User manual

7-28 VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual
510731-10EN1
Cleaning the Instrument Interior Maintaining the VITEK
®
2 Instrument
9) Replace the empty test card collection tray in the Waste Collection
Station.
10) Close the top access door.
11) Close the Waste Collection door.
Note: After cleaning the optics and returning power to the instrument, perform the
Optical Diagnostic Test on page 8-26.
If you are not performing the remaining cleaning procedures in this section,
skip to the procedure Turning the Instrument On on page 7-31.
Cleaning the Base Pan, Vacuum Seal and Vacuum Chamber
Note: Perform the instrument shutdown procedure on page 7-25 before proceeding
with this procedure.
Note: If the boats have not already been removed, perform the procedure to
remove them. (See page 7-21.)
The base pan, vacuum seal, and vacuum chamber are designed to withstand
any of the following cleaning methods.
• 10% bleach solution
• Phenolic cleaning solution
Note: Remove all boats (see Removing Boats for Cleaning on page 7-21) and shut
down the instrument (see Shutting Down the Instrument on page 7-25) before
performing this procedure.
The base pan is the surface on which the boats move. The vacuum seal is
the bottom surface of the vacuum chamber where the chamber makes
contact with a boat (1, Figure 7-25).
BIOHAZARD WARNING
The base pan should not be cleaned unless the drip pan is
properly installed. See Cleaning the Drip Pan on page 7-29 for
instructions on cleaning the drip pan.