User manual

Maintaining the VITEK
®
2 Instrument Cleaning the Carousel
VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual 7-15
510731-10EN1
Carousel Cleaning Methods
The four sections of the carousel should be thoroughly cleaned and dried
before they are replaced in the VITEK
®
2 instrument. The carousel material is
designed to withstand any of the following cleaning methods:
• Automatic dishwasher with standard laboratory detergent
CAUTION: Dishwasher temperatures during the washing and
drying cycles must not exceed 85 °C (185 °F). Exceeding this
temperature will cause damage to the carousel sections. Use the
top rack of the dishwasher.
• 10% bleach solution
• Phenolic cleaning solution
Note: To disinfect a contaminated surface, use the 10% bleach solution and allow it
to remain in contact with the contaminated surface for five minutes.
Replacing the Carousel After Cleaning
After the four carousel sections have been removed, the Cleaning menu
displays.
1) Access the Carousel Cleaning function using the path:
VITEK 2 Main Menu > Utilities > Maintenance > Cleaning > Carousel
Cleaning
The following screen message displays:
Preparing for Section Replacement
Note: If the power has cycled, the screen below displays automatically.
2) Press Continue to continue with the carousel replacement.
The following message displays:
Remove the incubator access cover now
Note: There are two types of incubator access covers for the VITEK
®
2 instrument.
Perform the first part of Step 3 if the machined incubator access cover is in
use. Perform the second part of Step 3 if the molded incubator access cover
is in use.