Mesa Labs Smart-Well Model 1710 Operation Manual - 9153 Rev E
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OPERATION
The Smart-Well incubator Model 1710 has been designed with simplicity and effectiveness in mind.
Incubation cavities do not need to be pre-configured prior to use as the incubator prompts the user for
required information upon BI insertion.
For detailed instructions on the use of all incubator features, refer to the
User Interface Reference
later
in the manual.
TESTING EXPOSED SMART-READ EZTEST BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
1.
Allow BI to cool at least 10 minutes before activating.
2.
BREAK: Activate an exposed Smart-Read EZTest BI by inserting it into the activation (crushing)
cavity and pulling it towards you until the glass ampoule inside the BI breaks. Make sure the test
strip is saturated with media from the crushed ampoule.
3.
FLICK: Flick or tap BI to shake glass shards and media to the bottom of the molded body and
ensure media saturation of the spore strip and to ensure large air bubbles are not present (some
amount of very small bubbles is normal.)
4.
INSERT: Insert the activated BI into an empty incubation cavity numbered 1 – 10.
5.
When the BI has been inserted, the incubator will play an acknowledgement sound, the LED in
front of the cavity will blink amber, and the
BI Insert Wizard
will appear on the LCD screen and
prompt for information about the BI.
Refer to the
BI Insert Wizard
section in the
User Interface Reference
later in the manual for
detailed instructions.
If multiple BIs are inserted at the same time, a
BI Insert Wizard
will launch for each BI.
The
BI Insert Wizard
will only launch from the
Main Menu
. If a BI is inserted while in the
Tools
menu, for example, returning to the
Main Menu
will trigger the BI Insert Wizard.
