Roche Diagnostics
Operator’s Manual · Version 2.0 5
cobas® 8100 automated workflow series
Table of contents
Document information 2
Contact addresses 3
Table of contents 5
About the cobas 8100 automated workflow
series 7
Where to find information 7
User information 7
Conventions used in this document 8
System Description
1 General safety information
Safety classifications 15
Safety precautions 16
Safety summary 18
Safety labels on the system 28
Disposal 33
2 Overview of the system
Overview 37
System configuration 44
General specifications 45
Hardware components of the system 46
Sample and holder workflow 56
Sample tubes 59
Sample and holder identification 60
Operating modes 64
Overview of alarms 65
3 About the modules of the instrument
Overview of sample stations 69
Input station 70
Aliquot station 86
Output station 95
RFM module 106
4 About the connection components
About the connection components 113
BRF module 114
URF module 119
CRW module 123
TLJ line 126
5 Overview of the control unit PC and software
The control unit PC 131
Overview of the control unit software 133
Overview of key software areas 137
Online help 145
Operation
6 Safety information for operation
General information 157
Safety messages of the overall system 158
Safety messages for specific modules 161
7 Daily operation
Daily workflow 165
Prepare for system start-up 166
System start-up 168
Handling samples, sample trays, and tip trays 174
Loading samples 175
Monitoring the processing of samples 180
Monitoring and controlling the system 183
Searching for samples 185
Retrieving samples 187
Error samples 189
Unloading samples 194
Post-operation checks and inspections 198
Full system shutdown 199
System restart 202
Logging off, shutting down, and closing the
control unit software 209
8 Extended operation
Overview of extended operation 213
Backing up and restoring parameters 214
Adding new users and modifying existing
users 216
Adding new tests and modifying existing
tests 217
Adding new processing groups and modifying
existing processing groups 218
Adding new sample types and modifying
existing sample types 219
Saving and restoring system profiles 220
Switching between ACU profiles 221
Setting ACU profiles 222
Naming online systems 223
Setting alarm sounds and lights 224
9 Reports
Reports overview 227
Generating result reports 228
Generating sample summary reports 229
Generating process result reports 230
Generating sample count reports 231
Generating data log reports 232
