User manual

Maintaining the VITEK
®
2 Instrument Cleaning the Boats
VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual 7-23
510731-10EN1
Cleaning the Boats
The four boats should be thoroughly cleaned and dried before they are
replaced in the VITEK
®
2 instrument. The boat 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 boats. 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 Boats after Cleaning
Note: If you are performing monthly maintenance on the entire instrument, do not
replace the boats until after you clean the base pan. Refer to the procedure
on page 7-28.
1) Access the Boat Cleaning function using the path:
Main Menu > Utilities > Maintenance > Cleaning > Boat Cleaning
The following message appears:
Current number of boats: 0 of 4
2) Press Replace Boat. If there are boats in the card transport system, and
it is not idle, the instrument displays the message:
Card transport system is busy. Please try later.
3) If the system is idle, the instrument prepares for the boat replacement,
and then displays this message:
Replace Boat.
4) Open the front access door and replace the boat below the Pipettor
Station.
Note: Boats must NOT be replaced at the Cassette Load/Unload Station.
5) Make sure that: