Leica 14051454200, Instructions For Use Manual

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HistoCore SPECTRA CV
Cleaning and Maintenance
7
4. The priming lasts approx. 3 minutes and 30 seconds and uses approx. 14 ml mounting medium.
This quantity is taken into account by the CMS.
5. After the rinsing process has been completed, reinsert the needle unit into the holder and
confirm the corresponding information message with OK .
Note
The needle has a notch (
→
Fig. 87- 3 ) that fits exactly in the holder. The Attention symbol
(
→
Fig. 87- 4 ) on the holder (
→
Fig. 87- 2 ) indicates to the user that utmost care is required when
inserting the needle into the holder. The needle must be inserted straight and all the way in order to
make sure that no negative impact on the samples arises during processing.
6. Finally, close the hood.
7.3.3 Cleaning the hose system
Note
The Clean (
→
Fig. 98- 4 ) function is required on demand, e.g. if the mounting quality gets poor
(increased bubble formation between the slide and coverslip) or if the HistoCore SPECTRA CV is to
be prepared for transport or not in use for a prolonged time frame (longer than 5 days). The mounting
medium in the hose system is washed out using a cleaning solution. This process requires a minimum
of 125 ml cleaning solution (xylene). The safety notes for safe reagent handling (
→
P. 15 – Warnings
– Handling reagents) must be observed!
The cleaning using the coverslip line L1 (
→
Fig. 98- 1 ) is clarified in the following. The same
procedures also apply for the coverslip line L2 .
Cleaning preparation
1. Empty prime bottle and reinsert it.
2. Change in the Module Status ( → Fig. 94- 1 ) menu.
3. Press the Prime/Clean (
→
Fig. 94- 2 ) button of the coverslip line L1 .
4. Note the following information messages (
→
Fig. 95) , (
→
Fig. 96) and (
→
Fig. 100) and
confirm each with Ok .
Fig. 100
5. Remove the cannula from the mounting medium bottle for the coverslip line L1 and place in the
parking location (
→
Fig. 59- 3 ) .
6. Press the Clean (
→
Fig. 98- 4 ) button.