
Operation and Maintenance Manual – Steam sterilizers mod. Sterilix 2 Plus & Vacuum Plus & Star & Star Fast
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8.5 Bowie & Dick Test (for mod. Sterilix Star, Star Fast and V. Plus only)
OPEN DOOR WITH SWITCH (10) TURNED OFF IN “0” POSITION (IMPORTANT)
Insert the trays containing the packet in the center to conduct the test for steam autoclaves with vacuum
pump.
Press button (10) to active the sterilizers.
Press button (1)
several times until the message
[Bod]
appears on the display.
Carefully close the door but only when a fixed (NOT flashing) number appears on the display to
indicate the temperature in the chamber. Clamp the door in place with the relative
lever (11)
.
Once the door has been closed, the machine will proceed with the automatic warming-up phase and
then with the sterilizing process. Starting may be delayed if the internal temperature is high.
The message
[Bod]
will flash until the pressure reading on the pressure gauge becomes 2.1 bar, after
which it will remain permanently on.
The test lasts 3 minutes and no minutes can be deducted.
The alternate message
[Bod] [End]
will appear once the test has terminated.
If the printer is connected, it will print-out a note with the final message BOWIE DICK TEST END.
NOTE: ONCE THE DOOR OF THE MACHINE HAS BEEN SHUT AND A PROGRAM
ACTIVATED, IT IS ABSOLUTELY FORBIDDEN TO OPEN THE DOOR AGAIN FOR ANY
REASON WHATSOEVER (e.g. to add a forgotten instrument) UNTIL MESSAGE [Bod] [End]
APPEARS ON DISPLAY (2).