User manual

4-4 VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual
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Turning on the VITEK
®
2 Instrument VITEK
®
2 Instrument
9 — Saline Access Door. Provides access to the sterile saline bag. The door
lifts from the front and stays in the open position.
10 — Center Front Sliding Door. VITEK
®
2 XL only. The Cassette load/
unload door (3) must be opened before this door can be opened.
Connections
11 — UPS Connection. This cable connector port connects VITEK
®
2 to an
uninterruptable power supply (UPS). The connection allows the UPS to notify
the VITEK
®
2 instrument of a power loss so the VITEK
®
2 can start
appropriate procedures.
12 — Workstation Connection. This connector port accepts the cable that
connects the VITEK
®
2 instrument to the workstation computer.
13 — AC Power Switch and Cord Receptacle. This switch supplies power
to the VITEK
®
2 instrument. The cord receptacle accepts the power cord that
is connected to the electricity source.
Turning on the VITEK
®
2 Instrument
Note: Refer to the environmental and electrical specifications for the VITEK
®
2
instrument in Appendix A before starting the instrument.
Startup Procedure
1) Make sure the VITEK
®
2 instrument has been connected to an
appropriate power supply using the power cord supplied with the
instrument.
2) Press the AC power switch to the ON position (13, Figure 4-2).
The instrument goes through an initialization sequence that includes several
self tests. During this time, VITEK
®
2 is also bringing the carousel area up to
its specified temperature for test card incubation.
After a few minutes, the VITEK
®
2 Status screen appears. The Status field at
the top of the screen should show a status of Warming or OK. The Warming
status means that the carousel temperature is not yet within its specified
range. This can take several minutes.
VITEK
®
2 is ready to begin processing cards when the Status field shows
OK. (For more information about the Status field, see the topic Instrument
Status Field in Chapter 6).