Cleaning The Platen - Siemens Hematek 3000 System Instruction Manual

6 Cleaning
6.4

Cleaning the platen

6
6 4
To clean the platen, proceed as follows:
NOTICE
Breakage of glass slides due to stained front rail of the platen
If using frosted-end glass slides, the stain can spread across the frosted
portion of the glass slide to the front rail. If allowed to accumulate, this can
cause the glass slides to break. Damage to the system can result.
• Clean the platen after daily use.
• Clean the front guide rail, especially if using frosted-end glass slides.
After staining a large number of blood smears, precipitated stain tends
to accumulate in the mixing grooves of the platen. Cleaning is
especially important if bone marrow slides have been stained because
the fat droplets can leave a greasy residue on the platen.
Clean the platen after daily use or if no glass slides are to be processed
for one hour or more.
1. 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.
NOTICE
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.
2. Wipe the platen with a soft, disposable, lint-free, absorbent cloth or
tissue soaked with methanol from right to left.
3. Thoroughly clean the mixing grooves and the front guide rail with a
cotton bud.
®
Hematek 3000 System – Instruction Manual – Version 1.3