CELL-DYN
®
3200 System Operator’s Manual
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9140181H—October 2001
Section 9
Service and Maintenance
Extended Auto-Clean
NOTE:
Run Extended Auto-Clean weekly when routinely running reticulocytes.
The Extended Auto-Clean cycle is a fully automated cycle designed to clean the
Shear Valve, the RBC/PLT and WBC Mixing Chambers, the Optical Flow Cell, the
HGB Flow Cell, the needle in the CS or SL model, and all the associated fluidics.
The forward and reverse action of the peristaltic pump is used during this cycle to
gently scrub and remove any fibrin or debris within the system.
The Extended Auto-Clean cycle takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete.
During this time, the instrument is not available to process samples or manipulate
data. (When the process is complete, the instrument is automatically put in the
STANDBY
state.)
NOTE:
Once the Extended Auto-Clean cycle has been started, it cannot be
cancelled.
Information on performing the Extended Auto-Clean procedure is displayed on the
screen. (Refer to Figure 9.8.)
Figure 9.8 Special Protocols: Extended Auto-Clean Screen