Cleaning Reagent Vessels In The Load Drawer; Preparing The Hose System For Priming And Cleaning - Leica HistoCore SPECTRA CV Instructions For Use Manual

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Cleaning and Maintenance

7.2.16 Cleaning reagent vessels in the load drawer

• Open the load drawer and individually remove the reagent vessels by the handle. Ensure that the handle
is in the correct position
drawer) to prevent spilling the reagent.
• Dispose of reagents in accordance with the local laboratory specifications.
• All reagent vessels can be cleaned in a dishwasher at a maximum temperature of 65 °C using a
standard, commercially available detergent for lab dishwashers. The handles can remain attached to
the reagent vessels during this process.
Warning
• Never clean reagent vessels at temperatures higher than 65 °C since this can deform reagent
vessels!
7.3

Preparing the hose system for priming and cleaning

Note
• The user must flush the hose system during daily instrument setup and when inserting a new
mounting medium bottle. This ensures that the needle is not blocked and the internal hose system
is free of air bubbles.
• During a scheduled, prolonged break in instrument use (more than 5 days), the user must carry out
a complete cleaning of the hose system
damage to the system.
• The processing in the second line is also interrupted during the priming process or during the
cleaning process. slides could dry out on that line. For this reason, Leica recommends priming or
cleaning only if all racks have been removed from the instrument and with the instrument in idle
mode.
Priming preparation
1. To get to the menu, press the
2. Following this, press the
(→ Fig. 94-3)
118
(→ P. 37 – 4.6.3 Prepare the reagent vessel, fill it and insert it into the load
(→ P. 123 – 7.3.3 Cleaning the hose system)
Module Status
Prime/Clean
coverslip line and acknowledge the warning message with
(→ Fig. 94-1) button in the main menu.
button of the respective left
to prevent
(→ Fig. 94-2) or right
Ok (→ Fig. 95).
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