BioCare Medical Desert Chamber Pro Manual

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Turbo-Fan Slide Drying Oven
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  • Page 1 Desert Chamber Pro Manual ™ Turbo-Fan Slide Drying Oven DRY2008INT www.biocare.net...
  • Page 2 Biocare Medical Technical Support: 800-799-9499 Option 3 Customer Service: 800-799-9499 Fax: 925-603-8080 Corporate Office: 60 Berry Drive Pacheco CA 94553 www.biocare.net...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Warranty The Desert Chamber Pro warranty is for one year from receipt of purchase and covers all parts and labor when performed solely by Biocare Medical. Warranty is invalidated if equipment is abused, damaged, or improperly maintained by customer. Warranty is not transferable to any other party should the equipment be resold or transferred by the customer to another party.
  • Page 4: Overview

    Overview This innovative compact oven from Biocare Medical is extremely efficient and is specially designed for the rapid drying of slides. The combination of a small footprint, turbo fan, 365-watt element and a digital programmable temperature process controller makes this oven superior to other conventional drying ovens.
  • Page 5: Specifications

    Thermo-control: PID microprocessor Interior: Aluminum Door: Steel insulated Heater: Resistive-tubular Incoloy Contents Inspect the packaging and immediately report any damage to Biocare Medical. 1. Oven with Digital Programmable Temperature Process Controller 2. Adjustable Shelves 3. Wire Shelf Brackets 4. Removable Drip Tray...
  • Page 6: Assembling The Oven

    If any problems arise with the oven, call Biocare Medical for technical service at 800-799-9499. Maintenance The Desert Chamber Pro oven is designed to be virtually maintenance-free. However, the oven does require periodic cleaning and chamber temperature accuracy verification in order to maintain operational and safety standards. Periodically check the rear air intake vents for dirt or dust build-up.
  • Page 7: Slide Drying Protocol For Immunohistochemistry

    10 - 12 °C lower than the paraffin melting point - usually 40 - 45 °C. Use Biocare Medical Kling-On Slides or other positively charged slides for optimal tissue adhesion. Shake the slides with a snapping action of the wrist to remove excess water that may be trapped between the tissue section and the glass slide. Drain slides in a vertical position for 5 - 10 minutes.
  • Page 8: Manual Operation Instructions

    Manual Operation Instructions Operation Instructions 1. Turn on the oven by pushing the On/Off button. The button will light red when the unit is on. 2. The Temperature Controller is pre-set at 25 °C (red LED, bottom right corner). To change the target temperature, press and hold the main temperature control (asterisk) button and at the same time, press the up or down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the temperature readout.
  • Page 9: Preset Program Descriptions

    Preset Program Descriptions Level P = 1 Program 1: Standard Program Segment 1 - 37 °C for 30 minutes Segment 2 - 60 °C for 30 minutes Level P = 2 Program 2: Fast Dry Program Segment 1 - 45 °C for 20 minutes Segment 2 - 70 °C for 10 minutes* Level P = 3 Program 3: Bulk Program...
  • Page 10: Preset Program Operation Instructions

    7. To turn the power to the oven off, press the red power button. The red indicator light will turn off. Note: It is important not to prematurely power down the Desert Chamber Pro before stopping a run that is in progress.
  • Page 11: Checking The Sequence

    Checking the Sequence Program To check the program number which is currently selected: 1. Press and hold the asterisk button. 2. Release the asterisk button to return to the original display. Segment To check the segment information for the program: 1.
  • Page 12: Appendix 1: Program Function Map

    Appendix 1: Program Function Map START HERE Press and hold for 3 seconds ENTER PROGRAM Paste only appears after a program is copied 3 secs 3 secs Program 1 has been copied to Copies the program 3 selected A copy of program 1 can be program pasted into another program To add new...
  • Page 13 Appendix 1: Program Function Map (continued) Event output options energise and de-energise for all combinations of SP2 & SP3. Insert new New segment now segment in inserted into 2. Old the menu 3 secs segment 2 becomes 3 Delete a Segment 3 deleted segment...
  • Page 14: Appendix 2: Function Menu

    Appendix 2: Function Menu USER-PROTECTED SETTINGS CONFIGURE OUTPUT S AF ET Y SET T I N G S CALIBRATION PERFORMANCE DATA INITIAL SET-UP ENTRY MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS SP2 MODES RANGING CONFIGURE INPUT SP1 SETTINGS SP2 SETTINGS PROGRAM ENTRY (DEFAULT) PROGRAMMER SETTINGS Level C only visible when COMMS Option tted...
  • Page 15: Quick Operation Guide

    Quick Operation Guide Manual Use 1. Turn the oven on using the On/Off button. The red light should be on. 2. Temperature control is preset at 25 °C. To change the temperature, hold the main temperature control (asterisk) button down and at the same time, push the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the temperature. 3.
  • Page 16 800.799.9499 60 Berry Drive Pacheco CA 94553 www.biocare.net 904-009-071817...

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