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ThinPrep™ 5000 Processor with AutoLoader Operator’s Manual
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ONTENTS
Chapter Seven
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION A: Introduction ..............................................................7.1
SECTION B:
Material Requirements ............................................7.1
SECTION C: Labeling the Sample Vials.......................................7.3
SECTION D:
Load the ThinPrep 5000 AutoLoader ....................7.5
SECTION E: Initiate a Batch ........................................................7.15
SECTION F:
Processing Slides ....................................................7.17
SECTION G: Pause a Batch in Process........................................7.18
SECTION H:
Batch Complete ......................................................7.18
SECTION I: Unload the ThinPrep 5000 Processor with
AutoLoader .................................................................................7.20
SECTION J: Small Batch Mode ..................................................7.20
SECTION K:
Optional Instructions for Ancillary Testing........7.37
Chapter Eight
MAINTENANCE
SECTION A: Daily...........................................................................8.2
SECTION B: Weekly .......................................................................8.2
SECTION C:
Empty the Waste Bottle .........................................8.10
SECTION D: Clean Touch Screen ................................................8.15
SECTION E:
Clean Input Carousel and Dust Cover................8.16
SECTION F: Change Absorbent Pads ........................................8.17
SECTION G: Change Fume Extractor Filters.............................8.18
SECTION H: Remove and Clean Drip Trays .............................8.21
SECTION I:
Replacing the User Accessible Fuses...................8.21