TABLE OF CONTENTS
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7. PREPARING MATERIAL FOR STERILIZATION .......................................................................... 34
TREATING TEXTILE MATERIAL BEFORE STERILIZATION ......................................................................... 34
ARRANGING THE LOAD ................................................................................................................................. 34
8. PROGRAM SELECTION .............................................................................................................. 36
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 36
PROCEDURE .................................................................................................................................................. 36
9. RUNNING THE CYCLE ................................................................................................................ 38
STARTING THE CYCLE ................................................................................................................................. 38
PROGRAM EXECUTION ................................................................................................................................. 39
RESULT OF THE CYCLE ............................................................................................................................... 43
CHECKING THE CYCLE DATA REPORT (FOR UNITS WITH PRINTERS) ................................................... 44
MANUAL CYCLE INTERRUPTION .................................................................................................................. 44
RESETTING THE SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................. 45
10. STORING STERILIZE D M A T E R I A L S ......................................................................................... 46
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 46
HANDLING ....................................................................................................................................................... 46
STORAGE ........................................................................................................................................................ 46
11. TEST PROGRAMS ..................................................................................................................... 47
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 47
BOWIE & DICK TEST ...................................................................................................................................... 47
VACUUM TEST................................................................................................................................................ 48
A P P E N D I X A – TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................... 50
SUMMARY TABLE ........................................................................................................................................... 50
SAFETY DEVICES ........................................................................................................................................... 51
WATER SUPPLY CHARACTERISTICS .......................................................................................................... 52
APPENDIX B – P R O G R A M S ............................................................................................................ 53
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 53
PROGRAM SUMMARY TABLE ....................................................................................................................... 54
STERILIZATION PROGRAM DIAGRAM ......................................................................................................... 56
DIAGRAMS OF THE TEST CYCLES ............................................................................................................... 61
EXAMPLES OF PRINTED REPORTS ............................................................................................................. 62
APPENDIX C - MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 64
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................. 64
MAINTENANCE DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 65
Clean door gasket and porthole (door plate) ............................................................................................ 65
Clean external surfaces ........................................................................................................................... 65
Clean sterilization chamber and accessories ........................................................................................... 65
Disinfect external surfaces ....................................................................................................................... 65
Clean internal distilled water tank ............................................................................................................ 66
Clean external distilled water tank ........................................................................................................... 66
Safety valve maintenance ........................................................................................................................ 66
Clean/replace the drain filter .................................................................................................................... 66
Replace bacteriological filter .................................................................................................................... 67
Replace the door gasket .......................................................................................................................... 67
Replacing the printer paper on units equipped with internal printers ....................................................... 68
Periodic sterilizer calibration and 3000 cycle maintenance ...................................................................... 68