Chapter 5. Trouble shooting
1) Maintenance and Cleaning
You can keep FC-700 clean in many different ways. Use the following recommendations to
avoid the damage or stain to the machine. If the material (not approved material) that may
cause damage to the product is used, the product is not guaranteed even within the period of
guarantee is not expired.
Check the main unit and probes thoroughly after cleaning.
Do not use the old and damaged equipment.
Only Service person has to repair an equipment.
To keep the machine clean, apply alcohol on a soft cloth and scrub the body and the
measuring probes once a month. Do not use lacquer, thinner, ethylene, or the oxidizing
substance.
Keep the cable from dust or stain. Wipe the cable with a soaked cloth that is wet with warm
water (40C/ 104 F), and with the clinical alcohol once a week.
Do not soak the machine or the probe cable into any liquid or detergent. Keep the machine or
the probe cable away from any liquid.
Recommended cleaning agents:
Alcohol (Ethanol 70%, Isopropanol 70%, Probes)
Ammonias (Dilution of ammonia <3%, Window cleaner)
Tensides (dishwasher detergents) (Edisonite schnellreiniger
®
, Alconox
®
)
Disinfecting
Do not mix disinfecting solutions (such as bleach and ammonia) as hazardous gases may result.
Clean equipment before disinfecting.
Recommended disinfecting agents:
Aldehyde based (Cidex
®
activated dialdehyde solution, Gigasept )
Alcohol base (Ethanol 70%, Isopropanol 70%, Spitacid
®
, Streilium fluid
®
, Cutasept
®
, Hospisept
®
,
Tinktur forte, Sagrosept
®
, Kodan
®