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USING THE COM PORT
Figure 11 shows the location of the COM Port. This port can be used to print logs via a se-
rial printer. Note: Refer to menus 4 and 5 of the User Menu Options found on page 25.
Once connected, the user is capable of printing the last cycle log information. The log prints
a header containing the manufacturer, Model No., Firmware version, Serial No., and the
Cycle count of the last cycle completed. Each phase of the sterilization process i.e. HEAT,
STERILIZE, COOL, and COMPLETE is then printed providing respective temperature
information during each cycle, the length of time in minutes and seconds of each cycle, and
the appropriate status PASS or FAIL. A COMMENT area is left on the bottom of each
report printout for hand written user information. (See the following page for a representative
printout of a PASS and FAIL cycle).
Since the device is not set up to automatically print the date, you will have to add the date to the
comment section. Logs should be printed immediately after each cycle. Once a new cycle
is started the information from the previous cycle cannot be retrieved. These logs should
be filed in a safe place.
NOTE: In the printout under the section titled COMPLETE, the total cycle time is printed and whether the total
sterilization process has met a PASS or FAIL condition. If a FAIL is reported here, an error code statement will ap-
pear. Unit #1000011 failed in the Cool Down cycle. An error code E19 was generated and printed. (See Appendix
II for a list of all possible error codes.)
Figure 17
COM Port Location on DDS 7000.
The COM Port can be found on the left hand side of the control panel.
COM Port
