3M 290 manual Trouble Shooting Guide Code Problem, Repair and Replacement

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Trouble Shooting Guide (Continued)

Code Problem

Other

Unwanted alarm sounds when

 

positive detected.

Other

All three lights blink and buzzer sounds.

 

RRBI has been removed from

 

incubation/reader well prematurely.

Other

Red, yellow, or green lights do not

 

illuminate when expected such as

 

following insertion of a RRBI or when

 

time remaining button is pressed.

Other

Negative Control Vial

 

Vial not crushed.

 

Media did not wet the spore strip.

 

Control vial was sterilized.

Other

Unexplained positive

 

Adhesive residue on vial.

 

Test vial is absorbing fluorescent

 

residue from a chemical indicator or

 

tape.

Solution

Turn alarm off, refer to features

Section.

Replace RRBI in incubation/reader well within 10 seconds to prevent loss of data collected.

Specific light burned out.

Call for repair or replacement.

Crush vial before inserting into well.

Tap vial on table until media wets spore strip.

Use a non-sterilized vial as a control. Check chemical indicator on label.

Do not place tape or labels on vial.

Place the vial so it does not come in direct contact with chemical indicators or tape.

Repair and Replacement

Attest 290 Auto-readers must be repaired at:

3M Health Care Service Center Suite 200, Bldg. 502

3350 Granada Avenue North Oakdale, MN 55128 1-800-292-6298

Fax: 1-800-770-8016

Outside of the USA, contact your local 3M Subsidiary.

If you have questions, call our Customer Service number: 1-800-292-6298.

3M © 2003 78-8078-8977-5

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