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3000 System – Instruction Manual – Version 1.3 36
Rinse stain tube and cannula 2. Place the stain cannula, with stain tube attached, into a small container
with approximately 5mL of methanol.
3. Left of the pump assemblies, press the priming button, see
Chapter 4.1.1.
The green light in the priming button goes on and the
pumps start rotating.
4. When the container of methanol is empty and the fluid that appears on
the platen is clean, press the priming button.
The green light in the
priming button goes off and the pumps stop rotating.
Empty stain tube and cannula 5. Remove the stain cannula from the container of methanol and place it
on a clean cloth or tissue.
6. Left of the pump assemblies, press the priming button, see
Chapter 4.1.1.
The green light in the priming button goes on and the
pumps start rotating.
7. Wait until no more methanol appears on the platen.
8. Press the priming button.
The green light in the priming button goes
off and the pumps stop rotating.
Clean platen 9. Wipe the platen with a soft, disposable, lint-free, absorbent cloth or
tissue soaked with methanol from right to left.
Switch off system 10. Left of the pump assemblies, turn the pump tubing release knob to the
unlock position, see Chapter 4.1.1.
11. On top of the system, at the right side, press the power switch.
The
green power light in the power switch goes off, and the fan and the
conveyor spirals stop.
Damage to or incorrect positioning of the sensing switch fingers can
result from not following recommended cleaning practices
System can fail and staining of the smeared glass slides can be of
inadequate quality.
• Always wipe the platen from right to left.
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