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Maintenance
PyroMark Q24 MDx User Manual 01/2016 6-3
7. If necessary, clean the exterior of the instrument using a
clean, lint-free cloth, lightly moistened with water.
8. After cleaning, wipe the surfaces dry with a clean, dry,
non-abrasive, lint-free cloth.
9. Reconnect the instrument to the mains power.
6.2.2 Cleaning the heating block and light guides
In case of spillage on the heating block inside the instrument,
clean the heating block and the light guides underneath the
block.
The following items are required:

Cotton swabs

Ethanol (70%)

A clean, non-abrasive, lint-free cloth (e.g., a camera lens
cloth)
Procedure
1. When the instrument is not processing, using the

and

screen buttons, select “Shutdown” in the main menu
and press “OK”.
2. When the message “It is now safe to turn off the
instrument” appears, switch off the instrument. The
power switch is located at the rear of the instrument.
3. Disconnect the instrument from the mains power. There
are two mains plugs.
4. Open the instrument lid.
5. Open the plate-holding frame.
6. Clean each well hole/light guide carefully using cotton
swabs lightly moistened with 70% ethanol (see image,
next page).
7. Clean the space between the heating block and the light
guide block by carefully inserting a clean, non-abrasive,
lint-free cloth lightly moistened with 70% ethanol (see
image, next page).
8. Close the plate-holding frame and the instrument lid and
reconnect the instrument to the mains power.