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Table of Contents Operator Manual 129390199
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Number Description Page
1 Safety Precautions ........................................................................................................................1-1
2 Symbol Definitions........................................................................................................................2-1
3 Installation Verification.................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Installation Checklist .............................................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1.1 Service Clearance........................................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1.2 Plumbing Services ....................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.3 Electrical Service.......................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.1.4 Sterilizer Final Check ................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.1.5 Cycle Operation ........................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2 Technical Specifications ........................................................................................................................ 3-3
3.2.1 Overall Exterior Dimensions W x H x L........................................................................................ 3-3
3.2.2 Fully Loaded Weight .................................................................................................................... 3-4
3.2.3 Utility Requirements..................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.2.4 Environmental Conditions ............................................................................................................ 3-5
4 Techniques of Sterilization...........................................................................................................4-1
4.1 General.................................................................................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 Control Measure for Verifying Sterilization Process............................................................................... 4-2
4.2.1 Biological Monitors....................................................................................................................... 4-2
4.2.2 Testing for Prevacuum Efficiency................................................................................................. 4-2
4.2.3 Dart (Bowie-Dick) Test................................................................................................................. 4-2
4.3 Vacuum Leak Test................................................................................................................................. 4-3
4.4 Techniques of Sterilization for Liquid Cycle........................................................................................... 4-4
4.5 Recommendations for Sterilizing Liquids............................................................................................... 4-5
5 Component Identification .............................................................................................................5-1
5.1 General.................................................................................................................................................. 5-2
5.2 Sterilizer and Cycle Controls ................................................................................................................. 5-2
5.3 Sterilizer Key Switch Operation ............................................................................................................. 5-3
5.4 Control ................................................................................................................................................... 5-4
5.5 Alarm Displays....................................................................................................................................... 5-5
5.6 Operating End Control Panel................................................................................................................. 5-5
5.7 Cycle Selection Touch Pads.................................................................................................................. 5-6
5.7.1 Change Values Control Screens.................................................................................................. 5-7
5.7.2 Abort Touch-Screen Button.......................................................................................................... 5-8
5.8 Printer .................................................................................................................................................... 5-9
5.9 Printouts............................................................................................................................................... 5-10
5.10 Vertical-Sliding Door Operation (26 x 26” Sterilizers) .......................................................................... 5-11
5.11 Horizontal-Sliding Door Operation (26 x 37.5” and 26 x 61” Sterilizers).............................................. 5-11
5.12 Hinged-Door Operation........................................................................................................................ 5-12
1. DART – In this context and elsewhere, where implied (such as on screen buttons), DART is an acronym for Daily Air Removal Test.
However, note that the term is also registered as a testing apparatus, i.e., Dart
®
Testing Apparatus to Determine the Effectiveness of
Removing Air from a Chamber.