Tissue-Tek VIP 6 AI, Operating Manual

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3. CUSTOMIZATION OF SETTINGS
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NOTE: Warm water must be placed in the
reagent container prior to starting a warm water
flush.
1. Station names and numbers for each station, #1 through
#5, are displayed. Touch to select the station(s) to
perform the warm water flush.
•
The lamp icon illuminates for the selected
station(s).
2.
Touch the
Drying Cycle
button to activate the drying
cycle following the warm water flush cycle.
•
The drying cycle icon displays in the upper right of
the screen.
3. Touch Start to begin the warm water flush.
Rinse Cycle Tab
The Rinse Cycle rinses the retort and tubing with cleaning
alcohol after a solution exchange.
The Drain/Fill Port Rinse, rinses the retort and tubing with
cleaning alcohol connected to an external solution container.
1.
Touch to select the Rinse or Drain/Fill Port rinse button.
•
The lamp icon illuminates when selected.
2.
Touch the
Drying Cycle
button to activate the drying
cycle following the rinse cycle.
•
The drying cycle icon displays in the upper right of
the screen.
3. Touch Start to begin the rinse cycle.
3.5.2 Exchange Solution
Reagents gradually become diluted and deteriorate after
repeated use. To keep reagent purity consistent users may
wish to “rotate” the reagents by discarding the first reagent
of a particular group or set then transfer the remaining
reagents to the beginning of the cycle to be the first used
reagent of the particular group. The reagent bottle which
held the discarded reagent should be cleaned and/or rinsed
with clean reagent. Refill the reagent bottle with fresh
reagent and place it at the end of the group.
The freshest reagent of a group will always be the final
reagent to complete that particular chemical exposure to or
infiltration of the specimens.
This process can be performed manually by physically
changing the bottle locations, or it can be done automatically
by the instrument through the Exchange Solution screen. The
Automatic Transfer feature allows reagents to be rotated
automatically during a processing run or on request.
If a specific count was entered during Solution
Configuration, the software will automatically notify the
operator when it is time to exchange solutions.
There are six tabs available under Solution Exchange:
Group Exchange – exchanges solutions in all stations of a
designated solution group.
Single Solution – exchanges a solution in a single
designated station.
Automatic Transfer – allows solutions to be rotated
among stations of the same solution group.
NOTE: There are two types of automatic transfer,
Automatic Transfer during processing and
Independent Automatic Transfer.
Paraffin Drain – drains paraffin from a designated paraffin
station to the waste paraffin drain container.
Reservoir Fill – supplies a new solution to a designated
bulk solution reservoir.
Defatting Solution
– automatically fill an empty solution
bottle from the bulk reservoirs to prepare a mixed solution.