Sakura Tissue-Tek TEC 6, Operating Manua

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5. Troubleshooting
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Cleaning the Forceps Holder
If foreign matters enter the forceps holder wells, they may attach to the
forceps and find their way into the paraffin blocks. Clean the forceps holder
wells once they have become dirty with paraffin residues and foreign matters,
etc. Cool and solidify the paraffin inside the wells and remove the paraffin.
1. Touch the “Main Menu” button [1] on the Operation screen.
2. Touch the “Cleaning Mode” button [2] on the Main Menu screen, and the
display will switch to the cleaning mode screen and the cleaning mode
will start.
During the cleaning mode, the heaters for the forceps holders and hot
plate stop and the temperatures drop. On this screen, the current
temperature of the forceps holders is displayed.
3. When the forceps holder temperature reaches 50ºC, the “Heat” button [3]
appears.
Then, when it reaches 40ºC, the instrument recognizes that paraffin has
hardened enough and displays a message, “Solidified”, with sounding an
alarm.
4. Touch the “Heat” button to heat again the paraffin hardened in the forceps
wells.
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