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Operating Instructions
Sterilizer Operation
7. To begin Dart Test, press
DART TEST
.
Pressing STANDARD CYCLES returns
display to screen #2.
Pressing MAIN MENU returns display to
screen #1.
3
CYCLE SELECT
LEAK
TEST
DART
DART
TEST
WARMUP
MAIN
MENU
STANDARD
CYCLES
NOTE: If
DART TEST
is pressed while the chamber door is open, a display
screen will appear directing the operator to close door before continuing cycle
operation. Operator must reselect
DART TEST
after the door is closed.
NOTE: If a cycle is started when the sterilizer has not been fully calibrated,
a display screen will appear indicating that the control is not calibrated.
Sterilizer must be calibrated by a qualified service technician before
processing loads.
8. Sterilizer automatically progresses through the following cycle phases.
NOTE: If an alarm occurs during cycle operation, refer to
S
ECTION
12,
T
ROUBLESHOOTING
, for instructions on correcting the alarm condition.
NOTE: If power is lost during cycle operation, cycle either continues in the
same phase or aborts if seal pressure is below 5 psig (0.34 Pbar) once power
is restored.
• Jacket Charge
– Jacket charges with steam to 131°C (268°F).
• Activate Seal
– Door seal fills with steam and expands against the
sterilizer door opening, forming an air-tight seal.
• Purge
–
–
–
–
– Steam flows through the chamber for 1 minute.
NOTE: The projected cycle completion time shown on the display is
estimated. The control automatically evaluates the cycle progress and
corrects the estimated time at the beginning of each phase.
NOTE: Current time, chamber pressure and chamber temperature are printed
at each transition point.
• Vacuum Pulse #1 Exhaust
– Chamber is exhausted to 4 psig (0.28 Pbar).
• Vacuum Pulse #1 Evacuate
– A vacuum is drawn in the chamber to
10 inHg (0.34 Vbar).
• Charge Pulse #1
– Chamber charges with steam up to 26 psig (1.8 Pbar).
• Vacuum Pulse #2 Exhaust
– Chamber is exhausted to 4 psig (0.28 Pbar).
• Vacuum Pulse #2 Evacuate
– A vacuum is drawn in the chamber to
10 inHg (0.34 Vbar).
• Charge Pulse #2
– Chamber charges with steam up to 26 psig (1.8 Pbar).