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CELL-DYN
®
3200 System Operator’s Manual
9140181H—October 2001
Service and Maintenance
Daily Maintenance Procedures
Section 9
Materials Required
1. CELL-DYN Enzymatic Cleaner. Enzymatic cleaner should be used at room
temperature but stored at a temperature between 2°C and 8°C
(36°F and 46°F).
2. Clean VACUTAINER
®
tube or other clean container
3. DYN-A-WIPE
Lint-free pads (or other lint-free pads)
4. Deionized water
Procedure—CS and SL Models
1. The instrument should be in the Open Mode. If necessary, press the
[CHANGE
SAMPLER]
key in the
RUN
screen to select the Open Mode.
2. With the Wash Block raised, carefully wipe the outside of the Open Sample
Aspiration Probe and the bottom of the Wash Block with a DYN-A-WIPE
(or
other lint-free pad) that has been dampened with diluted enzymatic cleaner
(one part distilled water to one part enzymatic cleaner).
3. In the
MAIN MENU
, press
[SPECIAL PROTOCOLS]
I
ollowed by
[MORE]
to
access the Auto-Clean function.
4. Press
[AUTO CLEAN]
Instructions for performing the procedure are displayed
on the screen.
5. Dispense approximately 1.5 mL of Enzymatic Cleaner into the
VACUTAINER
®
or other clean container and hold the container under the
probe.
6. Press
[AUTO CLEAN]
to
activate the cleaning cycle.
NOTE:
Do not press the Touch Plate. The Auto-Clean cycle is only
initiated by the
[AUTO CLEAN]
key.
7. Continue to hold the container under the probe until a beep tone is heard.
Remove the container and discard the remaining enzymatic cleaner.
8. When the Auto-Clean cycle is completed, three background counts are run to
rinse the system. Check that the background counts are acceptable before
running controls or patient samples. If the counts are unacceptable,
troubleshoot accordingly (refer to
;