Siemens ADVIA 2400 - Daily maintenance; Inspecting and cleaning the probes; Cleaning the probes using automatic advance probe motion

Maintenance 103
Daily maintenance
Inspecting and cleaning the probes
BIOHAZARD
Wear personal protective
equipment.
Use universal precautions
.
Materials required:
• Phillips screwdriver
• Alcohol prep pad or lint-free towels and
5% bleach solution
Time: 10 minutes
Analyzer mode: READY
1. Visually inspect each probe daily.
1) Dilution Probe (DPP)
2) Sample Probe (SPP)
3) Reagent Probe 1 (RPP1)
4) Reagent Probe 2 (RPP2)
Figure 5-1 Location of probes
• Replace any clogged probes. See
Replacing the Probes in the online Operator’s
Guide.
• Clean all probes daily (proceed to step 2).
TIP
Perform the Shutdown Wash and Weekly Wash as scheduled, to prevent the probes
from clogging.
2. Clean each probe using one of the 3 methods described below:
Cleaning the probes using automatic advance probe motion
1. At the Menu Panel, select Maint, then select Manual Operation.
2. At the Manual Operation window, double-select the
code for the probe you want to
move as follows:
Probe Code
dilution probe 3.DPPLR
sample probe 16.SPPLR
Reagent probe 1 37.RPPLR-1
Reagent probe 2 49.RPPLR-2