7.Cleaning and maintenance
7.1.3Smart clean
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The Smart Clean prepares the ASP300 for transport.
Prior to starting a Smart Clean, a complete retort clean program must be run.
To start a Smart Clean, press SMART CLEAN on the MORE MENU FUNC- TIONS screen and press OK to confirm.
The Smart Clean takes approx. 15 minutes and consists of 3 phases:
Phase 1:
Make sure all reagent containers are inserted correctly. All internal tubing is cleaned with pressurized air.
Phase 2:
Before phase 2 starts, the operator is prompted to remove all reagent bottles from the instrument.
All internal tubing is again cleaned with pressurized air.
Phase 3
Before phase 3 starts, the operator is prompted to insert an empty bottle into station 11.
The tubing is cleaned with pressurized air for the third time - remaining rests of reagents, if any, are forced back into station 11.
Empty and clean all reagent bottles thoroughly before reinsert- ing them into the instrument to make sure there will be no re- agent spills from the bottles that could cause damage during transport.
The SMART clean is ideal for removing residual liquid from the internal pipes of the instrument, as it thoroughly purges them with pressurized air. A SMART clean should be carried out once every month.
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