Steris Reliance EPS Endoscope Processing System - Cycle and Control Value Programming; General Cycle Information

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Cycle and Control Value Programming Operator Manual 920011-649
5.1 General The Reliance
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EPS Processor is programmed with the
following factory-set operating cycles:
• SINGLE endoscope processing cycle – For processing one
endoscope, placed in control handle boot "A", with or without a
WASHING phase.
• DOUBLE endoscope processing cycle – For processing two
endoscopes, placed in control handle boots "A" and "B", with or
without a WASHING phase.
• D-SHORT and D-LONG – Two decontamination cycles are
programmed for routine maintenance of the processor. Refer to
S
ECTION 6, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, for details.
Reliance
EPS Processing Cycle is composed of a combination of
some, or all, of the following phases:
• WASHING – Includes WASH and RINSE segments.
This phase can be omitted by operator if only high level disinfection of
endoscope is required (refer to S
ECTION 4.8.2, STARTING CYCLE) and if
supervisor allowed this selection (see S
ECTION 5.2.3, SETTING
MISCELLANEOUS VALUES). Supervisor can set WASHING phase to be
repeated twice for each SINGLE or DOUBLE cycles (see S
ECTION
5.2.3, SETTING MISCELLANEOUS VALUES).
• HIGH LEVEL DISINFECTION (HLD)
• RINSE
• AIR PURGE
See Table 5-1, Cycle Description Chart, for details on each cycle.
IMPORTANT: A listing of the Safety Precautions to be observed when operating and servicing this
processor can be found in S
ECTION 1 of this manual. Do not operate the equipment until you have become
familiar with this information.
CYCLE AND CONTROL VALUE PROGRAMMING