MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLIES REPLACEMENT
4-12 Sysmex KX-21 Operator’s Manual -- Revised October 1998
5.2 Clean Transducer (Rinse Sequence)
When the power is turned on, the message is displayed once a month or for every 2500
samples to instruct the scheduled maintenance.
1:Exec. Clean
Clean the Transducer.
It will take approx. 7 minutes.
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Scheduled Maint.
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Cycle No. after cleaning. 2567
Date last serviced 31/12/97
3:Cancel
Figure 4-5-5: Scheduled Maintenance Message Screen
When this message appears, press [1] key to select "1: Exec. Clean," and clean the
transducer by the following procedure:
In addition, the error message of clogging is displayed. Even when the clogging is not
removed, clean the transducer using the same procedure.
NOTE: • When you press [3] key and select "3: Cancel," the start-up process
continues without cleaning the transducer. Until the transducer is
cleaned, the above message is displayed at start-up.
• Even when the above message is not displayed, you can execute the
transducer cleaning by choosing "7: Maintenance" on the Select Menu
screen, then "2: Clean Transducer" on the Maintenance Menu screen.
• If this rinse sequence fails to remove clogging, clean with the brush.
Regarding cleaning with the brush, refer to
Chapter 4, Section 7.3:
Clean WBC/RBC Transducer Aperture.