3M Steri-Vac GS Series - 15. Cautions, Error Messages, and Troubleshooting; 15.1. Caution Messages

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15. Cautions, Error Messages, andTroubleshooting
DANGER: To reduce the risks associated with exposure to ethyleneoxide:
Never use force to access the inside of the sterilizationchamber.
Inspect display screen and cycle reports for errors and listen for audible notifications (if enabled). Always take action for errors as indicated in thismanual.
Call 3M Health Care service personnel or authorized 3M service personnel immediately if there is a failure of the display or backlight and the sterilizer continues tooperate.
WARNING: To reduce the risks associated with fire andexplosion,
inspect the display screen and cycle reports for errors and listen for audible notifications (if enabled). Always take action for errors as indicated in thismanual.
CAUTION: To reduce patient risks associated with exposure to potentially non-sterile devices or inadequate sterilizationprocedures.
inspect the display screen and cycle reports for errors and listen for audible notifications (if enabled). Always take action for errors as indicated in thismanual.
The 3M™Steri-Vac™ Sterilizer/Aerator GS Series is designed with embedded software that automatically controls, monitors and regulates the mechanical functions of the GS Series sterilizer
and the sterilizationprocess.
15.1. CautionMessages
If the 3M™Steri-Vac™ Sterilizer/Aerator GS Series detects a fault condition that does not adversely affect the performance of the sterilization cycle, a caution message will appear on both the
display screen and cycle report to notify the Operator (Figure 64).
The cycle can complete successfully when a caution message is asserted. Document all caution messages per facilityprocedures.
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Error level: C
Stage : EO injection
Info: SystemModeStateMachine
C604-Power interruption
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Letter ‘C’ indicates message
is a caution. Document per
facility procedures.
Figure64.
Example of a CautionMessage