INDEX Product Description .......................04 Important Safety Considerations ...................05 General Data ........................06 Technical Specifications .......................10 Symbols ..........................11 Dimensions ...........................12 Installation ..........................14 Operation ..........................14 Maintenance ..........................16 Precautions ...........................18 Cleaning ..........................18 Control of the sterilization process ..................21 Troubleshooting........................22 Final Considerations ......................23...
DEAR CUSTOMER Congratulations. You have made a good choice when you decided to buy a GNATUS QUALITY product comparable to the best products available in the World. This manual is a general presentation of your product and it will give you important details to help you to solve possible problems.
If the voltage were changed, these fuses may be changed. - Use only the hose supplied by GNATUS, or one similar, so as to prevent if from melting when in contact with steam, which may cause the external steam outlet obstruction.
If the sealing ring were moved from its place, call a Gnatus authorized technician to carry out the maintenance of the equipment. Safety seal and anti-vacuum valve Placed in the internal part of the door, they Válvula anti-vacío...
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GENERAL DATA Caracteristics and operation Steam internal outlets They’re holes in the rear wall of the internal chamber (17), they take the steam to the pressure control valve. Note: In the lower hole there’s a protective filter (17A), it prevents solid residues from entering the steam outlet.
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GENERAL DATA 10 - Steam outlet hose 01 - Autoclave’s body 11 - Hose’s fixing clamp 02 - Front door 12 - Steam external outlet 03 - Manometer 13 - Anti-vacuum valve 04 - Control panel 14 - Sealing ring 05 - Door latch 15 - Safety seal 06 - Plug...
- Before turning your autoclave on, install the fuses included with the equipment. - Check if the grounding conductor is correctly connected. - Never use cord extensions, connectors or voltage transformers. NOTE: This information are also contained in the Installation and maintenance manual owned by the GNATUS authorized technician.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Transport and storage conditions The equipment must be transported and stored with the following observations: - Carefully, should not suffer drop and neither receive impact. - With the side of the arrow upward. - With humidity protection, not to expose to rains, sparkling of water or humidified floor. Packing symbols Packing to be transported and / or Packing to be transported and / or...
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Contents of the marks accessible and not accessible (Legends) 01 - Product’s identification label 02 - Attention: Hot surface 03 - Fuse 15A (F2-F3) 05 - Attention: This equipment leaves the manufacturer with the selecting key of voltage at 220V being so be sure that the net is compatible before connecting.
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WARNING: Use only the hose supplied by GNATUS, or one similar, so as to prevent if from melting when in contact with steam, which may cause the external steam outlet obstruction.
OPERATION How to use de autoclave Raise the door latch, push it to the left, and check the cleanliness of the autoclave. Connect the energy plug (06) to the socket, the green led (4D) in the front panel will come on, indicating that the autoclave is on.
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OPERATION How to use the autoclave (Control panel) Press the cycle start key (4A), the autoclave will automatically start to heat, and you will hear 2 beeps, and a green LED (V) will come on. The heating time depends on the quantity of the material to be sterilized.
MAINTENANCE Recommendations for the dental equipment maintenance Your Gnatus equipment has been designed and developed according to the standards of modern techology. Similarly to other kinds of equipment, it requires special care, which is many times neglected due to several reasons and circunstances.
NOTE: The registration at the Ministry of Health of “SDS - 1000” is performed separately from the product described in this manual, as the “SDS - 1000” is not manufactured by Gnatus. Internal cleaning (aluminum sterilization chamber) We recommend cleaning your autoclave monthly with a descaling product (HIGINDOOR 207 Reg.
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This tissue is not manufactures to be used in autoclaves, as TNT has polypropylene as the main raw material, which is similar to a thermoplastic. WARNING: Gnatus is not responsible for any equipment damage or sterilization process due to the use of kraft and/or TNT paper.
Control of the pressurized and saturated steam sterilization process The Autoclave BIOCLAVE 12L is tested in the plant to check the capacity of sterilization, using for this purpose the Biological Indicator (BI) model “ATTEST” of the manufacturer “3M” (Ministry of Health Reg.: 10002070068) in order to attend to the requirements of ANVISA (National Agency of Sanitary...
* In case of continous fails, request to the attendance section to the customer a authorized technician Gnatus. ATTENTION: Any other problem that could happen with its equipment, should only be repaired by an Authorized Technician GNATUS.
The most important aspect related to equipment care is that concerning spare parts. To guarantee the life span of your equipment, use only original Gnatus spare parts. They are sure to follow the technical specifications and standards required by Gnatus.
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