Quality Control And Maintenance; Maintenance Schedule - Leica Aperio AT2 DX User Manual

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This chapter contains information on maximizing the performance of the scanner and the quality of its
images by following a regular maintenance schedule.
CAUTION: When cleaning and servicing a scanner with the access door open, to prevent injury to the
operator that can occur when a scan is initiated, first press the main power switch on the back of the
scanner to the Off (0) position and disconnect the power cord to the scanner.

Maintenance Schedule

Call Leica Biosystems Technical Services for assistance if any maintenance task cannot be performed or indicates problems.
How Often
Daily Restart scanner controller service
to initialize the scanner and put the
stage in the home position.
Daily Perform Presnap to optimize tissue
finder for the macro image.
Daily Verify display function
Monthly Clean objective
Monthly Set line camera gains
Monthly Clean slide tray on stage
Monthly Verify the scanner control/viewing
station hard disk space and integrity
Monthly Clean scanner cover, internal
system, slide tray, AutoLoader and
AutoLoader racks.
Monthly Verify display function/monitor check
Every six-months Recalibrate AutoLoader slide-in-rack
sensor
Once a year Schedule annual maintenance visit by
Leica Biosystems Technical Services.
Aperio AT2 DX User's Guide, Revision B © Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc. 2020
Quality Control and
Maintenance
Task
See"Restart the Scanner Controller Service" on page 40.
See "Perform a Presnap" on page 40.
Open a slide image in Aperio ImageScope DX to verify that the monitors
are working properly. Verify that there are no flickering or artifacts on the
display and no damage to the display.
See "Clean the Objective" on page 41.
See "Set Line Camera Gains" on page 40.
See "Cleaning the Slide Tray on the Stage" on page 42.
Ensure there is at least 100GB or 20% of the total capacity free on the
hard disk.
See "Clean the Scanner" on page 42.
See the viewing station maintenance chapter in the Aperio AT2 DX
System Overview.
See "Recalibrate the AutoLoader Slide-in-Rack Sensor" on page 43.
How To
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