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Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Agitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Password Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Routine Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Cleaning Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Charcoal Filter Replacement (Once every 3 months, or as needed) . . . . . . . . . . 39

Changing the Fuses (as needed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

SERVICE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Corporate Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Business Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Protocol for Returned Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

ORDERING INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Remittance Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Business Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Protocol for Returned Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

STAINING PROTOCOL, 95% Reagent Alcohol Fixed ThinPrep® Slides
for use with ThinPrep Imaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Stain Protocol Worksheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Summary of Contents for Compass ASY-05576

Page 1: ...ainer Operator s Manual For Use With Version 1 x y Software US English AW 18006 001 Hologic Inc 250 Campus Drive Marlborough MA 01752 USA Tel 1 800 442 9892 1 508 263 2900 Fax 1 508 229 2795 Web www h...

Page 2: ...ologic 250 Campus Drive Marlborough Massachusetts 01752 United States of America Although this guide has been prepared with every precaution to ensure accuracy Hologic assumes no liability for any err...

Page 3: ...s 6 Storage Transportation Conditions 7 Functional Capabilities 7 Installation Category 7 Pollution Degree 7 Safety EMI and EMC Standards 7 Compass Stainer System Hazards 8 Symbols Used On the Instrum...

Page 4: ...hield 15 Transport Arm Mechanism 15 USB Data Port 16 Keypad 16 OPERATION 19 Operating Procedure Overview 19 Run a Program 19 Start a Run Single Rack 19 Pause or Stop a Run 21 Completion of a Run 22 Ru...

Page 5: ...as needed 39 Changing the Fuses as needed 39 SERVICE INFORMATION 40 Corporate Address 40 Business Hours 40 Customer Service 40 Technical Support 40 Protocol for Returned Goods 41 ORDERING INFORMATION...

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Page 7: ...ins of samples mounted on glass slides This bench top unit contains 24 stations Specific functions of some of these stations are as follows The stations are organized in a circular fashion and are num...

Page 8: ...istics Dimensions Width 32 81 cm Additional required clearance 6 15 cm Depth 31 79 cm Additional required clearance 6 15 cm Height 16 41 cm Additional required clearance 12 30 cm Weight Actual Weight...

Page 9: ...ds per step programmable in 1 second increments Simultaneous Processing Up to 4 reagent racks at a time Installation Category In reference to Installation category as defined in UL 61010 1 standard th...

Page 10: ...ber Indicates the manufacturer s serial number so that a specific medical device can be identi fied ISO 15223 1 Medical devices Symbols to be used with medi cal device labeling and informa tion to be...

Page 11: ...er so that the medical device can be identified ISO 15223 1 Medical devices Symbols to be used with medi cal device labeling and informa tion to be supplied Section 5 1 6 On power To indicate connecti...

Page 12: ...al precautions should be followed Disposal The system or the parts of the system must be disposed of according to prevailing local applicable regulations Disposal of the Instrument Disposal of Waste E...

Page 13: ...r customers Hologic strives to reuse Hologic devices subassemblies and components whenever possible When reuse is not appropriate Hologic will ensure the waste material is properly disposed of Manufac...

Page 14: ...configured with the optional UPS uninterruptable power supply the UPS will be plugged into the electrical outlet and the stainer plugged into the UPS Be sure the table or bench where the stainer is l...

Page 15: ...ion and a message that the mechanisms are initializing while the system starts up and then standby screen will appear when the stainer is ready for use Note The Compass Stainer can be left ON or you c...

Page 16: ...f the stainer is to be taken out of service remove any items that may be on board and close the fume shield Press the On Off switch on the rear of the stainer to OFF Completely remove power to the sta...

Page 17: ...service mode to obtain the clearest text based on User s viewing angle Fume Shield The cover helps minimize the reagent fumes escaping to the ambient air It also allows the user to observe the progre...

Page 18: ...in the system memory are erased except for Program 1 ThinPrep Imaging protocol and only the programs in the USB Flash Drive are loaded Keypad The Compass Stainer uses a membrane style keypad with 20 k...

Page 19: ...y been created and to edit programs that have previously been stored SVC SERVICE This key provides access to various functions for servicing and troubleshooting the system Access to the Service Mode F...

Page 20: ...xiting the RUN mode or can initiate a PAUSE or CANCEL the run Once the run is completed for all the racks that are running the system will enter the Standby Mode Several examples of display and keypad...

Page 21: ...sts in the system memory the system will prompt for pressing the ENTER key to continue The system initializes the mechanisms and the rack will be picked up within next 10 seconds The processing will b...

Page 22: ...the program once the user presses ENTER The transport mechanism is initialized first and MOVING THE RACK message is displayed Once the rack is at a station the run time status is displayed as follows...

Page 23: ...ay extend the station times of the racks being processed at the current stations While initiating a Pause if the transport mechanism motion removing a rack rotating to another station with or without...

Page 24: ...essing ENTER can the system begin the next run When the user presses the ENTER key after removing the rack the transport mechanism is re initialized and the Standby Screen is displayed Run Multiple Ra...

Page 25: ...time to process additional racks and not adversely affect the racks already in progress In those situations the new rack may not start processing immediately and its processing may be delayed until th...

Page 26: ...WAITING _ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ RUN ANOTHER RACK STOP PAUSE CANCEL R S ST PT 1 04 06 26 00 25 55 2 01 00 46 00 43 20 _ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ RUN ANOTHER RACK STOP PAUSE...

Page 27: ...leted as explained previously but while a completed rack is waiting to be removed the system will continue to process other racks if they are already running and place subsequent racks in the last ava...

Page 28: ...are implied and are always added in the Program A valid Station Number value is between 1 and 22 Duration The time duration for a step ranges from 10 seconds 00 10 to 99 minutes and 59 seconds 99 59...

Page 29: ...de pressing the Down Arrow key automatically creates a blank entry for entering a new step in the program In Review Mode when the last step of the program being reviewed is displayed and the user pres...

Page 30: ...S or Normal and Fast Exit Speed values Enter a program number 1 15 Program 1 is pre loaded and cannot be edited or deleted The system searches for the selected program The following screen is displaye...

Page 31: ...meters need numerical entry followed by ENTER key The other three parameters Criticality Dipping and Exit Speed are selected by pressing 0 or 1 key for desired value The ENTER key can be used to go fr...

Page 32: ...in the same manner as if a new step was being programmed as explained above however the previously saved parameter values of the step are displayed The user can navigate the steps by pressing up or d...

Page 33: ...st be entered or a system warning appears When all fields for the inserted step are complete press the arrow to review any steps remaining in the program If editing was made to the program during a re...

Page 34: ...the Review Mode the user can erase the existing program from the memory by pressing the CLEAR key To exit the review mode and go back to the standby screen the user can press STOP WARNING DELETING CA...

Page 35: ...the keys to adjust the contrast and then press STOP to save the setting and exit Agitation Agitation utility allows the user to select the number of dips and the agitation stroke height during run Th...

Page 36: ...will import or export together Individual protocols cannot be selected and moved Note that the Import function will overwrite any protocols already on the system The storage capacity of the USB flash...

Page 37: ...exported to a USB drive and then the same drive is used again for export the old program OLD_PROG RSF should be deleted off the drive first Otherwise the program files keep appending to the end of th...

Page 38: ...prompts you to enter it again If the numbers don t match an error message is displayed If the two numbers are the same the new password will be saved It must then be entered correctly whenever the ope...

Page 39: ...ress 1 to view the event log Use the arrows to scroll through the event log Press STOP to exit 1 VIEW EVENT LOG MAKE A SELECTION USE TO SCROLL THROUGH EVENT LOG PRESS STOP TO EXIT R1 S22 03 00 01624 3...

Page 40: ...lly Turn off the stainer when cleaning The stainer should always be disconnected from the main power supply when cleaning particularly if flammable solvents are used Use only minimal quantities of cle...

Page 41: ...old or laboratory cleaners as needed Charcoal Filter Replacement Once every 6 months or as needed The charcoal filter is located in the back of the unit as shown in Figure 8 3 Lift the old filter to r...

Page 42: ...to the attention of Customer Service at 508 229 2795 Warranty A copy of Hologic s limited warranty and other terms and conditions of sale may be obtained by contacting Customer Service at the numbers...

Page 43: ...852 3748 7700 Netherlands 0800 022 6782 Australia 61 2 9888 8000 Norway 800 155 64 Austria 0800 291 919 Portugal 800 841 034 Belgium 0800 773 78 Spain 900 994 197 Denmark 8088 1378 South Africa 0800...

Page 44: ...rvice Product orders which include standing orders are placed through Customer Service by phone during business hours at 1 800 442 9892 Option 5 or 508 263 2900 Orders can also be faxed to the attenti...

Page 45: ...1 50077 013 Fuse pack of 2 fuses 5x20mm T Semko 1 A 1 50080 001 Line Cord USA Canada 1 50081 001 Line Cord Europe 1 50083 001 Line Cord England 1 MAN 06370 001 Operator Manual for Compass Stainer 1 P...

Page 46: ...rating Investigate the cause for overload and correct the problem before re starting the system Display does not power up Communication between host and the Display controller not working or Display...

Page 47: ...10 Critical Distilled or Instrument Feed Water IFW a Replace after every 4 racks 6 01 00 Critical ThinPrep Rinse Solution 7 00 30 Non critical Distilled or Instrument Feed Water IFW a 8 00 30 Critical...

Page 48: ...LOAD UNLOAD 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 3 1 4 95 alcohol 95 alcohol 95 alcohol 95 alcohol 95 alcohol 95 alcohol 100 alcohol 100 alcohol 100 alcohol Xylene Xylene Xylene EA solution Orange G solution...

Page 49: ...13 2 14 3 15 4 16 5 17 6 18 7 19 8 20 9 21 10 22 11 UNLOAD 22 21 2 0 1 9 1 8 17 1 6 1 5 LOAD UNLOAD 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 3 1 4 Worksheet for stain protocols This worksheet is intended for phot...

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