Power outages or voltage fluctuations will also cause interruption and cancel the cycle automatically, in this case,
the LED End of Cycle/Standby will light, when the power returns, in case there’s pressure in the chamber, the
autoclave will depressurize, the Cancelled LED will be lit, there’s no need to press any key. Press CANCEL again to
return to the standby mode with the cristófoli logo lit. If there’s no pressure in the chamber, open the door and
remove any water left in the chamber manually with a clean and dry cloth;
At the end of the whole cycle, in case the articles are not completely dry, do not to touch the packages, that may
damage their physical integrity or jeopardize the sterilization, the operator can use the extra drying cycle as follows:
- keep the door ajar, do not remove or handle the packages, press the DRY key, the Heating/Drying LED will flash
and the 20-minute extra drying cycle will begin (Fig. 20, page 13). This cycle can be cancelled by pressing the
CANCEL key in case the operator verifies that the articles are already completely dry.
It is not normal to use the extra drying cycle regularly. In case you have to do this often, please investigate the
reason for that, it’s possible there are too many packages in the chamber or too many instruments in each
package. There must be some space between the packages to allow good steam circulation, overlapped or
incorrectly positioned packages could also interfere in the cycle, the paper side must always be facing up for better
steam evaporation. Another possibility is the inadequate opening of the door or a delay in doing it after the drying
stage beeps;
When the autoclave is in standby and detects pressure, the valve will open automatically, as soon as the pressure
falls to “0”, it will close;
After running the first cycle of the day, the autoclave must cool down from 15 to 20 minutes before initiating the next
cycle, so, if the equipment has not been cooled enough, when the START key is pressed the autoclave will beep
twice and return to Standby mode with its LED on, wait a few more minutes and try again.
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ALTITUDE CALIBRATION
Unplug the autoclave;
Open the door of the autoclave, use the measuring cup to add the correct amount of distilled water directly into the
chamber before each cycle (150 ml for Vitale 12 or 250 ml for Vitale 21);
Press and hold the START and DRY keys simultaneously and plug the autoclave in;
Close the door;
The indicative LEDs on the panel will flash during the altitude measurement, the calibration will finish automatically and
the autoclave will beep continuously, indicating that the calibration was successfully performed;
Open the door, unplug the equipment and allow it to cool down;
The autoclave is ready to be used.
Note: In case the autoclave is taken to another workplace where the altitude is different, a new calibration
procedure must be performed.
In order for the autoclave to work properly, it is necessary to perform the altitude calibration procedure. Calibrate the
altitude of the autoclave as shown below, for this procedure the autoclave must be empty.
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