Abaxis VetScan HM5, Operator'S Manual

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Maintenance & Service 6-3
6.1.1 Scheduling Maintenance
The analyzer’s maintenance reminder intervals are preset, but can be adjusted to best suit the particular
needs of the clinic.
1. From the Home screen, select Settings > Admin Settings .
2. Selecting the
Scheduling
field changes the setting from
Enabled
to
Disabled
and vice versa. Set this to
Enabled
.
3. Select Schedule Settings .
4. As needed, select the appropriate fields to set the
Interval
and
Cleaning Day and Time
for the Wash Head and Soak Cleanings.
Abaxis recommends these intervals:

Cleaning the Wash Head: 7 days

Soak Cleaning: 14 days
5. Select
Accept
for these settings then
Accept
again to confirm the Scheduling choice.
Note: If your sample run rate will be less than
5 samples per day, you may set the Soak
Cleaning Interval to 30 days.
Note: On installation, you can reset both timers to begin from the current
date by pressing
Reset
. The next Scheduled Maintenance will then
be a full interval away from the current date.