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  • Page 1 ® Tissue-Tek VIP 5 ® Vacuum Infiltration Processor Service Manual...
  • Page 3 ® Tissue- VIP 5 ® Vacuum Infiltration Processor VIP 5 ™ Service Manual...
  • Page 5 ® Tissue-Tek VIP 5 ® Vacuum Infiltration Processor Service Manual...
  • Page 6 © 2007 Sakura Finetek USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A. Manufactured for: Sakura Finetek USA, Inc., Torrance, CA 90501 U.S.A. Sakura Finetek Japan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 135-0007, Japan Sakura Finetek Europe B.V., 2382 AT Zoeterwoude, NL Made in Japan...
  • Page 7 VIP5 Service Manual Table of Contents Page SECTION 1 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION ·········································································· 1-1 Outline ·································································································································· 1-1 1-1-1 Tubing Diagram ············································································································· 1-1 1-1-2 Electric Diagram ············································································································ 1-2 Operation of Each Component ··························································································· 1-5 1-2-1 Rotary Valve ·················································································································· 1-5 1-2-1-1 Outline ············································································································· 1-5 1-2-1-2 Composition ····································································································...
  • Page 8 VIP5 Service Manual 1-2-7-3 Printer port ······································································································· 1-29 1-2-7-4 Serial port ········································································································ 1-30 1-2-8 Solution Level Sensors ·································································································· 1-32 1-2-8-1 Outline ············································································································· 1-32 1-2-8-2 Ultrasonic sensors ···························································································· 1-32 1-2-9 Thermal Sensors ············································································································ 1-34 Details of Operation ·········································································································· 1-35 1-3-1 Pump In ························································································································· 1-35 1-3-1-1 Outline ·············································································································...
  • Page 9 VIP5 Service Manual 1-3-9-2 Warm water flush ····························································································· 1-54 1-3-10 Automatic Solution Exchange ························································································ 1-55 1-3-10-1 Outline ··········································································································· 1-55 1-3-10-2 Drain and Fill ································································································· 1-55 1-3-10-3 Fill ················································································································· 1-56 1-3-10-4 Drain ·············································································································· 1-57 1-3-10-5 Automatic transfer ························································································· 1-58 1-3-10-6 Rinse ·············································································································· 1-59 1-3-10-7 Auto transfer during tissue processing ····························································...
  • Page 10 VIP5 Service Manual SECTION 2 MANUAL OPERATIONS ···················································································· 2-1 Manual Operation Mode ····································································································· 2-1 2-1-1 User’s Manual Operation Mode ····················································································· 2-1 2-1-2 Service Personnel’s Manual Operation Mode ································································· 2-1 Manual Operations ·············································································································· 2-2 2-2-1 User’s Manual Operations ······························································································ 2-2 2-2-2 Service Personnel’s Manual Operations ········································································· 2-2 2-2-3 Function Code List of Service Personnel’s Manual Operations ······································...
  • Page 11 VIP5 Service Manual SECTION 3 SYSTEM ALARMS AND ERRORS ···································································· 3-1 System Alarms ······················································································································ 3-1 3-1-1 Warning Message ··········································································································· 3-1 3-1-2 Warning Messages to notify of minor operational problems ··········································· 3-3 3-1-3 Errors ····························································································································· 3-6 Error Information ················································································································ 3-7 3-2-1 Displays of Error Information ························································································ 3-7 3-2-1-1 Error list ···········································································································...
  • Page 12 VIP5 Service Manual 3-3-3-3 Error 2 ············································································································· 3-29 3-3-3-4 Error 3 ············································································································· 3-30 3-3-3-5 Error 4 ············································································································· 3-31 3-3-3-6 Error 5 ············································································································· 3-32 3-3-3-7 Error 6 ············································································································· 3-33 3-3-3-8 Error 10 ··········································································································· 3-34 3-3-3-9 Error 11 ············································································································ 3-35 3-3-3-10 Error 12 ·········································································································· 3-36 3-3-3-11 Error 13 ··········································································································...
  • Page 13 VIP5 Service Manual 3-3-3-37 Error 84 ·········································································································· 3-61 3-3-3-38 Error 85 ·········································································································· 3-62 3-3-3-39 Error 86 ·········································································································· 3-63 3-3-3-40 Error 87 ·········································································································· 3-63 3-3-3-41 Error 88 ·········································································································· 3-63 3-3-3-42 Error 89 ·········································································································· 3-63 3-3-3-43 Error 90 ·········································································································· 3-64 3-3-3-44 Error 91 ·········································································································· 3-65 3-3-3-45 Error 92 ··········································································································...
  • Page 14 VIP5 Service Manual 5-2-6 Cleaning of Flow Tubes ································································································· 5-22 5-3 ..Gate Valve Assembly ··········································································································· 5-24 5-3-1 Removal/Installation of Gate Valve Motor and Gear Head ············································· 5-24 5-3-2 Maintenance of Rotary Disc S, Stationary Disc S, Valve Housing and O-rings ·············· 5-26 5-3-3 Replacement of Gate Valve Cartridge Heater Unit ·························································...
  • Page 15 VIP5 Service Manual 5-10-3 Cleaning of Solution Reservoir ···················································································· 5-79 5-11 Air Pump ······························································································································ 5-80 5-11-1 Replacement of Diaphragm and Diaphragm Sheet ······················································ 5-80 5-11-2 Replacement of Reed Valve ························································································· 5-82 5-11-3 Replacement of Pump Head Cover and Sealing Gasket ··············································· 5-84 5-11-4 Pump Replacement ······································································································...
  • Page 16 VIP5 Service Manual 6-14 Reservoir Cabinet 6-15 Parts for Floor Model 6-16 Parts for Bench Model 6-17 Accessories (1) 6-18 Accessories (2) 6-19 Options 6-20 Tubing Diagram 6-21 Label Locations 6-22 Screw List 6-23 Packaging Materials SECTION 7 CONFIGULATION • VIP5 Floor Model •...

  • Page 17: Section 1 Principles Of Operation

    SECTION 1 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION 1–1 Outline Tissue specimens, held in tissue cassettes, are placed in stainless steel baskets that are placed in the retort. The retort lid is then closed and latched. Automatic operation is initiated via interaction with the display and keyboard operations after required operating parameters are input into the instrument memory through the function keys and instructions on the display.

  • Page 18: Electric Diagram

    • Fume control unit The unit consists of a bottle for water and an activated carbon cartridge. A selected solution is pumped in and out to and from the retort through the gate valve and the rotary valve, which can be achieved by vacuum and pressure created by the air pump and three solenoid valves in the air flow line.
  • Page 19 box, combining excess current protection. (Refer to the circuit diagrams attached in this manual.) The major electric components are as follows: • Components of primary side line voltage Retort heater for heating the retort container (the wiring is different between 100V system and 200V system.) Oven heater for heating the paraffin oven (the wiring is different between 100V...
  • Page 20 PCB3 Sensor relay board E:VIP5-02 A relay for wirings for each sensor PCB4 External interface board E:VIP5-03 To interface printer, serial port, external alarm output and power outage input. PCB5 Rotary valve position sensor E:VIP5-04 To obtain information on board rotary valve station PCB6 Gate valve position sensor...

  • Page 21: Operation Of Each Component

    1–2 Operation of Each Component 1 – 2 – 1 Rotary Valve 1-2-1-1Outline The purpose of the rotary valve is to open a fluid path from a specific station to the retort. The rotary valve has a position for each station. In each position, the rotary valve connects the gate valve to a solution reservoir at one station.
  • Page 22 Driving motor RV position sensor board Positioning disc Rotary disc Stationary disc Valve housing Fig. 1-2-1 Rotary Valve 1-2-1-3 Station position The station positioning is determined by detecting the slots on the positioning disc by six photo-interrupters. The positioning disc has two circumference detection rings. The slots around the inner detection ring determine a station number.
  • Page 23 Position Indication for Rotary Valve (LD16) Position Indication for Gate Valve (LD25) Fig. 1-2-3 Position Indication LED As show below, the 7-segment LED corresponds to the photo-interrupters PC1 through PC6 as follows. Fig. 1-2-4 Assignment of Photo-interrupter Number Fig. 1-2-5 Station Position identified with LD16 A72-IF-004 - 1-7 - 05/01...
  • Page 24 1-2-1-4 Flowchart of operation Rotary Valve Operation Rotation Command Valve was initialized? PC6 of Position Sensor is ON? Rotary Valve rotates counterclockwise. PC6 of Position Sensor is ON? Station position can be identified by PC1 to PC5? 18 seconds have A next higher station is passed? estimated.

  • Page 25: Temperature Control

    CAUTION: Because this safety restriction is released in the service personnel’s manual operation mode, take much care so that too much torque will not be loaded on the motor, the gear head and others when paraffin remains in the rotary valve. If PC1 through PC5 fail in indicating a specified station although PC6 is ON, the sensor malfunction of error code E40 will be generated as any of these photo-interrupters may be defective.
  • Page 26 1 – 2 – 2 Gate Valve 1-2-2-1 Outline The purpose of the gate valve is to open and close a fluid path to the retort. The gate valve has three functions; (1) to open an upper port of the retort to introduce a solution to the retort, (2) to open a lower port of the retort for drainage of solution, and (3) to close both ports to create pressure or vacuum in the retort.

  • Page 27: Valve Position

    Valve housing GV position sensor Positioning sensor Rotary disc Driving motor Stationary disc Fig. 1-2-7 Gate Valve 1-2-2-3 Valve position The valve positioning is determined by detecting the slots on the positioning disc by three photo-interrupters. The positioning disc has two circumference detection rings. The slots around the inner detection ring determine a port position.
  • Page 28 The photo-interrupters on the sensor are numbered PC7 through PC9. PC7 and PC8 determine each position of “fill”, “drain” and “closed”. PC9 is provided for accurate positioning. The detection result of PC7 through PC9 is identified by 7-segment LED (LD25) on the CPU board shown in Fig. 1-2-3.
  • Page 29 1-2-2-4 Flowchart of operation Gate Valve operation Command of operation Valve is initialized? Required position is searched for through current position. Direction of motor rotation PC9 is is determined. detected? １ Current position = required position Both PC7 and PC8 are OFF? Driving motor Driving motor stops.
  • Page 30 As same as the rotary valve, the gate valve will not be activated during stations 11 through 15 until the valve temperature reaches a specified temperature because paraffin may remain in the gate valve. CAUTION: Because this safety restriction is released in the service personnel’s manual operation mode, take much care for the gate valve operation.
  • Page 31 1 – 2 – 3 Air Unit 1-2-3-1 Outline The air unit consists of three solenoid valves, two pressure regulator assemblies, an air pump and a pressure sensor. The pressure type (P type) regulator assembly and the vacuum type (V type) regulator assembly are available as a pressure regulator.
  • Page 32 Fig. 1-2-13 Air flow line of air unit Table 1-2-1 Operations of Air Unit State of Pressure Solenoid Valve Air Pump Remarks Pressure (kPa) Equivalent to when instrument power Ambient is in OFF condition. Pressure is maintained (higher than the setting of V type regulator).
  • Page 33 CAUTION: In the service personnel’s operation mode, the air pump can be operated under any condition. Take much care when the air pump is activated. A three-way solenoid valve is used. When the solenoid valves are not powered, the COM port and the upper side port (NO) are connected.
  • Page 34 1 – 2 – 4 Manifolds and Couplers 1-2-4-1 Outline The manifolds hold the couplers connected to solution reservoirs, draw reagent fumes to the activated carbon cartridge during Pump Out, and also drain the condensate and overflowed liquid to the waste container at station 18.
  • Page 35 As illustrated in Fig. 1-2-16, the tank coupler is assembled in the manifold. By inserting the solution reservoir to the coupler, each flow line of solution and air exhaust is created (Fig. 1-2-17). Also, the connecting plug of solution reservoir opens the valve by which the solution port is opened or closed. The snap ring is provided to prevent the solution reservoir from slipping off by a force from the spring to close the valve in the coupler.

  • Page 36: Cpu Board

    1 – 2 – 5 CPU Board 1-2-5-1 Outline The CPU board is the main controller PC board to operate the instrument according to the programmed software. Following is the block diagram of the CPU board. EEPROM CONTROL BORAD 93C46 RS232C Driver UVPROM ADM232LJN...
  • Page 37 As external interface ports, provided are the serial communication port and the single-way Centronix interface for use with a printer. In addition, the CPU board contains three kinds of converter that converts DC12V to DC5V, DC3.3V and DC22V for the LCD unit drive in order to supply power to the control circuits and the sensors. Also, in the CPU board, provided are the input connector (CN14) for the pressure sensor, the variable volume (CN15) of LCD drive line voltage DC-22V for the LCD brightness adjustment, the inverter driver (CN12) for LCD fluorescent tubes and the reset switch for initializing the SRAM, however, they...
  • Page 38 Table 1-2-2 Outline of I/O Item Description Input Temperature sensor Input circuit for four semi-conductor thermal sensors Overflow sensor Input of electrostatic capacity type proximity sensor Oven door sensor Detects opened/closed oven door by proximity switch Ultrasonic level sensor Receives inputs from PC boards of ultrasonic level sensors Thermal fuse Receives inputs from each manual resettable thermal fuse for retort, oven and valves...
  • Page 39 1-2-5-2-3 Explanation on LED indication The following LEDs are provided on the CPU board for verification. LD20 Oven thermal fuse LD23 Rotary valve thermal fuse LD26 Retort thermal fuse LD28 Gate valve thermal fuse Fig. 1-2-20 I/O LED indications (1) RV heater output Oven heater output GV heater output...
  • Page 40 Retort interlock sensor Upper level sensor Lower level sensor LD27 Fan output LD16 RV position detection (7-segment) LD25 GV position detection (7-segment) Fig. 1-2-22 I/O LED indications (3) 1-2-5-3 Voltage switching of transformer The CPU board has a line voltage-switching tap for transformer. The line voltage can be switched by inserting a short-circuit socket and connecting AC100V shoot connector to CN2.
  • Page 41 Jumper plug locations Fig. 1-2-24 Location of jumper plug 1-2-5-5 Confirmation of direct voltage in CPU board In order to measure the direct voltage to be used in the CPU board, the check pins are provided. They are located at the upper portion of CPU board. The voltage can be measured by connecting a tester between check pins listed below.
  • Page 42 1 – 2 – 6 Retort PC Board 1-2-6-1 Outline The retort PC board is used to output retort heaters, gate valve heater, overflow pipe heater, tube heater, carbon heater and level sensor heaters and also to input thermal fuses for retort and gate valve. These cables are connected to the terminal block (TB6).
  • Page 43 Carbon heater H10 : (16) Carbon heater H10 : (17) Table 1-2-6 Lead wire terminal # of retort heaters Heater component / symbol Terminal Number A Terminal Number B Retort heater H1 Retort heater H2 Retort heater H3 Retort heater H4 A72-IF-004 - 1-27 - 05/01...

  • Page 44: External Interface

    1 – 2 – 7 External Interface 1-2-7-1 Outline Two D-SUB connectors and the terminal block are located at the rear of the instrument as the external interface. By using this interface, the printer output, the connection with a PC, the remote output using the alarm contact and the interaction with the uninterrupted power supply unit are performed.

  • Page 45: Printer Port

    (2) When the UPS unit has a transistor output, When the UPS unit has a collector output that turn ON at the time of power outage (the line between transistors becomes 0V), connect the side of 0V to the terminal 4 as illustrated.

  • Page 46: Serial Port

    Table 1-2-8 Printer Port Pin # IN/OUT Signals Functions Synchronizing signal for taking data STROBE Transmitting data bit 0 Transmitting data bit 1 Transmitting data bit 2 Transmitting data bit 3 Transmitting data bit 4 Transmitting data bit 5 Transmitting data bit 6 Transmitting data bit 7 Not connected BUSY...
  • Page 47 The output section of connectors is as follows. Pin #1 Pin #5 Pin #6 Pin #9 Fig. 1-2-31 Serial Port (9 pins, D-SUB male port) Table 1-2-9 Serial Port Pin # IN/OUT Signals Functions Not connected Receiving data Transmitting data Not connected Not connected Transmission requested...

  • Page 48: Ultrasonic Sensors

    1 – 2 – 8 Solution Level Sensors 1-2-8-1 Outline To detect and monitor the volume of solution in the retort, two level sensors are provided in the retort. Lower level sensor Upper level sensor Filling port Fig. 1-2-32 Inner Wall of Retort As shown above, two level sensors are installed on the inner wall of the retort.
  • Page 49 When a solution enters between the transmitter and the receiver built in the detecting portion of the sensor, the sensor PC board detects it and changes the supply current volume. As the WET PROBE SW on the sensor PC board has been set at 8 mA, the supply current volume of 16 mA flows when no solution exists.

  • Page 50: Thermal Sensors

    1 – 2 – 9 Thermal Sensors Semiconductor temperature sensors are used in the instrument. The sensor outputs a signal proportional to the temperature shown below. The maximum operating temperature is 150°C. Sensor output signal Detected temperature (°C) = 235 – (400 x T1/T2) Fig.

  • Page 51: Details Of Operation

    1 – 3 Details of Operation 1 – 3 – 1 Pump In 1-3-1-1 Outline The Pump In is the operation during which a solution from a reservoir (including a paraffin container and an external solution container connected to the instrument via the drain/fill port) is drawn into the retort.

  • Page 52: Sequence Of Operations

    1-3-1-2 Sequence of operations Component Indicator Timing chart Filling side Gate valve LD25 closed Air pump LD17 Solenoid valve LD19 Solenoid valve LD21 Solenoid valve LD22 Level sensor Pressure sensor Pressure increases 5 kPa or level sensor detects Fig. 1-3-1 Pump In operation The gate valve is opened at the “Fill”...
  • Page 53 1 – 3 – 2 Pump Out 1-3-2-1 Outline The Pump Out is the operation during which a solution in the retort is forced out of the retort to a solution reservoir (including a paraffin container and an external waste container connected via the drain/fill port).
  • Page 54 The air flow and fluid flow during the Pump Out are indicated below. Fig. 1-3-4 Flow diagram during Pump Out A72-IF-004 - 1-38 - 05/01...
  • Page 55 1 – 3 – 3 Bottle Connection Check 1-3-3-1 Outline When a solution reservoir is not connected, the valve is closed. Connecting a reservoir into a coupler opens the valve to create a fluid flow line. Fig. 1-3-5 Tank coupler As illustrated above, the valve to open or close flow line by connecting or disconnecting a solution reservoir is built in the coupler.
  • Page 56 Since this checking function judge whether the valve is closed or opened through pressure developed in airflow line, it may sometimes determine that a reservoir is properly connected even if the connection is incomplete. On the other hand, when a securely connected solution reservoir is judged as improper connection, it is highly probable that the tubing is clogged somewhere from the rotary valve to the tank coupler.
  • Page 57 1 – 3 – 4 Fume Control 1-3-4-1 Outline The paraffin oven is always heated at a temperature of melting point of paraffin. As organic solvents used as clearants are mixed into molten paraffin in paraffin infiltration steps, especially in Station 11, the heating causes the fumes from solvents in the paraffin oven.
  • Page 58 During the fume control in process, the air pump is energized and the solenoid valve SV3 is in ON mode. Air is supplied from the air pump to the aspirator, as the retort is isolated from airflow line. A72-IF-004 - 1-42 - 05/01...
  • Page 59 1 – 3 – 5 P/V Cycle 1-3-5-1 Outline The P/V cycle is the repeating operation of pressurizing and vacumming the retort for the purpose of removing air bubble being contained in specimens such as lung. The P/V cycle repeats four operations stated below.
  • Page 60 When the pressure is in hold condition, only the solenoid valve SV3 is in ON mode. The V type regulator works as a valve when in pressurization. Therefore, if the retort pressure is greater than the V type regulator setting pressure (–26 kPa), the retort can be held at that level of pressure. However, as this condition is the same as the fume control process, the air pump in operation performs the degassing from the oven.
  • Page 61 Fig. 1-3-9 Decompressed condition of V cycle Component Timing chart Indicator Air pump LD17 LD19 LD21 LD22 20kPa以上 Pressure Fume 0kPa(ambient) sensor Control Cycle P cycle (90 sec.) Ambient (30 sec.) V cycle (90 sec.) Ambient (30 sec.) Fig. 1-3-10 Operation of P/V cycle For the operation flow including corrective actions against errors during P/V cycle, refer to the attached flow chart.
  • Page 62 1 – 3 – 6 Solution Mixing 1-3-6-1 Outline The mixing function can change solution concentration over specimen surface and has the effect of facilitate infiltrating solution into the specimen. In order to perform the solution mixing, two different mixing actions are available in the instrument. 1.
  • Page 63 Solution level in retort If remaining time is less than 22 min. (FAST I nterval of m i xi ng mode) or 30 min. Interval of mixing (SLOW mode), the next Fast: 12 m i n. Fast:12min. Pump-out Pump-out mixing action is not S l ow : 20 m i n.
  • Page 64 specimens are always kept immersed in the solution during the mixing. Also, as the solution is alternately pumped in from the filling port (located at the upper part of the retort) and pumped out from the drain port (at the bottom of the retort) during the mixing, the solution flows from top to bottom.
  • Page 65 1 – 3 – 7 Solution Manager 1-3-7-1 Outline When an insufficient solution level hinders the tissue processing or the pump-in itself fails, the “Solution Manager” works to do substrate processing by pumping the same solution from another station of the same solution group to finish the processing without interruption at the troubled station. The Solution Manger function may be set either ON or OFF during the editing of a processing program.
  • Page 66 Sta. Solution Name Solution List 70% alcohol 70% alcohol 80% alcohol 80% alcohol 100% alcohol 100% alcohol 100% alcohol 100% alcohol 100% alcohol ..... Fig. 1-3-13 Selection of solution In the above example, only the stations of #4 and #5 are acknowledged as “same solution”. The station #3 and the stations #4 and #5 have the same solution name but the solution is selected from two different solution list numbers.
  • Page 67 1 – 3 – 8 Paraffin Check 1-3-8-1 Melting of paraffin After the instrument is newly installed or the instrument power is turned on from the unpowered condition, the paraffin oven to contain molten paraffin is not enough heated. Therefore, molten paraffin being placed in the oven may probably become solidified.
  • Page 68 oven. The standby time regarding the retort temperature decrease is shown below. Table 1-3-3 Standby time for retort temperature decrease Retort Temperature Standby Time Drop within 4°C from set temperature 15 minutes 25 minutes Drop within 6°C from set temperature Drop within 8°C from set temperature 40 minutes Drop within 10°C from set temperature...
  • Page 69 1 – 3 – 9 Cleaning There are two functions available for the cleaning process. 1. Retort cleaning rinses clean the inside of the retort and the tubes where the paraffin residues remain, using cleaning xylene, cleaning alcohol and water. 2.
  • Page 70 The cleaning alcohol in the station 16 is repeatedly pumped in and out of the retort by the selected times. Cleaning with water The water in the station 17 is repeatedly pumped in and out of the retort by the selected times. (3) Precautions The retort cleaning process accelerates deteriorating xylene in the station 15 due to the mixture of molten paraffin residue.
  • Page 71 1 – 3 – 10 Automatic Solution Exchange 1-3-10-1 Outline Solutions, except for paraffin, can be supplied from or drained into an external solution container through the drain/fill port (station 19) by using the automatic solution exchange feature. The level sensors enable to measure solution volume are provided in the retort, which allows solutions to be automatically exchanged or transferred without directly accessing solution reservoirs in the reservoir rack.
  • Page 72 (2) Sequence of operations 1. Pump In of the solution to the retort from the station to be replaced The solution contained in the reservoir at the station to be replaced is all pumped into the retort. When the selected station is station 15, the retort, the rotary valve and the gate valve are heated up to the regulated temperature before starting the Pump In action.
  • Page 73 Table 1-3-6 Solution volume Station When “Normal” volume is selected, When “Full” volume is selected, Stations #1 – #10 3.7 liters 4.5 liters Stations #15 – #17 4.5 liters If the solution volume at the selected station already exceeds the volume to be filled, the pumping in from the external solution container will not be performed.
  • Page 74 port (Station 19) The rotary valve is moved to the drain/fill port (station 19) and the solution in the retort is pumped out to the external waste container. [Note] Before the operation of automatic solution drainage, it is necessary in advance to connect the drain/fill hose to the drain/fill port and to insert the other end of the hose into the external waste container.
  • Page 75 1-3-10-6 Rinse (1) Outline After the automatic solution exchange is performed, the inside of the retort and the common tubes are dirty with solutions. To avoid solution mixture problem, these components can be rinsed using either cleaning alcohol (station 16) or cleaning water (station 17) or using both cleaning solutions. In addition, the flow line for the drain/fill port, including the drain/fill hose, can be rinsed with the rinsing solution (alcohol or water) in an external rinsing solution container.
  • Page 76 solution probably remains in the reservoir at that station. Therefore, the pumping in is again carried out at that station to completely empty that reservoir. After that, the solution is pumped out to Station 18. Completion of tissue processing at the next second station When the tissue processing is completed at the next second station of automatic transfer, the rotary valve returns to the one lowered numbered station of same solution group and the solution in the retort is pumped out to that station.
  • Page 77 FLOWCHARTS Pump In Start Air pump and solenoid Air pump and solenoid valves SV1 and SV3 E-11 is stored. valves SV1, SV2 and SV3 stop. are activated. 11 Station 14 Verification of Close gate valve. ambient pressure Pump in was attempted 3 times? Paraffin is 1 minute passed...
  • Page 78 FLOWCHARTS Pump Out Start 1 minute passed after Station E-20 is stored. E-22 is stored. operating air pump. Air pump and solenoid Air pump and solenoid valves SV1, SV2 valves SV1, SV2 and SV3 stop. and SV3 stop. Paraffin is Pressure is kept above set pressure melted.
  • Page 79 FLOWCHARTS Tissue Processing Start Completion buzzer sounds. Search start station Retort temp. control Auto transfer is of processing. starts as programmed. selected for this station? Process report output Current station Process timer = Start station starts. Auto Transfer during Pump Out Process end screen appears.
  • Page 80 FLOWCHARTS Bottle connection check Fume control Start Start Open gate valve. (Fill position) Verification of ambient pressure Air pump and solenoid Move to next valve SV3 are activated. station 30 sec. standby Station Air pump and solenoid valve SV3 stop. Close gate valve Processing time is programmed for this...
  • Page 81 FLOWCHARTS P/V cycle Start Verification of Air pump, solenoid valves ambient pressure SV2 and SV3 stop. Solenoid valve SV1 5 sec. passed. is activated. Air pump, solenoid valves SV2 and SV3 are activated. 90 sec. timer starts. Solenoid valve 30 sec. SV2 stops.
  • Page 82 FLOWCHARTS Mixing (pump-in and pump-out with regular intervals) Start Pump out Slow Which Mixing P/V cycle is selected? Time of Mix interval passed. Fast Pump in Remaining time check data: 30 min. Remaining time check data: 22 min. Processing time P/V cycle intervals: 5 times P/V cycle intervals: 3 times is up.
  • Page 83 FLOWCHARTS M ix in g (co n tin u o u s a c tio n o f p u m p -in an d p u m p -o u t w ith in sp e c ific ran g e o f so lu tio n le v e l) S ta rt "...
  • Page 84 FLOWCHARTS Solution Manager Start Current station = start station Current station = Start station Current station = First station of solution group Move to previous station Processing was completed at this Solution is low. station? Next station has same kind of solution.
  • Page 85 FLOWCHARTS Retort Cleaning Warm water flush Start Start Current station is one of Set the start station of stations 11 to 14? warm water flush to the Retort is dirty with paraffin. required station. Pump Out Current station is 15th Current station = station.
  • Page 86 FLOWCHARTS Automatic solution exchange, Drain and Fill Start Completion buzzer Current station = sounds. filling-designated station Key is pressed. Process report output Move to the station that solution exchange is selected. NO ("Exit" key is pressed.) "Start Fill" key is pressed.
  • Page 87 FLOWCHARTS Automatic solution exchange, Fill Start Completion buzzer Move to Current station = the drain/fill port. sounds. filling-designated station Process report output Move to the station that the filling is designated. Pump in Current station is Solution in retort 15th station? reached stop level.
  • Page 88 FLOWCHARTS Automatic solution exchange, automatic solution transfer Automatic solution exchange, Drain Start Start Current station = Current station = Move to one Automatic solution Pump in drain-designated station station before. transfer start station Move to Pump out the drain/ill port. Move to automatic Move to the station solution transfer start...
  • Page 89 FLOWCHARTS Automatic Solution Exchange, Alcohol Rinse Automatic Solution Exchange, Alcohol + Water Rinse Automatic Solution Exchange, Water + Alcohol Rinse Automatic Solution Exchange, Rinse for Drain/Fill Port Start Start Start Start Move to Move to Move to Move to Station 16 Station 16 Station 17 Station 19...

  • Page 91: Section 2 Manual Operations

    SECTION 2 MANUAL OPERATIONS 2–1 Manual Operation Mode ™ The VIP 5 has two different manual operation modes. One is for user’s operation purpose and the other is a multi-functional mode for service personnel. 2 – 1 – 1 User’s Manual Operation Mode In the lower part of screens in the user’s manual operation mode, displayed are a station number, the status of instrument operation, the status of pressure in retort, and each temperature of retort, paraffin oven, rotary valve and gate valve.
  • Page 92 2–2 Manual Operations 2 – 2 –1 User’s Manual Operations Enter a manager password or an user password in the password request screen to go to the main menu screen. Select the UTILITY key from the main menu screen to show the utility menu screen. By pressing the MANUAL OPERATIONS key, the user’s manual operation mode starts up.
  • Page 93 2 – 2 – 3 Function Code List of Service Personnel’s Manual Operations Function Name Details of Operation Remarks Pump Out Solution or paraffin is transferred * In case of any of (1) to (4) below, out of retort to solution reservoir this function cannot be selected.
  • Page 94 OFF key or the STOP key on the operation panel, or open the retort interlock lever. Change Station Rotary valve advances to the next * In case of any of (1) to (5) below, higher numbered station. (Advance this function cannot be selected. = counterclockwise rotation), that (1) Same as Pump Out is, 1 ->...
  • Page 95 19 -> 18, 18 ->17, ... 2 -> 1, 1 is dirty with paraffin or retort ->19. interlock lever is opened. Shift Gate Valve position The gate valve position changes Rotary valve can reverse even if from “closed”, to “fill (upper solution remains in retort or retort port)”, back to “closed”...
  • Page 96 2 – 3 Cautions (1) In the user’s manual operations, the function keys, DRAIN RETORT, FILL RETORT, and CHANGE STATION, are not displayed when the instrument is in one of the following conditions. ∗ At station 11 to 15, oven temperature is low or paraffin is not melted. ∗...
  • Page 97 2-4 System Testing Mode The system testing mode is provided for the inspection at factory shipment. To start the instrument through this mode, follow the steps below. In the system testing mode, follow the message displayed on the screen. How to start the system testing mode: While pressing both the right arrow key and the numerical key [8], turn instrument power on.
  • Page 98 For the instrument number, use ten numerical keys or use the up/down arrow keys to select and input the product code. According to the first 4-digit number (product code) in serial numbers, the initial screen and the defaults for each rated input value are automatically selected. The text language is selectable from English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish.
  • Page 99 2-4-3 “Measure the Largest Consumption Current and Leakage Current” This item can make the status of instrument the maximum current is loaded. Also, the status of minimum current loaded can be made. When this item is selected, the instrument gets in the status of minimum load.
  • Page 100 2-4-6 “Verify Rotary Valve Operation” This item makes the rotary valve rotating counterclockwise (advance) and clockwise (reverse). At the time this item is selected from the menu, the rotary valve starts advancing from a current station to make one turn. After that, one reverse turn is made. When the rotary valve stops at Station 1, the testing is finished.
  • Page 101 The external alarm output is switched on and off with the interval of 5 seconds. As a buzzer keeps sounding when the output is on, confirm the following points using a tester. • When the alarm is sounding, the #1 and #3 in the terminal for external alarm & power outage detection (EXT.ALARM) are conducted and the #1 and #2 are not conducted.
  • Page 102 With this, the pressure sensor can be adjusted. Then, close the retort lid and press the F6 key. The retort pressure is reduced for 90 seconds. After that, the pressure value is displayed. Confirm that the displayed pressure is lower than –69 kPa (52 cmHg). Also, confirm that no abnormal noise and/or vibration are generated during the vacuum operation.
  • Page 103 2-4-16 “Verify Station Connections and Leakage” In this item three different tests are conducted; the air leak test when the valve is closed at each station of #1 through #10 and #15 through #19 with no reservoir connected, the tube connection check at each station of #1 through 19, the leak test for fluid flow line with water.
  • Page 104 2-4-17 “Verify Level Sensors” This test verifies that two level sensors provided in the retort function correctly. After completion of the testing, water is drained to Station 19. Select the item from the menu. (1) Confirm that level sensors are not activated when the retort is empty. (2) Test for the lower level sensor: Pour water of 4 liters into the retort and verify that the lower level sensor can detect it.
  • Page 105 and then press the F1 key. Move to a next temperature display by the F6 key. To finish the procedure, press the F3 key. 2-4-19 “Clean and Drain Piping System” This item is used when the tubing requires to be cleaned for reshipment or loan of the instrument. By pressing the F6 key, alcohol in the reservoir set at Station 19 can be pumped in and out of each station in sequence to remove clean any stains or solution residues from the tubing.
  • Page 106 2-4-21 “Verify Printer Output” This item outputs to a printer the offset value data preset and the results of system testing. Connect a printer to the printer connector. Select this item from the menu and press the F6 key. Then, the results of system testing and the offset value data are output.
  • Page 107 2-5 Clearing of Logged Information The logged information may sometimes require to be forcedly cleared due to instrument failures. This chapter explains how to clear such information by entering a keyword by service personnel. The following is the information able to be cleared by the steps described here. Retort is not empty Retort is dirty with paraffin After these were cleared, the problems have to be solved by manual operations.

  • Page 109: Warning Message

    SECTION 3 SYSTEM ALARMS AND ERRORS 3 – 1 System Alarms Two kinds of system alarms are provided with this instrument to inform the operator of instrument malfunction and to request the intervention to solve problems. 1. Warning message 2. Error 3 –...
  • Page 110 Message Cause Remedy Retort lid unlocked. The retort interlock lever is Close the retort interlock lever. in open position. The retort lid is not locked. Battery voltage low The battery voltage for Refer to Para. 5-1-2 “Replacement of backing up the memory and lithium battery”...
  • Page 111 3 – 1 – 2 Warning Messages to notify of minor operational problems The following table shows the warning messages to notify of minor operational problems. These messages are displayed when the operation is in process and the operation can continue with the message displayed.
  • Page 112 Message Cause Remedy Low solution volume in the When pumping in fresh Normally, insufficient solution volume in a external container. solution through Station 19 external container causes this message. during the “Drain and Fill” Therefore, replace the external solution or the “Fill” in the automatic container with new and restart the operation, solution exchange operation, or pump the solution out from the retort into...
  • Page 113 Message Cause Remedy Process cannot be completed As the total of programmed Immediately start the processing run by the programmed end time. processing times is longer although it will finish over the programmed than the time for the end time. Or, modify the processing programmed end time, the program.

  • Page 114: Access Manual Operation

    3 – 1 – 3 Errors When the problems that the operator cannot easily solve and/or the failures that needs repair occurred, the status of such troubles is diagnosed by the instrument and the corresponding error codes are stored in memory and displayed in the error related screens. The information on these error screens is helpful to identify the cause of problems and failures.

  • Page 115: Error Information

    3 – 2 Error Information 3 – 2 – 1 Displays of Error Information Three kinds of error related screens are provided in the instrument: the error information screen that displays the errors occurred during the tissue processing, the cleaning and the solution exchange, the error log screen that displays up to last 40 error logs stored in memory, and the error description screen explaining those errors briefly.
  • Page 116 3-2-1-3 Error description The brief explanation is displayed each on the errors displayed in the error list screen or in the error log screen. Error Description Jun. 11- 9:10 am Exit Error Description The retort pressure did not reach the set value after 2 attempts for one minute each.
  • Page 117 3 – 3 Guidance of Maintenance 3 – 3 – 1 How to See Problem Check Sheet The following check flowcharts will serve to facilitate identifying causes of trouble and taking proper remedies. The items in the check sheet represent as follows. Item Purpose of inspection, or error symptoms Contents or Cause...

  • Page 118: Close Gate Valve

    3 – 3 – 2 Inspection Procedures on Each Component and Operation 3-3-2-1 Air unit Item Operation check of air pump, solenoid valves and regulators Contents Verify that pressure can be increased to 34 kPa at pressurization and reduced to –26 kPa or an achievable pressure of air pump.

  • Page 119: Table Of Contents

    3-3-2-2 Negative pressurization Item Check on the status of negative pressurization by air unit. Contents Verify that air pump and solenoid valves work properly. START Access manual operation screen. Close gate valve. Close retort lid. "6. Vacuum during P/V cycle" Normal operation Achieved -69 kPa or less.

  • Page 120: Vacuum Regulator

    3-3-2-3 Vacuum regulator Item Check on the status of negative pressurization of air unit via V type regulator. Contents Verify that air pump, solenoid valves SV1 and SV3 and V type regulator work properly. START Access manual operation screen. Close gate valve. Close retort lid.
  • Page 121 3-3-2-4 Positive pressurization Item Check on the status of positive pressurization by air unit. Contents Verify that air pump, solenoid valves SV2 and SV3 and P type regulator work properly. Verify that no air leaks from air flow line. START Access m anual operation screen.

  • Page 122: Pressure Regulator

    3-3-2-5 Pressure regulator Item Check on the status of positive pressurization by air unit via P type regulator. Contents Verify that air pump, solenoid valve SV3 and P type regulator work properly. START Access manual operation screen. Close gate valve. Close retort lid.

  • Page 123: Operating Sound

    3-3-2-6 Solenoid valves Item Operation check of solenoid valves Contents Verify that solenoid valves SV1, SV2 and SV3 work properly. START Access manual operations of 11, 12, 13 to activate SVs. Prepare a tester. Turn solenoid valves on and off. Operating sound Normal can be heard.
  • Page 124 3-3-2-7 Air pump Item Operation check of air pump Contents Verify that air pump itself can work properly. START Access manual operation of 10 to activate air pump. All solenoid valves are Off. Prepare a tester. Turn air pump on and off.

  • Page 125: Level Sensors

    3-3-2-8 Level sensors Item Operation check of two level sensors inside the retort. Contents Verify that two ultrasonic sensors located in the retort work properly. STA RT System testing m ode "17. Verify level sensors" Prepare water of 5 liters. Retort is em pty.

  • Page 126: Par

    3-3-2-9 Replacement timing of back-up battery Item Replacement of back-up battery and voltage check of replaced back-up battery Contents Replace back-up battery with new and verify replaced battery works well. START Turn instrument power off. Prepare new battery. Prepare philips screwdriver and tester.
  • Page 127 3-3-2-10 Heater units Item Operation check of heater units Contents Verify that each heater unit for retort, oven, rotary valve, gate valve and the retort tubing operates properly. START Start system testing mode. Prepare a clamp type current meter ( measurable15VAC or more) and a tester.
  • Page 128 3-3-2-11 Thermal sensors Item Operation check of thermal sensor Contents The thermal sensor is provided to paraffin oven, rotary valve, retort and gate valve. Verify that each sensor functions well. START Prepare philips screwdriver. Remove rear panel of processing unit to access to sensor relay board (PCB3).
  • Page 129 3-3-2-12 Rotary valve position sensor board Item Operation check of rotary valve position sensor board Contents The rotary valve position sensor board has six photo-interrupters. Check that they can work properly. START Remove control box rear panel using a plus screwdriver.
  • Page 130 3-3-2-13 Gate valve position sensor board Item Operation check of gate valve position sensor board Contents The gate valve position sensor board has three photo-interrupters. Check that they can work properly. START Remove control box rear panel using a plus screwdriver.

  • Page 131: Pressure Sensor

    3-3-2-14 Pressure sensor Item Operation check of pressure sensor Contents Measure output voltage of pressure sensor to confirm whether it is equal to the displayed pressure. START Prepare philips screwdriver and pressure gauge. Access manual operation screen. Make retort pressure ambient. Remove joints at the top of overflow trap bottle and attach pressure gauge there.

  • Page 132: Measurement Of Insulation Resistance

    3-3-2-15 Measurement of insulation resistance After replacing the following components, make sure to do measurement of insulation resistance. Unplug instrument power cord and set power switch to the ON position. Using a insulation-resistance tester of 500VDC, confirm that the insulation resistance is 20 Mega ohm between the grounding terminal of power plug and the power supply terminals (two poles to be short-circuited).
  • Page 133 3 – 3 – 3 Troubleshooting 3-3-3-1 Error code list The following list provides error code and description to be displayed and cause of each error. Error Code Error Description Cause Retort overflow occurred during P/V Retort overflow sensor (LD8) turned ON during cycle.
  • Page 134 Error Code Error Description Cause The retort pressure did not reach the set At the start of pump-out, gate valve was closed to value within one minute after closing start pressurization, but the input value of pressure the gate valve. sensor did not reach 20 kPa within one minute.
  • Page 135 Error Code Error Description Cause Failure of gate valve positioning sensor When gate valve rotated, any of three photo-interrupters from PC7 through PC9 in positioning sensor caused abnormal input pattern. Gate valve did not operate properly. When attempted to rotate, gate valve cannot reach a desired position within specific time.
  • Page 136 3-3-3-2 Error 1 Item Retort overflow occurred during P/V cycle. Cause Retort overflow sensor (LD8) turned ON during P/V cycle in tissue processing step. Gap from trap bottle Fluid of high Sensor dielectric constant Condensate in trap Defective sensor circuit malfunction bottle Defective CPU...
  • Page 137 3-3-3-3 Error 2 Item Retort overflow occurred but not during pump-in or P/V cycle. Cause Retort overflow sensor (LD8) turned ON other than during Pump-in or P/V cycle in tissue processing step. Gap from trap bottle Fluid of high Defective sensor dielectric constant Sensor Condensate in trap...
  • Page 138 3-3-3-4 Error 3 Item Power outage Cause The return of power to the instrument was verified. Used by incorrect Circuit protector is rated voltage P ower switch ON Disconnection, Failure activated. Damaged power Short-circuited in circuits cord Non-changed voltage setting Condensate, Dust Power outage...
  • Page 139 3-3-3-5 Error 4 Item Failure of pressure sensor Cause The input voltage of pressure sensor exceeded the range of 1V to 5V. Failure of detective circuit Damaged sensor Abnormal circuit of amplifier CPU board Failure of pressure sensor External force on sensing portion Corrosion by strong acid Foreign material adhered on sensing portion...
  • Page 140 3-3-3-6 Error 5 Item Retort pressure exceeded 50 kPa. Cause The input of pressure sensor reached 50 kPa (input voltage 4V) or more during Pump-out or P/V cycle in tissue processing step. Failure of pressure sensor Defective P type regulator Damaged spring Clogged port at the exhaust side Seized valve seat...
  • Page 141 3-3-3-7 Error 6 Item Failure of level sensor Cause Level sensors detected solution level when no solution is in the retort. Or, the upper level sensor detected solution level although the lower level sensor did not detect it. Defective level sensor Failure of level sensor occurred.
  • Page 142 3-3-3-8 Error 10 Item The retort overflowed during Pump-in. Cause Retort overflow sensor (LD8) turned ON during Pump-in. Gap from trap bottle Fluid of high Defective sensor Sensor dielectric constant Condensate in trap circuit malfunction bottle Defective Defective CPU Sensitivity of sensor board sensor...
  • Page 143 3-3-3-9 Error 11 Item Pump-in did not complete within 6 minutes. Cause Pressure did not increase 5 kPa more than the minimum achievable pressure within 6 minutes during Pump-in. Usage of highly viscous solution Defective SV1 Inproper connection of solution reservoir Seized plunger Mis-connection by user Abnormality in...
  • Page 144 3-3-3-10 Error 12 Item Pump-in did not complete within 3 times trials (6 minutes each). Cause EC11 was repeated three times. Usage of highly viscous solution Defective SV1 Inproper connection of solution reservoir Seized plunger Mis-connection by user Abnormality in electric system Damaged snap ring Pump-in did...
  • Page 145 3-3-3-11 Error 13 Item Retort pressure could not be reduced. Cause The input of pressure sensor did not reach –18 kPa or less within one minute after the start of negative pressurization during Pump-in. Leak from airflow Failure of pressure Gate valve line sensor...
  • Page 146 3-3-3-12 Error 14 Item Fluid Low occurred. Cause The input value of pressure sensor did not reach –18 kPa or less within one minute after the start of negative pressurization during Pump-in, but pressure can be reduced when gate valve was closed. Or, when level sensors have been selected ON for tissue processing steps, solution did not reach lower level sensor.
  • Page 147 3-3-3-13 Error 16 Item Pump-in failed during the second pump-in cycle or after. Cause During the processing, Pump-in failed when repeated at a station where previous Pump-in completed successfully. The factor of error occurrence depends on which EC occurred immediately before EC16. The remedies depend on which EC occurred just before EC16.
  • Page 148 3-3-3-14 Error 20 Item Retort pressure did not reach the set value within one minute after closing gate valve. Cause At the start of Pump-out, the gate valve was closed to start pressurization, but the input value of pressure sensor did not reach 20 kPa within one minute. Leak from airflow Failure of pressure Gate valve...
  • Page 149 3-3-3-15 Error 21 Item Retort pressure did not reach the set value after 2 attempts for one minute each after closing the gate valve. Cause EC20 repeated twice. Leak from airflow Failure of pressure Gate valve line sensor malfunction Tightness of retort Leak from discs Loose trap bottle...
  • Page 150 3-3-3-16 Error 22 Item Pump-out did not complete within 6 minutes after opening the gate valve. Cause The input value of pressure sensor did not reduce to –5 kPa or less from achieved pressure within 6 minutes after pressurization of Pump-out. Clogged flow tubes Paraffin line Precipitates from buffers...
  • Page 151 3-3-3-17 Error 23 Item Pump-out did not complete after 2 attempts (6 minutes each). Cause EC22 repeated twice. Clogged flow tubes Paraffin line Precipitates from buffers Low tubing temperature Low oven temperature Sta.15 Paraffin Pump-out cannot be completed. Clogged plugs/tubes Use of highly viscous solution Paraffin mist...
  • Page 152 3-3-3-18 Error 30 Item Failure of gate valve temperature sensor Cause The input from gate valve temperature sensor is not normal. Defective CPU board Defective thermal sensor Failure of thermal sensor Sensor cable Defective Relay cable to CPU sensor relay board Disconnection board...
  • Page 153 3-3-3-20 Error 32 Item Failure of rotary valve temperature sensor Cause The input from rotary valve temperature sensor is not normal. Defective CPU board Defective thermal sensor Failure of thermal sensor Sensor cable Defective Relay cable to CPU sensor relay board Disconnection board...
  • Page 154 3-3-3-22 Error 34 Item Failure of paraffin oven temperature control (temperature too high) Cause Oven temperature increased more than 4°C from the set temperature and kept for 20 minutes. Defective CPU board Oven temp. is too high. Molten parafin of higher temperature than set value is placed into the oven.
  • Page 155 3-3-3-23 Error 35 Item Failure of paraffin oven temperature control (temperature too low) Cause Oven temperature dropped more than 4°C from the set temperature and kept for 20 minutes. Disconnection Addition of Defective CPU of oven heater cold paraffin board Oven temp.
  • Page 156 3-3-3-24 Error 36 Item Failure of rotary valve temperature control (temperature too high) Cause Rotary valve temperature increased more than 4°C from the set temperature and kept for 30 minutes. Defective CPU board Rotary valve temp. is too high START Operation check of rotary valve heater...
  • Page 157 3-3-3-25 Error 37 Item Failure of rotary valve temperature control (temperature too low) Cause Rotary valve temperature dropped more than 4°C from the set temperature and kept for 30 minutes. The error occurs at Stations 11 through 14. Disconnection Defective CPU of heater board Valve temp.
  • Page 158 3-3-3-26 Error 38 Item Failure of retort temperature control (temperature too high) Cause Retort temperature increased more than 4°C from the set temperature and kept for 20 minutes. Defective CPU board Ambient temp is high. Retort temperature is too high START Operation check of retort heater...
  • Page 159 3-3-3-27 Error 39 Item Failure of retort temperature control (temperature too low) Cause Retort temperature dropped more than 4°C from the set temperature and kept for 20 minutes. Disconnection Defective CPU of heater board Retort temp. is too low. Ambient temperature Thermal sensor is too low .
  • Page 160 3-3-3-28 Error 40 Item Failure of rotary valve positioning sensor Cause When rotary valve rotated, any of six photo-interrupters from PC1 through PC6 in positioning sensor caused abnormal input pattern. Defective photo sensor Defective CPU board Failure of rotary valve positioning sensor Blocked positioning disc START...
  • Page 161 3-3-3-29 Error 41 Item Rotary valve failed while rotating counterclockwise. Cause When attempted to rotate, rotary valve cannot reach a desired position within specific time. Defective photo sensor PC6 Defective CPU board Rotary valve malfunction Damaged gear head Lack of grease Seizureby solutions Damaged motor body Seized rotary disc...
  • Page 162 3-3-3-30 Error 42 Item Rotary valve failed while rotating clockwise. Cause When attempted to rotate, rotary valve cannot reach a desired position within specific time. Defective photo sensor PC6 Defective CPU board Rotary valve malfunction Damaged gear head Lack of grease Seizureby solutions Damaged motor body Seized rotary disc...
  • Page 163 3-3-3-31 Error 50 Item Failure of gate valve positioning sensor Cause When gate valve rotated, any of three photo-interruptors from PC7 to PC9 in the positioning sensor caused abnormal input pattern. Defective Defective photo sensor CPU board Failure of gate valve positioning sensor Blocked positioning disc...
  • Page 164 3-3-3-32 Error 51 Item Gate valve did not operate properly. Cause When attempted to rotate, gate valve cannot reach a desired position within specific time. Defective photo sensor PC9 Defective CPU board Gate valve malfunction Damaged gear head Lack of grease Seizureby solutions Damaged motor body Seized rotary disc...
  • Page 165 3-3-3-33 Error 80 Item Thermal fuse for paraffin oven is open. Cause Oven thermal fuse was tripped. Thermal fuse is Thermal sensor left tripped. is out of place. Thermal fuse is open. Defective CPU board High ambient temperature START Press on reset button of oven thermal fuse with instrument power turned off.
  • Page 166 3-3-3-34 Error 81 Item Thermal fuse for rotary valve is open. Cause Rotary valve thermal fuse was tripped. Thermal fuse is Thermal sensor left tripped. is out of place. Thermal fuse is open. Defective CPU board High ambient temperature START Press on reset button of oven thermal fuse with instrument power...
  • Page 167 3-3-3-35 Error 82 Item Thermal fuse for retort is open. Cause Retort thermal fuse was tripped. Thermal fuse is Thermal sensor left tripped. is out of place. Thermal fuse is open. Defective CPU board High ambient temperature START Press on reset button of oven thermal fuse with instrument power turned off.
  • Page 168 3-3-3-36 Error 83 Item Thermal fuse for gate valve is open. Cause Gate valve thermal fuse was tripped. Thermal fuse is Thermal sensor left tripped. is out of place. Thermal fuse is open. Defective CPU board High ambient temperature START Press on reset button of oven thermal fuse with instrument power...
  • Page 169 3-3-3-37 Error 84 Item Failure of gate valve temperature control (temperature too high) Cause Gate valve temperature increased more than 4°C from the set temperature and kept for 30 minutes. Defective CPU board Gate valve temp. is too high START Operation check of gate valve heater...
  • Page 170 3-3-3-38 Error 85 Item Failure of gate valve temperature control (temperature too low) Cause Gate valve temperature dropped more than 4°C from the set temperature and kept for 30 minutes. The error occurs at Stations 11 through 14. Disconnection Defective CPU of heater board Valve temp.
  • Page 171 3-3-3-39 Error 86 Item Paraffin oven temperature exceeded 80°C. Cause The measured value of paraffin oven temperature sensor exceeded 80°C. Solution of higher temperature than 80 C is placed. Temperature exceeded 80 C. Normally, this error cannot result from any instrument problems. The failure of too high temperature first occurs.
  • Page 172 3-3-3-43 Error 90 Item Printer error Cause The BUSY signal did not return within specific time after outputting to a printer. Power is off. Status of printer Printer is not connected. OFF LINE No paper Printer error Character ROM is unavailable Except for Disconnection In case of...
  • Page 173 3-3-3-44 Error 91 Item Exhaust fan malfunction Cause The exhaust fan (located at the rear side of activated carbon cartridge housing) stopped. Defective fan motor Exhaust fan malfunction Defective CPU board START Prepare new fan unit. Turn power off and on again. Fan works? Normal operation Connect new fan...
  • Page 174 3-3-3-45 Error 92 Item Data transmission error Cause Serial communication is not yet prepared C onnecti on Sel ecti on of cabl e com m uni cati on appl i cati on D ata transm i ssi on error D efecti ve C P U board START Personal computer and...

  • Page 175: Power Failure

    3-3-3-46 Power failure Item Instrument cannot be powered. Even when power switch is turned on, instrument does not start. Power indicator does not light up. Status START Prepare a tester and a plus screwdriver. Apply power to Examine power The rated voltage is applied the power to the power source.
  • Page 176 3-3-3-47 Nothing is displayed. Item Nothing is displayed with instrument power turned on. Status Even though power indicator illuminates, nothing appears on the display. START Prepare a plus screwdriver and a tester. Press one of ten numeral keys. Normal The screen appears. operation Turn the brightness...
  • Page 177 3 – 4 Information for Maintenance As the information for maintenance and servicing, the error list and the keystroke information can be printed out if a printer is connected to the instrument. Error Information Jun. 11- 9:10 am Exit Error List Error Log Print Error Log...

  • Page 178: Error List

    RS232C communication2 in Chap. 2-4 “System Testing Mode.” 2. Press the ERROR INFORMATION key in the utility screen to display the error information screen. Then, press the ERROR LIST key to access the error list screen shown above. 3. By pressing the TRANSMIT key, the data is transferred to the PC. 4.
  • Page 179 3 – 4 – 2 Keystroke Information Up to last 100 keystrokes can be printed out. The key ID and the screen code representing the latest key operation are given at the top left area in the list. Also, displayed are the date and the time when each key was pressed.
  • Page 180 Table 3-4-1 Key code list Code Key name Code Key name Code Key name Tissue Processing Clear Used Count Tomorrow Edit Program Next Page Day after Tomorrow Cleaning Clear All #Left=0 Check Paraffin Solution Control Auto Transfer Instrument Number Utility Cancel Transfer Clean/No Reprint...
  • Page 181 Table 3-4-2 Screen Code List Code Screen Name Code Screen Name Initial Screen “Drain” for Single Station: Start Confirmation Main Menu Auto Solution Transfer Group Selection Tissue Processing : Program selection Auto Solution Transfer: Start Confirmation Tissue Processing : Entry of the number of Selection of Rinse cassettes to be processed Tissue Processing Start : Delay start possible...
  • Page 182 Code Code Screen Name Screen Name Program Editing: Program Copy Standby at Pump-in error (Warm water flush) Cleaning Program Selection Confirmation of abortion from standby (Warm water flush) Retort Cleaning Program Selection Printing sub menu for solution control Retort Cleaning in Process Standby at Pump-in error (Single station “drain and fill”) Retort Cleaning: Program Editing...

  • Page 183: Section 4 Language Selection

    SECTION 4 LANGUAGE SELECTION 4 – 1 Language Selection Screen Six different languages are available for text language of the display in the instrument; English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. The text language is selectable in the language selection screen.

  • Page 185: Section 5 Service

    SECTION 5 SERVICE This section describes detailed instructions to disassemble or repair or adjust the Tissue-Tek® VIP™ 5. Before servicing, take much care for the following points for safety purpose. • The charged components are present inside the instrument. When disassembling the instrument, unplug power cord to avoid electric shock.

  • Page 186: Control Box

    5–1 Control Box 5 – 1 – 1 Replacement of CPU Board Tools required: Philips (+) screwdriver No. 2, IC puller [Caution] Replacing CPU board loses the user’s created programs. Record necessary programs stored in memory before turning instrument power off. (1) Turn off power switch and unplug power cord.
  • Page 187 (4) To remove CPU board, 1. Disconnect all connectors from CPU board. [Note] Only for the connector CN13 connected to the operation panel switch, first slide it up to unlock and then pull it out. 2. Remove all screws which fasten CPU board in place. Screw locations Screw locations Fig.
  • Page 188 (7) Install new CPU board in reverse manner of Step 4. [Caution] * Visually check the appearance of new CPU board for no foreign matters and abnormality. * Check the number of connectors to avoid wrong connection and securely insert connectors to the board.

  • Page 189: Replacement Of Lithium Battery

    5 – 1 – 2 Replacement of Lithium Battery Tools required: Philips (+) screwdrivers No.2 (1) Before replacement, confirm that the icon of battery is shown at the top left corner of the display to indicate low battery voltage. Fig. 5-1-9 Icon of battery (2) Record user’s solution information and processing programs to avoid the possibility of losing them.

  • Page 190: Rom Replacement

    5 – 1 – 3 ROM Replacement Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, IC puller (1) Turn instrument power off and unplug power cord. (Refer to Fig. 5-1-1.) (2) Remove control box cover. (Refer to Figs. 5-1-2 and 5-1-3.) (3) Detach old ROMs (ROM1 and ROM2) from each socket using an IC puller. ROM1 ROM2 Fig.
  • Page 191 5 – 1 – 4 Replacement of LCD Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2 (1) Turn instrument power off and unplug power cord. (Refer to Fig. 5-1-1.) (2) Remove control box cover. (Refer to Fig. 5-1-2 and Fig. 5-1-3.) (3) Remove external interface terminals. (Refer to Fig. 5-1-4.) (4) To remove power switch: 1.
  • Page 192 CPU board. (6) Remove screws to detach PCB mounting plate. Screw locations Fig. 5-1-16 Screw locations for PCB mounting plate Fig. 5-1-17 Remove mounting plate (7) Remove screws which fasten control box housing. Lift up control box housing to remove. Screw locations Lift up Fig.
  • Page 193 Screw locations Fig. 5-1-21 Screw locations for LCD Fig. 5-1-22 Removal of screws at underside of LCD (9) To install new LCD: 1. Make sure that the displaying portion of new LCD and the acryl plate attached to control box housing are free from any dust or foreign matters.
  • Page 194 5 – 1 – 5 Replacement of Switching Power Supply Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, box driver 7 Turn instrument power off and unplug power cord. (Refer to Fig. 5-1-1.) Remove control box cover. (Refer to Fig. 5-1-2 and Fig. 5-1-3.) (3) Remove external interface terminals.
  • Page 195 (8) Install new switching power supply to PCB mounting plate in reverse manner of Step 7. [Caution] * Make certain that the connectors are securely connected to new switching power supply. (9) Attach PCB mounting plate in reverse manner of Step 6. (10) Install CPU board in reverse manner of Step 5.
  • Page 196 5 – 1 – 6 Line Voltage Switching (available only for VIP5J-B2 and VIP5J-F2 models) [Caution] The line voltage of VIP5J-B2 and VIP5J-F2 models is factory set at AC230V. Select proper tap position from AC240V(JP9), AC230V(JP10) and AC220V(JP11) to accord to the power voltage at the installation site.
  • Page 197 5–2 Rotary Valve Assembly 5 – 2 – 1 Removal/Installation of Rotary Valve Motor and Gear Head Tools required: Philips (+) screwdrivers No. 2, nut spinner handle, socket wrench 8, box wrench 10, hexagon wrench 2, screw lock glue (Three Bond 1401C) (1) Turn instrument power off.
  • Page 198 (6) Remove condenser and external resistance from motor housing. (Refer to Fig. 5-2-3.) (7) Using wrench and screwdriver, remove pan head screws with nuts which fasten motor and gear head. Replace motor and/or gear head with new. Install new motor and/or gear head so that the leads coming from motor will fact to the same direction of resistance and condenser.
  • Page 199 5 – 2 – 2 Maintenance of Rotary Disc, Stationary Disc, Valve Housing and O rings Tools required: Philips (+) screw drivers No.2, nut spinner handle, socket wrench 8, short screw driver No. 2, brush, grease (Sealub S-11) CAUTIONS: 1. The discs and valve housing are very hot. Take care not to cause burns. 2.
  • Page 200 (6) Remove four hex bolts from spring receiver. When removing bolts, do diagonal and even loosening one by one. Hex bolts Spring receiver Fig. 5-2-8 Removal of spring receiver (7) Remove spring guide first, then three wave washers and then thrust bearing. Wipe off dirty grease with paper towel.
  • Page 201 (12) Using a cloth moistened with alcohol, wipe clean key and the inner surface of valve housing. (13) When replacing O rings, insert O rings into stationary disc and coat with grease. (14) Insert key into valve housing. Aligning key position, fit stationary disc into valve housing from above with care.
  • Page 202 5 – 2 – 3 Replacement of Rotary Valve Cartridge Heater Unit Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, cutter knife, Insulation resistance tester (DC500V), silicone adhesive, silicone compound (1) Turn instrument power off and unplug power cord. (2) Remove rear panel of processing unit housing. (3) Remove station number label from valve housing.
  • Page 203 (12) Using an insulation resistance tester, measure insulation resistance between valve housing and lead wires to verify that the resistance is more than 20 M ohm. Probes of tester Heater lead wire Fig. 5-2-13 Measurement of insulation resistance (13) Connect wires to terminal block TB10. (14) Affix station number label to valve housing.
  • Page 204 5 – 2 – 4 Replacement of R.V. Thermal Fuse Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, silicone compound (1) Turn instrument power off and unplug power cord. (2) Remove rear panel of processing unit housing. (Refer to Fig. 5-2-1.) (3) Pull out terminals from thermal fuse. Terminals Pan head screws Thermal fuse...
  • Page 205 5 – 2 – 5 Replacement of R.V. Temperature Sensor Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, cutter knife, nippers, silicone adhesive, silicone compound (1) Turn instrument power off. (2) Remove rear panel of processing unit housing. (Refer to Fig. 5-2-1.) (3) Remove connector “CN59”...
  • Page 206 5 – 2 – 6 Cleaning of Flow Tubes Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, spanners 8 and 17, (opening fixture OJ) (1) Turn instrument power off. (2) Remove rear panels from processing unit and reservoir rack. (3) Loosen cap nuts of joints on exhaust manifolds where flow tubes are connected. Pull out flow tubes.
  • Page 207 (7) Connect the other end of tubes to joints on the exhaust manifolds. After tightening the joint by finger, and use a spanner to make a final 1/2 turn. (8) Turn instrument power on and perform twice manual pump-in and pump-out each at appropriate stations to confirm that no leaks occur from joints.
  • Page 208 5–3 Gate Valve Assembly 5 – 3 – 1 Removal/Installation of Gate valve Motor and Gear Head Tools required: Philips (+) screwdrivers No. 2, nut spinner handle, socket wrench 8, box driver 8, hexagon wrench 2, wrench 7, screw lock glue (Three Bond 1401C) (1) Turn instrument power off.
  • Page 209 (9) Using wrench and screwdriver, remove pan head screws with nuts which fasten motor and gear head. Replace motor and/or gear head with new. Install new motor so that the leads from motor face downwards. Install new gear head so that the D cut side of gear head shaft face upwards. (10) Attach condenser to motor housing S.
  • Page 210 5 – 3 – 2 Maintenance of Rotary Disc S, Stationary Disc S, Valve Housing and O rings Tools required: Philips (+) screw drivers No.2, nut spinner handle, socket wrench 8, box driver 8, hexagon wrench 2.5, forceps, grease (Sealub S-11) CAUTIONS: 1.
  • Page 211 (9) Holding cap end base by hand, pull out disc assembly slowly toward you to detach it from valve housing. Stationary disc S can be also removed together with rotary disc S. If not, hook the port hole in the stationary disc S with forceps to pull out stationary disc from valve housing. Disc assembly Pull out this way.
  • Page 212 (14) Clean the grooves in rotary disc S. Replace O-rings with new ones. (15) To protect the mirror face of rotary disc S, place a clean cloth under the disc. Put bearing on rotary disc S so that the ring in smaller diameter (20 dia.) can face to the rotary disc side and the larger raceway ring (21 dia.) can face to the wave washer side.
  • Page 213 Insert disc into valve housing using forceps. Stationary disc S Rotate disc by forceps. Fig. 5-3-11 Insertion of stationary disc S (21) Wipe clean the mirror face side of rotary disc S with a cloth moistened with alcohol. Fill with grease the grease pocket on rotary disc S and smooth it out.
  • Page 214 5 – 3 – 3 Replacement of Gate valve Cartridge Heater Unit Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, nut spinner handle, socket wrench 8, box driver 8, cutter knife, insulation resistance tester (DC500V), silicone adhesive, silicone compound CAUTIONS: 1. Disc assembly and valve housing are very hot. Use mach care not to cause burns. 2.
  • Page 215 (12) The cartridge heater is inserted into valve housing from the left-hand side. Cut embedding silicone adhesive at the entrance of cartridge heater using cutter knife and pull out cartridge heater from housing. Cartridge heater Valve housing Silicone adhesive Fig. 5-3-14 Replacement of cartridge heater (13) Remove clean silicone adhesive remaining in valve housing using cutter knife carefully.
  • Page 216 abnormal noise. (26) Do manual pump-in and pump-out to check for no leakage. (27) Attach rear panel of processing unit housing. 5 – 3 – 4 Replacement of R.V. Thermal Fuse Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, nut spinner handle, socket wrench 8, box driver 8, silicone compound CAUTIONS: 1.
  • Page 217 motor housing S. If positioning disc S does not fit to coupling S, rotate positioning disc S by hand. (13) Connect connector CN93 coming from gate valve motor. (14) Place rotary valve motor assembly into the instrument and fasten it on motor housing base. (15) Connect connector CN92 coming from rotary valve motor.
  • Page 218 5 – 3 – 5 Replacement of R.V. Temperature Sensor Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, nut spinner handle, socket wrench 8, box driver 8, cutter knife, nippers, silicone adhesive, silicone compound CAUTIONS: 1. Disc assembly and valve housing are very hot. Use mach care not to cause burns. (1) Turn instrument power off.
  • Page 219 silicone adhesive at the entrance of temperature sensor using cutter knife and pull out temperature sensor from housing. Temperature sensor Valve housing Fig. 5-3-19 Position of temperature sensor (13) Remove clean silicone adhesive remaining in valve housing using cutter knife carefully. (14) Apply new silicone compound to new temperature sensor.
  • Page 220 5–4 Retort 5 – 4 – 1 Retort Lid Hook Adjustment Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, hexagon wrench 1.5, hexagon wrench 3, screw lock glue (Three Bond 1401C) (1) Open retort lid. (2) Loosen hex socket head set screws and hex socket head bolts, and then turn and adjust two pan head machine screws so that the gap between retort lid and the bottom of lid hook is 31 mm.
  • Page 221 (5) Pressurize manually retort to verify that no leak occurs. If any leak occurs, go back to Step (2), turn half pan head screws in order to reduce the gap between retort lid and the bottom of lid hook. Then, do again manual pressurization in retort to check for no leakage. (6) If all right, after retort pressure returns to ambient, open retort lid.
  • Page 222 5 – 4 – 2 Maintenance of Retort Interlock (Replacement of M Liner Bearings and/or Rotary Damper) Tools required: Philips (+) screw drivers No.2, hexagon wrenches 2 and 1.5, radio cutting pliers, box drivers 4, 6, 7 and 8, hammer, torque box driver 7, screw lock glue (Three Bond 1401C) (1) Turn instrument power off.
  • Page 223 (6) Loosen two hex socket head screws which hold guide rod. After guide rod is removed from left lever support, remove gate plate. Guide rod Lever support (left) Hex socket head set screws Gate plate Fig. 5-4-6 Removal of gate plate (7) Loosen hex socket head screws (M4) in coupling which is located at the right-hand side of right lever support.
  • Page 224 U-nut, connection pin receiver, 2 wave washers and connection pin collar in order. U nut Right-hand side of outer lever Fig. 5-4-9 Location of U nut (13) Remove E-ring from the left-hand end of inner lever to detach lever connection pin from inner lever.
  • Page 225 (22) Reinstall retort lock lever onto retort housing with hex bolts. Apply screw lock glue to a loose hex socket head screw (see Step 20) and tighten it to secure guide rod in place. Take reverse manner of Step 4. (23) Tighten two hex socket head screws located at the left-hand side of gate plate in reverse manner of Step 3.
  • Page 226 5 –4 – 3 Retort Lid Gasket Replacement Tools required: Paper towel CAUTION: Take care not to damage retort gasket during installation. (1) Remove old retort gasket from the groove with fingers. retort lid seal (2) Clean the groove with a cloth moistened with alcohol or xylene. (3) Confirm which side of gasket faces inside.
  • Page 227 2. Fit a and b points of the gasket into the groove. Press the inner circumference of the gasket into the groove first. ａ retort lid seal ｂ ｃ ｄ 3. Fit two points (c, d) into the groove so that the upper and lower lengths of the gasket are same. Then, press the gasket into the groove, moving toward each corner.
  • Page 228 5 – 4 – 4 Removal / Assembly of Retort Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, box driver 8, hexagon wrench 3, spanners 13, 14 and 17, short screwdriver No. 2 (1) Turn instrument power off and unplug power cord. (Refer to Fig. 5-1-1.) (2) Remove all fixing screws for control cover.
  • Page 229 (5) Remove top panel (2). 1. Remove hex bolts using box driver. Detach retort lid stopper and lid stopper gasket. 2. Remove fixing screws for top panel (2). Lift upward the rear portion of top panel (2) and, sliding backward, remove top panel (2). Hex bolts Retort lid stopper Screw locations...
  • Page 230 Top bracket (upper) Top panel receiver for inspection door Front inspection door Screw locations Screw locations Fig. 5-4-19 Screw locations 3. Remove six fixing screws to remove the retort interlock lever assembly. Screw locations Fig. 5-4-20 Screw locations for retort interlock lever 4.
  • Page 231 6. Remove top panel (1) by pulling toward the front of instrument. Fig. 5-4-24 How to remove top panel (1), Step Two (8) Remove fixing screws to detach sub bases. Screws Sub base Sub base (left) (right) Screw locations Screw locations Fig.
  • Page 232 NOTE: Take care not to rotate elbow union joints when removing tubes. Cap nut Elbow union joint Teflon tube Fig. 5-4-27 Removal of tubes (12) To remove retort assembly, 1. Disconnect the wiring. * Retort interlock sensor cable (CN53 on sensor relay board) * Ultrasonic sensor cables (CN55 and CN56 on sensor relay board) * Retort temperature sensor (CN57 on sensor relay board) * Overflow pipe heater cable (CN65)
  • Page 233 Screw locations Fig. 5-4-30 Remove screws at the right-hand side. Fig. 5-4-31 Lift up retort assembly. (also remove screws at the same left-hand location) (13) To remove retort casing, 1. Remove retort PC board. 2. Separate retort from retort casing by removing screws. 3.
  • Page 234 Retort tube & heater assembly Retort heater unit 1 Retort heater unit 2 (Retort & heater (Retort & heater assembly) assembly) Retort heater unit 3 (Retort & heater Retort heater unit 4 assembly) (Retort & heater assembly) Fig. 5-4-34 Each location of retort & heater assy. and retort tube & heater assy. (15) Attach retort casing to retort in reverse manner of Step 13.
  • Page 235 5 – 4 – 5 Replacement of Ultrasonic Sensor PC Board Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, short screwdriver No. 2, radio cutting pliers (1) Turn instrument power off and unplug power cord. (2) Remove rear panel, left side panel and front panel of processing unit housing. (Refer to Figs. 5-2-1, 5-4-15, and 5-4-18.) (3) Open front door to remove open catch and drain/fill port assembly.
  • Page 236 3. Remove screws fixing the housing and pull the housing toward the front of instrument to remove it. Activated carbon cartridge housing Pull out Fig. 5-4-38 Removal of activated carbon cartridge housing (6) Disconnect the wiring from ultrasonic sensor PC board. 1.
  • Page 237 (8) Install new board to mounting plate in reverse manner of Step 7. Make sure that the switch on the board is in the “8 mA” position. (9) Connect the wiring to ultrasonic sensor PC board in reverse manner of Step 6. NOTE: Before connecting the wiring, short-circuit once the outer shell and the center pin of the sensor connector side.
  • Page 238 5 – 4 – 6 Replacement of Ultrasonic Sensor Probes and Sensor Heater Units Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, nippers, radio cutting pliers, hexagon wrench 2, monkey wrench 250mm (1) Remove top panels and sub base connection metal. Refer to paragraph 6-4-4 Removal/Assembly of Retort.
  • Page 239 Screw locations Pull socket in the arrow direction Fig. 5-4-44 Screws for heater socket Fig. 5-4-43 Removal of heater socket (7) Unscrew sensor probe using monkey wrench to remove it. Remove clean old sealing tape. Fig. 5-4-46 Removal of sensor probe (8) Apply about three layers of new sealing tape to the screw portion of new sensor probe.
  • Page 240 5 – 4 – 6 Replacement of Retort Temperature Sensor Tools required: Box driver 7, silicone compound (1) Disassemble the retort assembly to remove retort. Refer to paragraph 5-4-4 Removal/Assembly of Retort. (2) To remove retort temperature sensor: 1. Remove nuts to detach sensor mounting plate. 2.
  • Page 241 5–5 Overflow Trap 5 – 5 – 1 Cleaning of Overflow Trap Bottle Tools required: Minus (–) screwdriver (1) Turn power switch off. To open the overflow bottle inspection panel, turn the groove of panel fastener to the horizontal position, using a minus screwdriver. Inspection panel.
  • Page 242 When paraffin overflowed into trap bottle, follow the steps (4) to (8): (4) Turn instrument power on through the system test mode. Then, to remove paraffin from overflow tube, follow the steps of “3. Cleaning of Overflow Tube” in Section 2 Manual Operations, paragraph 2-4-11 Overflow Sensor Adjustment and Operation Check of Filter Fan.
  • Page 243 5 – 5 – 2 Overflow Sensor Adjustment Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, minus screwdriver, minus screwdriver with 2.5mm wide end (1) Remove rear panel of processing unit housing. (2) Turn the groove of fastener to the horizontal position to open the overflow bottle inspection panel. (Refer to Fig.
  • Page 244 (8) Back off screw one turn and repeat the above step more slowly for more accurate adjustment. At the moment LED illuminates, confirm that an alarm sounds from the instrument. (9) Open the overflow bottle inspection panel. (10) Remove overflow bottle for cleaning. After cleaning, install it. (11) Confirm that the instrument does not generate an alarm when overflow sensor is off.
  • Page 245 5–6 Paraffin Oven 5 – 6 – 1 Adjustment of Oven Door Sensor Unit Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2 (1) Turn instrument power on through the system testing mode and select the menu item of “verification of oven door sensor unit.” (Refer to paragraph 2-4-9.) (2) Remove left side panel of processing unit housing.
  • Page 246 5 – 6 – 2 Replacement of Oven Thermal Fuse Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, silicone compound (1) Turn power switch off and unplug power cord. (2) Remove rear panel of processing unit housing. (Refer to Fig. 5-2-1.) (3) Disconnect the cable from oven thermal fuse located at the top left side of paraffin oven. Terminals Screw locations Fig.
  • Page 247 5 – 6 – 3 Disassembly/Assembly of Paraffin Oven (Replacement of thermal sensor and oven & heater assembly) Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, socket driver 7, spanners 14 and 17, tester, aluminum film tape (1) Turn power switch off and unplug power cord. (2) Measure resistance between terminals for oven heater to be replaced to confirm whether the heater is defective.
  • Page 248 (6) Remove the leads for oven heaters (#21, #22, #23 and #24) from terminal block TB10. Disconnect these leads. Fig. 5-6-6 Terminal block TB10 for oven (7) Remove screws which fasten upper plate to oven housing. Remove upper plate and insulation from the top of oven housing.
  • Page 249 Screw locations (rear) Fig. 5-6-10 Fixing screws for oven (10) Using box driver, remove three bolts at the front side of lower oven housing which fasten oven door hinge. (These bolts also fasten oven inner housing to lower housing.) Remove oven door. Hinge Oven door Bolts at the oven...
  • Page 250 (13) Replacement of oven & heater assembly/oven thermal sensor: There are two oven heaters (heater unit 1 and heater unit 2) at the underside of oven & heater unit. In the middle, thermal sensor is provided. * Coat new thermal sensor with silicone compound. * Attach new thermal sensor to the underside of new oven &...
  • Page 251 5–7 Paraffin Container 5 – 7 – 1 Replacement of O-ring in Line Joint Nut Tools required: Forceps, spanner 19, grease (Sealub S-11) (1) Remove line joint nut using spanner. Line joint nut Fig. 5-7-1 Line joint (2) Remove old O ring (P-8) using forceps. Line joint nut O ring Line joint Plain washer Spring washer Nut...
  • Page 252 5 – 7 – 2 Height Adjustment of Line Joint Tools required: Box driver 7 (1) Slightly loosen a nut which holds line joint (2) Return paraffin container into paraffin oven. Adjusting height of line joint, insert and secure it into joint pipe.
  • Page 253 5–8 Aspirator 5 – 8 – 1 Cleaning of Aspirator Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, Spanners 13, 14 and 17, minus screwdriver, sealing tape (1) Turn off instrument power. Remove rear panel of processing unit housing. (2) Remove cup from aspirator to confirm whether paraffin is present in it. If aspirator is dirty with paraffin, go to step (3).
  • Page 254 (6) Remove union joints from diffuser. (7) Using spanner 14, unscrew diffuser from exhaust port. (8) Unscrew nozzle at the air inlet side of diffuser by using spanner 13. (9) Remove clean old sealing tape from diffuser and union joints. Clean off paraffin by immersing diffuser, nozzle and cup in hot water or xylene.
  • Page 255 5 - 9 Solution Reservoir Coupler 5 – 9 – 1 Cleaning of Couplers, Replacement of O-rings and Snap Ring Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, spanners 12, 17, 21, and 24, forceps, grease (Sealub S-11) (1) Turn instrument power off. (2) Remove all the solution reservoirs from couplers in the reservoir rack.
  • Page 256 (6) Loosen spring housing using spanner 21 to remove it from reservoir coupler. Spring housing Fig. 5-9-4 Removal of spring housing (7) Remove spring and two O rings (O-15 and P-20) from spring housing. To remove spring, rotate spring counterclockwise, facing it to you. O ring (AS568 O15 1339-75) O ring (JIS B2401 P20 1339-75) Spring...
  • Page 257 (10) Loosen and remove snap ring housing using spanner 24 to detach snap ring. Spanner Ring housing Snap ring Fig. 5-9-9 Removal of ring housing Fig. 5-9-10 Removal of snap ring NOTE: The couplers for Station 18 and Water station for fume control have a different composition from the couplers for other stations.
  • Page 258 After the connecting plug has been removed, run a finger along installed snap ring to confirm whether snap ring can rotate in housing, without over-tightened by housing. This will allow snap ring to be expanded outward when connecting plug is inserted. If snap ring cannot be rotated, loosen snap ring housing to reinstall it.
  • Page 259 5 – 9 – 2 Drain from Manifold Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, spanner 7, vessel (approx. 150 ml capacity), sealing tape (1) Turn instrument power off. (2) Remove four fixing screws to detach rear panel from reservoir rack. (Figs. 5-9-1 and 5-9-2) (3) To drain manifold, remove drain plug located at the central of the under side of lower manifold.
  • Page 260 5 – 10 Solution Reservoir 5 – 10 – 1 Cleaning of reservoir coupler joint, Replacement of O rings Tools required: Forceps, brush, grease (Sealub S-11), wire of 1 mm diameter (1) Remove solution reservoir requiring cleaning from reservoir rack. (2) Rotate counterclockwise and loosen joint cap at the rear of reservoir to detach reservoir coupler joint from reservoir.
  • Page 261 (6) Attach three new O rings in each place on connecting plug. (7) When replacing reservoir tube, cut Teflon tube (FEP 8 dia. x 6 dia.) to make 441 mm long and connect it to connecting plug. Tighten plug nut with fingers. (8) To attach reservoir coupler joint to solution reservoir: 1.
  • Page 262 5 – 10 – 2 Replacement of Reservoir Cap Gasket and Gasket Seat (PTFE Sheet) Tools required: Forceps CAUTION: The gasket seat (PTFE sheet) is easy to deform. Use care to handle it. (1) Remove reservoir cap from solution reservoir. (2) Using forceps, remove PTFE sheet from the claws of inner core in reservoir cap.
  • Page 263 5 – 10 – 3 Cleaning of Solution Reservoir Tools required: Brush (1) Remove all attachments from solution reservoir. (2) Discard solution in reservoir. (3) Clean solution reservoir with a brush and cleaning agent. Solution reservoir Brush Fig. 5-10-8 Cleaning of solution reservoir (4) Thoroughly rinse solution reservoir with warm water.
  • Page 264 5 – 11 Air Pump 5 – 11 – 1 Replacement of Diaphragm and Diaphragm Sheet Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, torque driver, spanner 14, screw lock glue (Three Bond 1401C) (1) Remove rear panel of reservoir rack. (Refer to Fig. 5-9-1.) (2) Remove cap nuts from union joints attached to pump head and pull out Teflon tubes from pump head.
  • Page 265 Cross recessed pan head screw Pump head cover Sealing gasket Pump head Cross recessed flat head screw Retainer plate Diaphragm sheet Diaphragm Bracket Connecting rod Fig. 5-11-2 Replacement of diaphragm and diaphragm sheet (5) Place new diaphragm and diaphragm sheet into air pump, aligning holes with connecting rod. (6) Aligning holes of retainer plate with holes in connecting rod, secure retainer plate in place with four flat head screws with screw lock glued.
  • Page 266 5 – 11 – 2 Replacement of Reed Valve Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, torque driver, spanner 14, screw lock glue (Three Bond 1401C) (1) Remove rear panel of reservoir rack. (Refer to Fig. 5-9-1.) (2) Remove cap nuts from union joints attached to pump head and pull out Teflon tubes from pump head.
  • Page 267 (6) Place new valve sheet onto reed valve, mating pin of valve sheet to positioning hole in reed valve. Valve sheet Reed valve Positioning hole Fig. 5-11-5 Placement of valve sheet (7) Secure valve sheet to pump head with two flat head screws with screw lock applied. The tightening torque is 0.3 N.m.
  • Page 268 5 – 11 – 3 Replacement of Pump Head Cover and Sealing Gasket Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, torque driver (1) Remove rear panel of reservoir rack. (Refer to Fig. 5-9-1.) (2) Remove five pan head screws from pump head cover. Remove pump head cover and sealing gasket from pump head.

  • Page 269: Pump Replacement

    5 – 11 – 4 Pump Replacement Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, spanners 8, 10 and 14, sealing tape (1) Turn instrument power off. (2) Remove rear panel of reservoir rack. (Refer to Fig. 5-9-1.) (3) Disconnect connector CN91 of air pump. Union joints Connector CN91 Screw for...
  • Page 270 (7) Attach union joints to new air pump. New sealing tape is applied to union joints. (8) Install new air pump on pump base. (Refer to Fig. 5-11-8.) (9) Install air pump unit on reservoir rack base in reverse manner of Step 4. (10) Connect connector CN91 of air pump.

  • Page 271: Solenoid Valve Disassembly And Cleaning

    5 – 12 Solenoid Valve 5 – 12 – 1 Solenoid Valve Disassembly and Cleaning Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, spanner 14, ratchet handle with square port 3/8 inch (9.5mm), special jig for solenoid valve (or minus screwdriver with 6mm wide edge), sealing tape (1) Turn instrument power off.
  • Page 272 Adapter Coil Plunger Spring Plastic ring Valve body Fig. 5-12-2 Exploded view of solenoid valve (7) Using special jig, loosen screw at the top of coil to separate coil from valve body. If special jig is not available, use minus screwdriver. After winding tape or thin cardboard around 6mm wide edge of screwdriver, carefully insert it to loosen top screw.
  • Page 273 protected. (10) Attach adapter to the top of solenoid valve. Holding coil by fingers, tighten adapter. (11) Fasten solenoid valve mounting base. Reconnect connectors (CN71, CN72 and CN73) for solenoid valves. (12) Install the Teflon tubes to all the joints of solenoid valves. (13) Turn instrument power on through the system test mode.

  • Page 274: Solenoid Valve Replacement

    5 – 12 – 2 Solenoid Valve Replacement Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, spanners 14 and 24, pipe wrench, sealing tape Turn instrument power off and unplug the power cord. (Refer to Fig. 5-1-1.) Remove rear panel of reservoir rack. (Refer to Fig. 5-9-1.) (3) Remove all the Teflon tubes connected to solenoid valves.

  • Page 275: Regulator Assembly

    5 – 13 Regulator Assembly 5 – 13 – 1 Replacement of Diaphragm and O ring, Adjustment of Vacuum Regulator Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, spanners 7, 8, 10 and 24, screw lock glue (Three Bond 1401C), grease (Sealub S-11) <<...
  • Page 276 (6) Clean the surface of V valve contacting O ring. Attach V valve to regulator body. (7) Place spring, spring guide and hood in original position on V regulator body. Then, carefully fasten them to V regulator body. (8) Finger-tighten hood thoroughly and then use spanner 24 to further tighten it by about 10 mm. (9) Attach adjusting screw.
  • Page 277 5 – 13 – 2 Replacement of Diaphragm and O ring, Adjustment of Pressure Regulator Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, spanners 7, 8, 10 and 24, screw lock glue (Three Bond 1401C), grease (Sealub S-11) CAUTION: The pressure regulator must be adjusted after the vacuum regulator has been properly adjusted.
  • Page 278 5 – 14 Pressure Sensor 5 – 14 – 1 Cleaning and Replacement of Pressure Sensor Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, spanner 19, pipette, sealing tape (1) Turn instrument power off and unplug power cord. (2) Remove rear panel of processing unit casing, rear panel of reservoir rack and control box cover. (Refer to Figs.
  • Page 279 3. Remove clean old sealing tape remaining on the threads. Fig. 5-14-3 Pour xylene into the hole. Fig. 5-14-4 Rinse the sensor. (6) To install pressure sensor: 1. Apply two and half layers of new sealing tape to the threads of pressure sensor. 2.
  • Page 280 5 – 15 Reservoir Rack 5 – 14 – 1 Replacement and Adjustment of Rack Door Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2, adhesive, screw lock glue (Three Bond 1401C) (1) Open rack doors. Remove screws which fasten door handle from the back of door. Remove door handle, door magnet plate and plain washers from door.
  • Page 281 Fasten door handle with screws. (Refer to Fig. 5-15-1.) (6) Tighten screws that fasten rack door in place, aligning left and right doors. Level top end of both right and left doors. Make the gap between right and left doors uniform from the top to the bottom.

  • Page 282: Exhaust Fan

    5 – 16 Exhaust Fan 5 – 16 – 1 Replacement of Exhaust Fan Tools required: Philips screwdriver No. 2 (1) Unplug power cord from power source. Remove rear panel from processing unit. Screw locations Fig. 5-16-1 Removal of rear panel (2) To remove filter fan unit located at the back of activated carbon cartridge housing, 1.

  • Page 283: Section 6 Exploded Views And Parts List

    SECTION 6 EXPLODED VIEWS AND PARTS LIST Control Box Rotary Valve Gate Valve Processing Unit Housing Retort Retort Interlock Overflow Assembly Activated Carbon Cartridge Drain/Fill Port Assembly 6-10 Paraffin Oven 6-11 Paraffin Container 6-12 Solution Reservoir, Manifold 6-13 Air Unit 6-14 Reservoir Cabinet 6-15 Parts for Floor Model 6-16 Parts for Bench Model...
  • Page 285 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List Note: Items indicated "xxxxx" in the following parts list are not available as replacement items. 6-1 Control Box Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F60-043-00 Control Box Body Assembly M:VIP5-80, Item 18 is not included xxxxx Mounting Plate, Alps LCD xxxxx...
  • Page 287 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-2 Rotary Valve Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F60-046-00 Rotary Valve Assembly M:VIP5-83, Item 43 is not included. O68-200-00 Stationary Disc L, rotary valve O68-201-01 Rotary Disc L, rotary valve O68-204-02 Valve Housing, rotary valve O68-205-00 Coupling O68-206-00 Key xxxxx...
  • Page 289 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-2 Non-illustrated Items Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks 10g Sealub S-11 D9-60-0030 Lubricant Sealub (S-11) F51-297-00 Cable Unit, R.V. over heat protection E:VIP5-10 F51-344-00 Cable Unit, rotary valve E:VIP5-54 6-3 Gate Valve Model / Material / Remarks Part Code Description...
  • Page 291 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-4 Processing Unit Housing Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F60-054-00 Spill Tray M:VIP5-91 xxxxx Top Panel Supprt xxxxx Rubber Magnet xxxxx Tray xxxxx Decoration Panel, tray xxxxx Mounting Plate, right side panel xxxxx Mounting Plate, left side panel O68-736-00 Panel, left side...
  • Page 293 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-5 Retort Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F60-047-00 Retort & Heater Assembly M:VIP5-84, Item 12 is not included. F60-048-00 Retort Tube & Heater Assembly M:VIP5-85 O60-202-04 Fulcrum Metal Hinge SUS 304 xxxxx Retort / 300 xxxxx Mounting Plate, thermal fuse...
  • Page 295 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-5 Non-illustrated Items Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F51-298-00 Cable Unit, retort switch E:VIP5-11 F51-322-00 Heater Unit, retort tube E:VIP5-33 F51-335-00 Cable Unit, retort E:VIP5-45 F51-346-00 Cable Unit 1, ultrasonic sensor E:VIP5-56 F51-347-00 Cable Unit 2, ultrasonic sensor E:VIP5-57 F51-354-00 Cable Unit, overflow heater...
  • Page 297 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-7 Overflow Assembly Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F60-049-00 Overflow Pipe & Heater Assembly M:VIP5-86 O60-524-00 Securing Nut, bottle cap xxxxx Mounting Plate, overflow bottle xxxxx Holder, bottle cap O68-372-01 Bottle Cap xxxxx Overflow Pipe Unit A6-27-5030 Half Union Joint, w/insert...
  • Page 299 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-10 Paraffin Oven Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks M:VIP5-87, Items 1 and 12 are not F60-050-00 Oven & Heater Assembly included. O60-323-01 Air Seat (T=2.0, black)) Silicone Rubber SUS304 O64-305-01 Exhaust Port xxxxx Oven Frame, left xxxxx...
  • Page 301 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-11 Paraffin Container Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F60-017-00 Paraffin Container, complete M:VIP5-37 O60-332-03 Line Joint Nut O60-340-02 Handle Cover A (Outside) O60-341-02 Handle Cover A (Inside) xxxxx Paraffin Container Body O68-418-00 Splash Preventive Plate (1) O68-419-00 Splash Preventive Plate (2) O68-436-00 Line Joint, w/nozzle O68-438-02 Insulation, top, paraffin container...
  • Page 302 6-12. SOLUTION RESERVOIR, MANIFOLD Fig. 6-12 Solution Reservoir and Manifold...
  • Page 303 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-12 Solution Reservoir, Manifold Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks 15 M:VIP5-88 F60-051-00 Solution Reservoir, complete O68-501-00 Plug Cap O68-502-00 Joint Cap O68-503-00 Reservoir Cap O68-504-00 Connecting Plug O68-505-00 Nut, connecting plug O68-506-00 Gasket, cap, solution reservoir O68-507-00 Gasket, manifold O68-508-00 Valve Seat O68-509-01 Tube, solution reservoir...
  • Page 305 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-13 Air Unit Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F60-052-00 Vacuum Regulator Assembly M:VIP5-89 F60-053-00 Pressure Regulator Assembly M:VIP5-90 O60-518-00 Nozzle BSBM,13x24.3 O60-519-01 Aspirator dia.50x25, BSBM O60-520-02 CUP dia.50x26, black O60-521-00 Short Pipe dia.10xt=1.5x18, black O60-547-01 Pressure Diaphragm, regulator PR4666, VITON...
  • Page 307 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-14 Reservoir Cabinet Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F60-054-00 Spill Tray M:VIP5-91 O68-618-00 Screen O68-624-01 Number Plate, top, reservoir rack O68-625-01 Number Plate, middle, reservoir rack O68-626-01 Number Plate, bottom, reservoir rack O68-637-01 Handle, reservoir rack door xxxxx Reservoir Rack...
  • Page 309 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-15 Parts for Floor Model Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks O68-735-00 Panel, right side xxxxx Paraffin Receiver A4-07-0402 Plug, Hole, CP-30-HP-2 CP-30-HP-2 D9-20-0038 Caster, w/stopper AWS-60N, w/stopper D9-20-0000 Caster, w/o stopper ASW-60N, w/o stopper 6-15 Non-illustrated Items A4-07-0313 Protective Cover, KG-024L L=500mm...
  • Page 311 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-17 Accessories (1) Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks 150-Cassette Basket w/dividers and F60-024-00 M:VIP5-44, for VIP5 A models handles F60-055-00 150-Cassette Basket Body w/handles M:VIP5-92, for VIP5 A models M:VIP5-45, for VIP5 E and J F60-025-00 150-Cassette Basket w/dividers models F60-026-00 75-Cassette Basket w/dividers...
  • Page 313 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-18 Accessories (2) Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks F60-029-00 Drain/Fill Hose Unit M:VIP5-49 1 set M:VIP5-50 F60-030-00 Reagent Bottle Labels O64-422-02 Cartridge, Activated Carbon O68-190-00 Displacement Block A4-02-0410 Grounding Adapter for Japanese models only xxxxx One Touch Joint, JFV-02TK JFV-02TK...
  • Page 315 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-19 Options Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks 65-Cassette Basket w/dividers and F60-039-00 M:VIP5-70 handles F60-056-00 65-cassette Basket Body w/handles M:VIP5-93 O68-109-00 Special Divider, for cassette support O68-115-00 Divider (2), basket O68-120-00 Basket Body (2) O68-122-00 Handle (3) O68-124-00 Handle (4) O68-126-00 Lid (2), basket...
  • Page 317 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-20 Tubing Diagram Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks See index U1 in 6-7 Overflow xxxxx Overflow pipe, stainless steel Assembly. O68-555-00 Tube, air pump inlet side 0.3m, FEP 6 dia. x 4 dia. O68-556-00 Tube, air pump outlet side 0.3m, FEP 6 dia.
  • Page 319 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-20 Tubing Diagram (continued) O68-563-00 Tube, aspirator outlet side (F) 0.71m, FEP 8 dia. x 6 dia. O68-498-00 Tube, aspirator outlet side (B) 1.17m, FEP 8 dia. x 6 dia. O68-564-00 Tube 1, manifold connection 0.175m, FEP 8 dia. x 6 dia. O68-572-00 Tube, drain/fill port 0.76m, FEP 8 dia.
  • Page 321 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-21 Label Locations Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks O68-493-00 Label, drain/fill port O68-386-00 Label, "lock/unlock", retort interlock O68-387-00 Label, "locked", retort interlock K23-556-00 Label, "PUSH" K23-559-00 Label, brightness adjustment B5-03-6630 Label, protective grounding mark O68-170-00 Label, external signal terminals O68-388-00 Label, retort lid blind O68-177-00 Caution Label, C1-036-S0...
  • Page 322 VIP5 Illustrated Parts List 6-22 Screw List (No. - refers to "S" # in Figures 6-2 through 6-10) Part Code Description Q'ty Model / Material / Remarks B6-11-2031 HEX BOLT, M5X25 SUS B6-53-2006 SPRING WASHER (M5, SUS) B6-29-1104 MACHINE SCREW, M3X8, Bs, SemsB SCREW, Cross-recessed Flat Head / B6-14-2019 M3x10 SUS...
  • Page 323 SECTION 7 CONFIGULATION VIP5 Floor Model...
  • Page 325 VIP5 Bench Model...
  • Page 331 page 1/2 Ｅ：ＶＩＰ５－０１ Ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ Ｂｏａｒｄ [PCB1]...
  • Page 333 page 2/2 Ｅ：ＶＩＰ５－０１ Ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ Ｂｏａｒｄ [PCB1]...
  • Page 335 Ｅ：ＶＩＰ５－０６ Ｒｅｔｏｒｔ Ｂｏｒａｄ [PCB2]...
  • Page 337 Ｅ：ＶＩＰ５－０２ Ｓｅｎｓｏｒ Ｒｅｌａｙｅｄ Ｂｏｒａｄ [PCB3]...
  • Page 339 Ｅ：ＶＩＰ５－０３ Ｉｎｔｅｒｆａｃｅ Ｂｏｒａｄ [PCB4]...
  • Page 341 Ｅ：ＶＩＰ５－０４ RV Ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ Ｂｏｒａｄ [PCB5] Ｅ：ＶＩＰ５－０５ ＧＶ Ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ Ｂｏｒａｄ [PCB6]...
  • Page 343 Wiring Diagram, Oven Area(100/110/115V) Wiring Diagram, Oven Area (220/230/240V)
  • Page 345 ＶＩＰ５ Key matrix sheets...

  • Page 347: Section 9 Specifications

    SECTION 9 SPECIFICATIONS Throughput Up to 300 Uni-cassesttes Number of processing steps 10 solution steps 4 paraffin steps Number of cleaning steps 3 (xylene, alcohol, water) Fume control Water, activated carbon Solution volume Processing solutions 3.7 liters (3.2 liters 2.7 liters Cleaning solutions 4.5 liters Timer...

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