowly lower the sipper handle. Make sure that the sippers lower into the PR2 and waste bottles.

Lower Sipper Handle

7. If the software does not identify the RFID of the PR2 bottle, refer to Resolve RFID Read Failure.

In the event the RFID cannot be read, perform the following steps:

a. Raise and then lower the sipper handle to retry the RFID read.
b. If the RFID fails a second time, select the keyboard icon to open the on-screen keyboard.
c. Enter the barcode number of the PR2, which is on the PR2 bottle label directly below the barcode. Select Done.
d. Select Next to proceed to the next run setup step.

A diagnostic run is allowed one RFID read failure. If the RFID of two consumables fails, the software cannot proceed to the next run setup step.

8. Select Next.