CONTENTS 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ... 5 1.1 Symbols on the Autoclave ... 5 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT ... 6 2.1 Views of the unit ... 6 2.2 Control panel ... 7 2.3 Performance features of this Autoclave ... 8 2.3.1 Fractionating pulsed vacuum procedure ... 8 2.3.2 Programs for sterilization ... 8 2.3.3 Separate steam generation ... 8 2.3.4 One-way system/Conductivity measurement/Automatic water supply ... 8 2.3.5 Electronic Parameter Control (EPS) ... 8 2.3.6 Vacuum drying ... 8 2.3.7 Documentation ... 8 3 INSTALLATION AND INITIAL START-UP ... 9 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Power supply ... 9 Connection of a water treatment unit ... 9 Vacuum test ... 9 Bowie & Dick test ... 11 Trial run ... 11 Record of installation and setting up ... 12 Validation ... 12 4 STERILIZATION ... 12 4.1 Supply with fresh purified feed water/cooling water ... 12 4.2 Preparation of instruments ... 12 4.3 Loading the Autoclave ... 13 4.4 Program selection ... 14 4.5 Pre-heating ... 15 4.6 Selecting extra drying ... 15 4.7 Opening and closing the Autoclave door ... 15 4.8 Program start ... 15 4.9 Program progress ... 16 4.10 Manual termination of program ... 17 4.10.1 Terminate before beginning of drying ... 17 4.10.2 Terminate during drying ... 18 4.11 Removing the sterilized items ... 19 4.12 Sterile storage ... 19 4.13 Display batch number ... 20 4.14 Display total batch number ... 20 5 LOGGING ... 21 5.1 Setting date and time ... 21 5.2 Log Printer MELAprint®42 as output medium ... 23 5.2.1 Connecting the log Printer MELAprint®42 ... 23 5.2.2 Initialising the log Printer MELAprint®42 ... 23 5.3 Test output ... 24 5.4 Computer as output medium ... 25 5.5 Employing other devices as output medium ... 25 5.6 No output medium ... 25 5.7 Output of the logs ... 25 5.7.1 Automatic immediate log output ... 25 5.7.2 Output selected logs subsequently ... 26 5.7.3 Display protocol memory ... 27 5.7.4 Output all stored logs ... 28 5.7.5 Delete all stored logs ... 29 5.8 Read log files correctly ... 31 6 OPERATING PAUSES ... 31 6.1 Sterilization frequency ... 32 6.2 Shut-down/Transport ... 32 7 MAINTENANCE ... 32 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Cleaning ... 32 Preparation of instruments ... 32 Rust formation = Drag-in rust ... 33 Use qualitatively high-grade feed water ... 33 Avoid formation of spots ... 34 Renewed Qualification ... 34 Maintenance recommendations ... 34 8 FUNCTION TEST ... 35 8.1 Water quality (conductivity) ... 35 8.2 Helix test body system MELAcontrol®/PRO ... 35 8.3 Continuous monitoring of sterilization process ... 35 9 OPERATIONAL9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 4. 9.7 ERRORS/MALFUNCTIONS ... 36 Warning messages ... 36 Malfunction messages ... 38 Reaction to warnings/error messages ... 41 No display on the screen ... 42 Emergency measure if the electric door release button fails ... 42 Too large feed water consumption ... 43 Bad drying results ... 43 Program modifications ... 43 10 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ROUTINE OPERATION ... 44 11 APPENDIX ... 44 11.1 Additional technical data ... 44 11.2 Nominal value tolerances ... 47 11.3 Instructions for drying ... 47 11.3.1 Drying in sterilization containers ... 47 11.3.2 Textiles ... 48 11.3.3 Instruments ... 49 11.3.4 Loading the Autoclave ... 49 11.3.5 Loading containers with soft sterilization packing material ... 50 11.3.6 Stacking sterilization containers ... 50 11.3.7 Removing the sterilized items ... 50 11.3.8 Improving the drying ... 50