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Chapter 2 Operating the Instrument
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Anoxomat® III User’s Guide
If the Jar tube connector does not snap in place, pull the
outer ring of the snap-shut coupling downward.
5.
Choose the appropriate recipe on the Main screen by
touching the microaerophilic or the anaerobic button
or the saved recipe button (for any personalized
recipes).
The button is highlighted when the recipe
is active.
6.
For the standard microaerophilic and anaerobic
recipe, a standard quality assurance level has
been set as default. The Anoxomat automatically
enables this quality assurance level. To disable the
quality assurance setting, press
Quality Assurance
enabled: level 1
. The button changes to Quality
Assurance disabled. Details of the recipe are displayed
on the right-hand side of the main screen (see
Active
Recipe screen
.
Always enable the Quality Assurance option during
anaerobic and microaerophilic process to avoid any
failure or loss of patient samples.
7.
Press
Start
located below the touchscreen.
2.3 Process report
During a recipe run and completion, the processing
report appears on the screen:
Recipe
Jar test
results
Recipe status
Screen icons
Appears in the connected column. Jar is under
vacuum. Possibly partly processed in a previous run.
Jar passed the test. Jar is ready to be disconnected
and placed in the incubator.
In the Ready column, this indicates the process is
complete.
Jar failed the test. Processing stops on that jar. The
jar may be disconnected.
Active Recipe screen
Gas-input test
When the Gas-input test fails, this means the pressure
supplied by the regulator to the Anoxomat is lower than
1.6 Bar or higher than 1.9 Bar.
Only the gas connection
needed for the specific recipe selected is being tested .
Jar-leak test
Checks the integrity of the jar and hose under a deep
vacuum condition.
Failure of this test is rare in a properly maintained
system. See
Troubleshooting and service.
Seal-leak test
Checks the integrity of the jar under a slight vacuum
condition.
This test fails occasionally, often due to a dirty o-ring
seal. Wipe the seal with a lint-free wipe soaked with IPA.
Catalyst-activity test
Confirms that the catalyst is removing oxygen at a
sufficient rate.
Failure of this test occasionally occurs if an insufficient
number of sachets are used or if the sachets are reused.
2.4 End of recipe
As soon as a appears in the jar's Ready column, the
jar is ready for incubation and you can disconnect it.
Print recipe (optional)
If a printer is connected, you are prompted to
print out the recipe just finished. The recipe can also
be printed out at a later stage. The software can be
personalized to print without any request on the main
screen.