10 PDQeX Instruction Manual
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3. UV treatment
The PDQeX is fitted with four UV strip lights to reduce DNA contamination. Three
lights are situated below the collection tube drawer. The drawer should be removed
before treatment to allow the light to access the lower side of the heating block. The
other is above the heating block. During UV treatment, the sliding door will be
locked.
Press “UV Treatment” on the Home
screen.
The procedure takes 30 minutes and
can be interrupted at any time.
You can press
Interrupt
to stop the UV
treatment.
After the treatment is complete, press
Return
to go back to the Home screen.
NOTE: The UV treatment will only
remove superficial contamination. For
more serious spills, clean the inside of
the device using a cotton bud soaked
in 1% bleach. Follow this by swabbing
with 80% ethanol.
