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11. Clean the inside of the ReadA by spraying the recommended cleaner/disinfectant onto a
microfiber wipe and wiping down the inside of the ReadA (top, walls, and bottom).
12. Clean the racks.
13. When cleaning is completed, replace the racks. Make sure the flat side is up.
CAUTION
Rack positions are not interchangeable. Placing the racks in
incorrect positions can cause plate placement errors resulting in
crushed plates.
14. Push the incubator door guard back to its original position and close the door.
15. If applicable, turn on the CO
2
supply.
16. Select Lock Door [F8].
17. Select Start [F2] to start the application and continue ReadA operation.
18. In the Tools [F7] menu, deselect the Disable ProceedA Input option.
19. If any plates removed in step 9 were not sent to another ReadA at that time, place those
plates into a Destacker to be placed back into the clean ReadA.
5.3.3 Protocol C: Cleaning selected racks
Reserving racks
The day/night before cleaning, reserve the racks that will be cleaned (door, left or right side):
1. Select Stop [F4].
2. Select Tools [F7] > Rack reservation & removal.
3. Expand the remote access window toolbar and tap the mouse tool until the right mouse
click is highlighted . See Remote access window for more information regarding the
toolbar.
4. Select the rack you want to remove/reserve, select Set state of Rack, and change the
status of the desired rack to Reserved.
5. Select Apply changes to save the new status for the selected racks.
Empty reserved racks for cleaning (not required if reserved racks are already empty)
1. Select Start [F2].
2. Select Tools [F7] > Force empty reserved racks.
3. Select Yes to empty the racks. Plates will be allocated to a different position.
Remove reserved racks from the incubator to be cleaned
1. Select Stop [F4].
2. Select Unlock door [F8] to unlock the incubator door.
3. If applicable, turn off the CO
2
supply.
4. Open the incubator door and place the door guard over the seals of the door.
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