PORTER Reliant
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GENERAL ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 CONFORMITY TO EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES ..................................................................................... 4
2. FAMILIARIZATION ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 PACKAGE DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT ............................................................................................. 5
2.2 UNPACKAGING ................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 OVERALL DIMENSIONS ...................................................................................................................... 6
2.4 USABLE SPACE IN THE CHAMBER ................................................................................................... 6
2.5 SAFETY FEATURES ............................................................................................................................ 7
2.6 PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 8
2.7 FRONT AND REAR VIEW .................................................................................................................... 9
2.8 STANDARD ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................................. 10
2.9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................... 10
2.9.1 Environment operating conditions ..................................................................................... 10
3. INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 BASIC REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 NOTES ON ALTITUDE COMPENSATION ......................................................................................... 13
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................................... 14
4.1 FRONT PANEL COMMAND/SIGNALING ........................................................................................... 14
4.2 SELECTING A STERILIZAZION CYCLE ............................................................................................ 15
4.2.1 The available sterilization cycles ....................................................................................... 15
4.2.2 Starting a sterilization cycle ............................................................................................... 16
4.3 STOPPING THE CYCLE .................................................................................................................... 17
4.4 TOPPING UP AND DRAINING THE TANKS ...................................................................................... 18
4.4.1 Topping up the main tank .................................................................................................. 18
4.4.2 Draining the tanks ............................................................................................................. 18
5. PROGRAMMING ........................................................................................................................................ 19
5.1 DATE AND TIME ................................................................................................................................ 19
5.2 MEASUREMENT UNITS AND OPTIONS ........................................................................................... 19
5.3 SPECIAL CYCLE ................................................................................................................................ 20
6. MAINTENANCE .......................................................................................................................................... 21
6.1 AUTOMATIC PERIODIC CLEANING CYCLE .................................................................................... 21
6.2 CLEANING THE INSTRUMENTS BEFORE THE STERILIZATION ................................................... 22
6.3 CLEANING/REPLACING THE WATER FILTER ................................................................................ 22
6.4 REGULAR STERILITY TESTS ........................................................................................................... 22
7. TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................................ 23
7.1 MANUAL DIAGNOSIS ........................................................................................................................ 23
7.2 AUTO-TEST AT THE SWITCHING ON .............................................................................................. 24
8. ALARMS ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
8.1 GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................... 25
8.2 WARNING MESSAGES ..................................................................................................................... 25
8.3 PRE-WARNING ALARMS .................................................................................................................. 25
8.4 ABORTED CYCLE ALARMS .............................................................................................................. 26
9. CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 27
9.1 CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL PRINTER.................................................................................... 27
9.2 CONNECTION TO A COMPUTER (ONLY FOR SERVICE) ............................................................... 28
APPENDIX: SERVICE BOOK