OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
ThinPrep 2000 Processor Operator’s Manual
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Figure 5A-5 Correct Filter Cap-to-Filter Assembly
4. Insert the filter assembly into the instrument.
Hold the filter assembly by the ThinPrep Pap test filter cylinder and place the angled edges of the
filter cap against the two front bobbins as shown in Figure 5A-6.
Figure 5A-6 Positioning the Filter Cap in the Bobbins
5. Keeping the filter assembly level, push it straight into the instrument. The right bobbin will move
to the right as the filter assembly is inserted. The filter assembly is completely seated when the
right bobbin moves back to the left and the two front bobbins hold the filter assembly in the pro-
cessor. Refer to Figure 5A-7.
When properly loaded, the filter cap is level inside the instrument and the filter cylinder is above
the PreservCyt sample vial and slightly to the left. If the positioning of the filter assembly does
Correct Incorrect
No gap
Gap
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