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8.2
Setting Drying Time
Use this setting to select drying times. The default drying times for each cycle are preset to provide
optimal drying of a maximum load. Drying times may be adjusted for smaller loads as detailed in
Section 7. Sterilization Cycles.
CAUTION! Instruments in pouches or wraps that are not completely dry must be used
immediately or reprocessed.
To change drying times, select
then
and follow these steps:
8.3
Setting the Stand-by Mode
Using this setting will reduce the warm-up time between cycles by keeping the chamber at a
temperature that is optimal for your office’s level of use.
›
STAND-BY LOW:
For low to average use. Provides a balance between keeping the chamber at 70°C and using a
minimum of electricity.
›
STAND-BY HIGH:
For high use. Optimizes your STATCLAVE for speed by keeping the chamber at 120°C. This is the
unit’s default setting.
›
STAND-BY OFF:
For infrequent use. Select if you are using your STATCLAVE infrequently. In this setting, the wait
time will be longer (up to 12 minutes from a cold start).
To change this setting and to modify the amount of time the unit is in Stand-by, select
then
and follow these steps:
Go to DRYING.
Select the
program whose
drying time you
would like to
change.
1.
2.
Use the
arrows
to select Stand-
by HIGH, LOW or
OFF.
If HIGH or LOW
is selected,
you will be
prompted to
enter a START
and END time
for the Stand-
by mode.
Once you have
entered the END
time, press
EN
to save and
press
BACK
to return to the
previous menu.
1.
3.
2.
4.
To improve drying performance, ensure the unit is set to Stand-by HIGH.
The STATCLAVE’s default setting is to maintain the unit at Stand-by HIGH from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. For this
feature to function correctly, your unit must be set to the correct time, date and country.
1.
Press
to verify that your unit is set to your local time and date.
2.
To update this information, from the
SETTINGS
screen, select
and
GENERAL
.
3.
Select the item (
TIME
,
DATE
,
COUNTRY
) you would like to update and enter the correct values.
