User manual

Maintaining the VITEK
®
2 Instrument Cleaning the Drip Pan
VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual 7-31
510731-10EN1
CAUTION: Dishwasher temperatures during the washing and
drying cycles must not exceed 85 °C (185 °F). Exceeding this
temperature will cause damage to the drip pan. 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 Drip Pan
1) Holding the pan by its handle, push it into the space provided for it under
the front of the instrument.
2) Close the bottom access door by pushing it up.
The door is held in place magnetically.
Turning the Instrument On
1) Move the AC power switch to the ON position.
The system goes through the initialization process. When the Status
screen appears it will display a status of Cleaning, indicating that all four
boats have been removed.
2) Perform the boat replacement procedure that begins on page 7-23.
After all four boats have been replaced, the Status screen should display
a status of OK.
Note: If the instrument was shut down for a long period of time, the status may be
Warming. Wait until the status is OK before resuming test card processing.