Sakura Tissue-Tek AutoTEC User manual

© 2010 Sakura Finetek USA, Inc.
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Printed in U.S.A.
Manufactured by:
Sakura Finetek USA, Inc.,
Torrance, CA 90501 U.S.A.
Made in U.S.A.
0003055-02 Rev.E

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section Page
1 INTRODUCTION
Safety Precautions ..............................................................................................................................................1.1
General Description ...........................................................................................................................................1.1
Location of Major Systems and Components.......................................................................................1.1
Specifications ........................................................................................................................................................1.6
Safety Standards ..................................................................................................................................................1.7
2 INSTALLATION
General Information ..........................................................................................................................................2.1
Environmental Factors.....................................................................................................................................2.1
Unpacking and Installation............................................................................................................................2.1
Moving.......................................................................................................................................................................2.2
3 CUSTOMIZATION OF SETTINGS
General Information ..........................................................................................................................................3.1
Map of Interface Screens.................................................................................................................................3.5
Access Levels.........................................................................................................................................................3.6
Configuring System Settings .........................................................................................................................3.7
4 OPERATION
Initial Start-up.......................................................................................................................................................4.1
Typical Operating Sequence..........................................................................................................................4.1
Routine Operation ..............................................................................................................................................4.2
5 CARE OF THE INSTRUMENT
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................5.1
Routine Maintenance ........................................................................................................................................5.1
Paraffin Reservoir and Filter Cleaning ....................................................................................................5.2
Magazine Cleaning..............................................................................................................................................5.4
Output Door Inspections and Cleaning ...................................................................................................5.4
Splash Guard Cleaning......................................................................................................................................5.4
Optional: Touch Screen, External Keyboard, and Mouse Cleaning ..........................................5.4
Gripper Weekly Maintenance.......................................................................................................................5.5

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6 TROUBLESHOOTING
Error Recovery .....................................................................................................................................................6.1
Error Codes and Messages .............................................................................................................................6.2
Error Recovery Procedure .............................................................................................................................6.7
7 SERVICE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS
Service.......................................................................................................................................................................7.1
Replacement Parts..............................................................................................................................................7.1
APPENDIX A
Glossary....................................................................................................................................................................A.1
APPENDIX B
Index ..........................................................................................................................................................................B.1
APPENDIX C
Grossing Procedures for Paraform®Sectionable Cassettes .........................................................C.1
APPENDIX D
Microtomy Procedure for Paraform®Sectionable Cassettes.......................................................D.1

Section
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INTRODUCTION
Revised 5/19/2010 1.1
Safety Precautions
WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, and NOTES are provided
throughout this manual to indicate levels of potential
hazards as defined below:
WARNING: Identifies a potential hazard where failure to
follow instructions may result in serious injury or death to
the operator and/or other personnel.
CAUTION: Indicates a potential hazard where failure to
follow instruction may result in damage to the Tissue-Tek
AutoTECand/or other property.
NOTE: Indicates a reminder or other helpful information.
General Description
The Tissue-TekAutoTECis a reliable, high-quality,
precision instrument that fully automates the embedding
process using the innovative Tissue-Tek Paraform®
Sectionable Cassette System. The Tissue-Tek AutoTEC
embeds diagnostic, human, and research tissue specimens
continuously enabling laboratories to:
Significantly improve throughput time
Enhance procedure standardization and specimen
consistency
Reduce repetitive movement disorders and exposure
to harmful chemicals
Offer a continuous method of tissue specimen
embedding that eliminates the need to handle
samples in batches
Automatically embed up to 120 specimens per hour,
which improves productivity
Enhance efficiency, consistency, and standardization
of laboratory procedures and operations
Provide robotic precision and consistency, minimize
the bottom paraffin layer, and eliminate excess
paraffin around the cassette border
Reduce labor requirements
Tissue-Tek Paraform Cassettes are made of two
components, an inner sectionable tissue insert and an
outer frame that provides support when in the microtome
chuck. Paraform Cassettes are placed in up to four 32- or
20-cassette input magazines. The magazines are loaded
with the cassette front surface angled facing up during the
embedding process.
Following a magazine warm up period of 15 minutes, the
instrument’s robotic system:
Sequentially removes each cassette from the
magazines
Identifies the type of cassette (standard, biopsy,
orientation, core biopsy, shaved biopsy, or 13 x 13)
Places the cassette in the properly sized pre-heated
base mold
Pushes down (stages) the cassette until it reaches
the bottom of the base mold
Dispenses a precise amount of paraffin to match the
tissue size while holding the cassette in place
The base mold cools to form a solid paraffin block. The
robotic system removes the paraffin block from the mold
and presents it to sensors that verify that a frame is
present and correctly positioned in the robotic gripper, and
that a paraffin block is in the frame. The robotic system
places the paraffin block in one of the four 32-position
output doors.
Each output door can be detached from the instrument
and used as a transport tray to a microtome workstation.
Springs hold the paraffin blocks securely in place while
enabling them to be easily removed.
Location of Major Systems and
Components
The Tissue-Tek AutoTEC instrument is comprised of the
following major systems and components (Figures 1-A
through 1-C). A detailed description is given in the
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Figure 1-A: Front View and Left Panel Figure 1-B: Rear View and Right Panel
Figure 1-C: Main Door Opened
Location Component
.1.Touch screen monitor
.2.Main door, for access to input door, output doors and paraffin
drip tray
.3.Front door, equipped with safety interlocks. Allowing operator
easy access to base molds and air filter
.4.Paraform recovery chute door, for retrieval of rejected cassettes
.5.Paraffin reservoir lid; opens to allow addition of paraffin to the
system
.6.Paraffin reservoir filter access
.7.Rear doors, equipped with safety interlocks; give access to
robotic system
.8.
External computer system connections for:
PS2 external pointing device, such as a mouse
PS2 keyboard, to supplement on-screen keypads
RJ-45 Port
USB 2.0 peripherals, including USB ‘key’ drives used to
export log files and other data
.9.Main power switch
.10.Power cord
.11.Input Door, for access to the magazine loading area
.12.Disposable Paraffin Trough
.13.Four removable output doors, each holding up to 32 blocks
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Input Door and Loading Area (Figure 1-D)
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Figure 1-D: Input Door
The input door is accessed by opening the main door (see
Figures 1-A and 1-C). The input door is interlocked
enabling the operator to insert and remove magazines
only when the robotic system is not interacting with the
door. An insulated housing enclosure ensures efficient
magazine heating. Precise positioning of each cassette
ensures accurate placement in the base mold.
The input door includes four individually-controlled heater
assemblies (see Figure 1-D, location ) that:
Accommodate one magazine each
Heat magazines in 15 minutes to prepare cassettes
for embedding
Present Paraform Cassettes consecutively to the
gripper
NOTE: The input door cannot be opened during
operation unless an on-screen prompt indicates otherwise.
Access to the robotic system is through the two rear doors
(see Figure 1-B, location ).
NOTE: Before opening the rear doors or the front door,
the “Instrument Access” button on
the monitor screen must be pressed
first. Wait for the AutoTEC to stop
the current embedding cycle and to
display an acknowledgement prompt on the LCD screen,
before opening the doors. Opening the door without
waiting for the prompt, can cause robotic system stalls
and will delay the normal embedding cycles.
Robotic System (Figure 1-E through 1-H))
Figure 1-E: Interior View of Robotic System
As shown in Figure 1-E, the robotic system comprises two
main modules, a gripper , and a stager , each with
three axes of motion. These two modules handle the
Paraform Cassettes from the magazine area to the base
mold module , and finally to the output door area .
The gripper retrieves Paraform Cassettes from the
magazines and moves them through the system. Figure 1-F
shows the cassette sensor wide beam sensor and,
beneath it, the Paraform recovery chute with chute
sensor . The sensors detect an open lid, presence and
type of cassette; they also allow the system to determine if
the frame is correctly held by the gripper. If a tissue
cassette is not present, improperly assembled, or if the
frame is incorrectly held, the gripper drops the item into
the Paraform recovery chute. If the chute sensor detects
an item is dropped into the chute, the system indicates
that a cassette was dropped in the chute and the
‘CASSETTES SENT TO CHUTE’ count will be
incremented on display.
The gripper is programmed to attempt to pick a framed
cassette from a magazine in three attempts.
After the third attempt to pick up a cassette, if the gripper
still does not grab a frame from the magazine, the
instrument will retry for 3 more times, after cycling the ID
motor up and down to sort out the stacks of frames inside
the magazines. If after all retries, the gripper still cannot
grab a frame from the magazine, the system will alert the
operator and wait for the operator to resolve the cassette
problem. If the operator does not respond in 30 seconds,
the AutoTEC will skip the trouble magazine and start to
process the next available magazine.
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Figure 1-F: Cassette Sensors, Paraform Recovery
Chute, Chute Count Sensor, and Wide Beam Sensor
Once a Paraform Cassette has been picked and validated,
by the sensors, a small heating unit is engaged to keep
the cassette warm during transportation to the base mold.
The gripper will then move the cassette to the base mold
module (Figure 1-G).
Figure 1-G: The Gripper places a 13x13 Paraform
Cassette in a Base mold
The Teflon coated base mold module comprises three
channels of eight base molds each. The base molds in the
first channel, closest to the back of the system, are sized
to accept the larger standard Paraform Cassettes. The
base molds in the second channel accept the 26x19mm
biopsy and other specialty Paraform Cassettes. The third
channel accepts the 13x13mm Biopsy Cassettes. Each
individual base mold is a Thermo Electric Cooler (TEC)
acting as a heating and cooling element.
The stager (and its paraffin dispensing mechanism) performs
the embedding of the Paraform Cassettes as follows.
First, the stager assembly positions the paraffin dispensing
mechanism (heated solenoid valve and nozzle) over the
cassette already placed into the heated base mold. It then
stages (presses down with a tamper) the Sectionable
Cassette to lower it through the frame until the cassette
bottom is pressed against the base mold surface. The
stager dispenses an even flow of molten paraffin to the
correct volume. Since the temperature and flow are
controlled, bubble production is minimized; however, tiny
to small bubbles in the formed block are not unusual.
Figure 1-H shows paraffin being dispensed into a base
mold.
Figure 1-H: Stager Dispensing Paraffin
Two paraffin dispensing methods are available, Standard
or Pre-fill, configurable in Service Mode. Standard method
dispenses a fixed amount of paraffin in a single shot. Pre-
fill method dispenses the fixed amount of paraffin in two
separate shots, the first shot is dispensed into the base
mold before the cassette is placed and the second shot is
dispensed after the cassette is staged. Please contact
Sakura, if the Pre-fill method is needed.
When paraffin is dispensed, the base mold switches to its
cooling mode. Once the block has solidified, the stager
moves away and the gripper comes back to demold the
block and to place it in one of the empty positions of the
output doors.
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Output Doors (Figure 1-I)
Figure 1-I: Output Doors
The four output doors are interlocked to prevent operator
access while the robotic system is interacting with the
doors. Each of the four output doors includes a spring-
loaded matrix that holds embedded blocks firmly in place,
yet enables them to be removed easily. Each door accepts
up to 32 Paraform blocks. When the touch screen monitor
displays that access is granted, the door can be removed
by pressing the associated red interlock button . The
removed output door can be used as a secure tray to
transport embedded cassettes to the next phase of the
histological process. Extra output doors are provided so
that the continuous flow is not interrupted waiting for the
output door to be returned.
Paraffin Reservoir (Figure 1-J)
The paraffin reservoir stores and heats up to 5.38 liters of
paraffin. This is enough to embed up to 960 Paraform
cassettes, or approximately eight hours of operation.
For superior results and to minimize the production of
bubbles, only use the Tissue-Tek Paraform Processing/
Embedding Medium, Formula 3 (product code 7052).
The paraffin reservoir includes an ultrasonic sensor to
detect the paraffin level in the reservoir and a filter
assembly that prevents foreign particles from entering the
paraffin delivery tube. The filter can be accessed by
removing the black cap . A clip-on paraffin fill gauge is
located at the corner of the reservoir to indicate the
number of paraffin bags that can be added to fill the
reservoir full without overfilling . This clip can be
relocated to any corner of the reservoir for better viewing.
Figure 1-J: Paraffin Reservoir, Lid Open
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Control Panel (Figure 1-K)
The Tissue-Tek AutoTEC operator interface is a touch
screen control panel that operates a Windows-based
application program.
Figure 1-K: The AutoTEC touch screen operator interface
The touch screen diagonal size is 26.7 cm (10.5 in.).
Custom application software includes the following modules:
Instrument set-up
Startup and Self checking
Password and security handling
Run history
Graphical depiction of magazine and output door
activities
Statistics setup and recording
Error logging, error checking and recovery
Automated warm up and cool-down timing
Service, maintenance, and troubleshooting interfaces
Specifications
Models Covered by this Manual
Model Name/Description
7000 Tissue-Tek®AutoTEC®Automated Tissue Embedding
Console (115 VAC) (USA)
7001 Tissue-Tek®AutoTEC®Automated Tissue Embedding
Console (100 VAC) (Asia)
7002 Tissue-Tek®AutoTEC®Automated Tissue Embedding
Console (230 VAC) (Europe)
Power Ratings and Requirements
Model Power Frequency Facility
Requirement
7000 115 VAC ± 10% @ <15A 60 Hz 20A
7001 100 VAC 10%/5% @ <15A 50/60 Hz 20A
7002 230 VAC ± 10% @ < 7A 50 Hz 10A
We recommend an uninterruptible power supply (#7011 or
#7146) or at least a dedicated line with an appropriately
rated line conditioner.
Noise Level
Less than 65 db
Environmental Requirements Operating:
Temperature Range: +15°C to +35°C
WARNING: IF TEMPERATURE REACHES +36°C OR
HIGHER EMBEDDING WILL STOP, UNTIL AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE IS LOWERED.
Nominal Temperature: +22°C ± 2°C
Relative Humidity: 20% to 85%, non-condensing
Nominal Humidity: 40% ± 20%
Relative Atmospheric Pressure: 70 to 106 kPa
Storage:
Temperature Range: -10°C to +65°C
Relative Humidity: 20% to 95%, non-condensing
Relative Atmospheric Pressure: 70 to 106 kPa

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Revised 5/19/2010 1.7
Dimensions and Weight
Height: 154 cm (60.6 in.)
Width: 136 cm (53.7 in.)
Depth: 76 cm (29.9 in.)
Weight: 386 kg (850 lbs)
Instrument Life Expectancy
7 years, based on eight hours of operation, five days a
week, with a maximum of 960 cassettes per day; if the
operating and instrument care instructions found in this
manual are followed, and if preventative maintenance is
performed at least once every year by a qualified service
technician.
Safety Standards
Electrical Safety
The Tissue-Tek®AutoTEC®has been tested and it
complies with the following standards:
UL 61010A-1
UL 61010A-2-010
CSA-C22.2 1010.1-92
CSA-C22.2 1010.2.010 R(1999)
IEC 61010-1
IEC 61010-2-010
EMC EN 61326=1998
CE compliance to directive 98/79/EC
Regulatory Information
FDA registered with ETL evaluation (USA); complies with
requirements of The Pharmaceutical Affaires Law (Japan);
CE registered in compliance with the requirements of
EMC Directive, LV Directive in Europe (Europe), In Vitro
Diagnostic Device Directive
California Building Code
Fixed Equipment Anchorage Pre-Approval
CBC-2001: OPA-1866
CBC-2007: OPA-1866-07

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Section
2
INSTALLATION
Revised 5/19/2010 2.1
General Information
This section provides information on determining a
location for and installing the Tissue-Tek®AutoTEC®. The
Tissue-Tek AutoTEC must be located and installed
correctly to ensure proper operation and service.
Read this operating manual carefully before attempting to
operate the Tissue-Tek AutoTEC instrument. Follow all
instructions carefully.
CAUTION: The Tissue-Tek AutoTEC should be
installed, adjusted, and serviced by a qualified service
technician only.
CAUTION: The Tissue-Tek AutoTEC is a precision
instrument and must be handled accordingly. Rough
handling will disturb or damage internal components.
Always handle the instrument with care.
WARNING: DO NOT PLUG IN THE AUTOTEC POWER
CORD. AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE TECHNICIAN MUST
FIRST VERIFY THE POWER LINE MEETS
SPECIFICATIONS.
Environmental Factors
The Tissue-Tek AutoTEC should be located in a
temperate and humidity-stable environment avoiding
prolonged exposure to excessive temperature and
humidity. Temperature and humidity should be held
relatively constant to obtain the highest degree of
operating stability. Nominal ambient operating
temperature conditions are 22°C ± 2° (71.6°F ± 3.6°).
Nominal operating humidity conditions are 40% ± 20%
relative humidity.
Locate the instrument in a well-ventilated area, avoiding
exposure to corrosive vapors, direct air currents, or
temperature extremes. Avoid exposure to direct sunlight,
open windows, sinks, ovens, open flames, hot plates,
radiators, and dry ice baths. Install the instrument on a
solid level floor surface away from any equipment that
consumes a high voltage or large current, including large
refrigerators and ovens.
For proper operation, maintain a six-inch (15.24 cm)
minimum clearance around the sides and back of the
instrument. For additional stability, lower the feet located
on the bottom of the instrument. To lower the feet, turn the
nut fastened to the threaded shaft of each foot clockwise
until the foot contacts the ground, but without lifting the
caster off the ground.
Unpacking and Installation
The Tissue-Tek AutoTEC is shipped in a large carton.
Inspect the carton for shipping damage. If there is visible
shipping damage, immediately file a complaint with the
carrier and notify Sakura Finetek or the distributor.
Standard Accessories Kit
The following additional items are shipped with the Tissue-
Tek AutoTEC:
Two spare output doors (in addition to four installed
on the AutoTEC)
Paraffin Scraper
Door opening tool
Operating Manual (this document)
Quick Reference Guide
One case (8 x 1kg) of Tissue-Tek Paraform
Processing/Embedding Medium, Formula 3, product
code 7052
Shipped separately:
One package of paper disposable paraffin troughs
(12/cs), product code 7010
One of the following options:
Six 32-position magazine assemblies if a
Tissue-Tek®VIP®Tissue Processor is in use in
the Laboratory.
OR
Six 20-position magazine assemblies and six
handles if a Tissue-Tek®x Series®Rapid Tissue
Processor is in use in the Laboratory
Missing or Damaged Items
Verify that each item listed on the packing list is included
in the carton. Ensure that all packaging materials have
been removed and carefully checked for all parts.
If any items are visibly damaged, or are missing, call
1-800-725-8723 or 1-310-972-7800 (U.S. Customers
only). If located outside the U.S., contact the nearest
Sakura Finetek instrument distributor.

INSTALLATION
2.2 Revised 5/19/2010
Moving
If it is necessary to move the AutoTEC to a new location,
allow the paraffin to cool enough to solidify before any
movement occurs. Once the main power switch has been
turned off, open the reservoir access door to let heat out
to speed the paraffin cooling process.
CAUTION: Do not move the Tissue-Tek AutoTEC while
paraffin is in a liquid form in the reservoir.
To move the AutoTEC:
1. Select the UTILITIES Tab (Figure 2-A). Press the
SHUT DOWN button and wait for the AutoTEC
software and Windows operating system PC to shut
down completely.
Figure 2-A: Utilities Tab
2. Turn off the main power switch which is located on
the right-side panel in the lower-left corner. (See
Figure 2-B.)
Figure 2-B: Main Power Switch
3. Disconnect the power cord from the outlet.
4. Raise the feet located on the bottom of the instrument
by turning the nut fastened to the threaded shaft of
each foot counter-clockwise.
5. Carefully roll the instrument on its casters to the
desired location.
6. If desired, lower the feet by turning the nut fastened to
the threaded shaft of each foot clockwise.
CAUTION: At least two people should move the
Tissue-Tek AutoTEC. Although the instrument is on
casters, it is large and heavy and contains sensitive
electronic components.
CAUTION: When moving the Tissue-Tek AutoTEC, do
not grasp or lift the instrument by its front panel or
the side panels.
CAUTION: Ensure that the feet are lowered to hold the
instrument securely in place for stationary use.
CAUTION: If AutoTEC is anchored to the building
structure per California Building Code, remove the
securing hardware first, before moving the AutoTEC.

Section 3
CUSTOMIZATION OF SETTINGS
Revised 5/19/2010 3.1
General Information
The four Tissue-Tek®AutoTEC®main tabbed screens
(MONITOR, UTILITIES, ERROR LOG, and RUN
HISTORY) are shown in the following figures.
Before a user logs in, only the MONITOR screen is
available for viewing the status of the instrument with all
buttons disabled (grayed out) and tabs not functioning
(Figure 3-A).
Figure 3-A
To log in to the AutoTEC, press the LOG IN button on the
MONITOR screen to access the Enter Password keypad.
Type in the password followed by pressing the ENTER
button to log in (Figure 3-B).
After a successful log in, display screens can be changed
by selecting the tab for each screen and buttons are
enabled to allow the initiation of the embedding process.
MONITOR Screen
Monitor screen is displayed when the MONITOR tab is
selected (Figure 3-C).
Figure 3-C
−Time and date are displayed at the top center of the
screen.
−Institution name and the current logged in user name
are displayed at the top right corner of the screen.
−Tabs to allow screen changes between MONITOR,
UTILITIES, ERROR LOG, and RUN HISTORY.
(There is a SERVICE mode which is only shown with
Service level log in).
−Graphical representation of Input Doors and Output
Doors area. There are individual counters for the
number of cassettes in the Input Doors and the
number of embedded blocks in the Output Doors.
−Graphical representation of the Base Mold area with
individual counters for each of the 6 cassette types.
(Standard, Biopsy, Orientation, Core Biopsy, Shaved
Biopsy, and 13x13).
Figure 3-B

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Button Descriptions
STOP
When selected, it pauses the current instrument activities
and displays a dialog box that enables the operator to
either resume the activity or abort it. To abort, the person
currently logged in, must log in again. The system would
then transfer all cassettes present in the base molds to
one of the output doors and will ask the operator to
remove the magazines from the loading area. Operation
will then stop. If the current login password is not entered,
or if no selection is made within 30 seconds, operation will
resume automatically.
NOTE: The STOP button only appears while the system
is embedding.
LOG IN
OR
LOG OFF toggle
This is used to allow a user to Log in or Log off the
system.
LIGHT ON/LIGHT OFF toggle
This is used to turn the internal chamber light ON or OFF.
If left on, the light will automatically turn off after 30
minutes of inactivity.
OVERRIDE TIMER
When displayed, it allows the user to override the four
hour warm up timer. This button appears only if paraffin
temperature has reached the factory set temperature. If
cassettes are present and the magazines have been
warmed for 15 minutes, the system will start embedding
when this button is pressed.
INSTRUMENT ACCESS
When displayed, it allows the user to pause the system
operation, access the interior of the system by opening the
front or rear doors, and resume operation by touching OK
in an on-screen prompt.
LOAD MAGAZINE
When displayed, it allows the user to request access to
the input door. Once the instrument has initialized the door
mechanism, the ID interlock is released and magazines
can be removed and inserted. Inserted magazines will be
subject to a 15 minute warm up period before embedding
starts.
NOTE: If previously inserted magazines have already
been warmed for 15 minutes, embedding will
automatically start or resume for these magazines as soon
as the door is closed and locked.
At the bottom of every screen:
−Total number of cassettes embedded, the number of
cassettes thrown to the chute and the reservoir
paraffin temperature are displayed at the lower left
corner of the screen.
−The next programmed warm up time, cool down time,
and the current reservoir paraffin fill level status are
displayed at the lower right corner of the screen.
−The indicated Paraffin levels are:
Good
Low (xxx), the “xxx” number inside the
parenthesis is the numbers of cassettes that can
be embedded with the amount of paraffin left
inside the reservoir. When paraffin level is first
detected Low, 128 cassettes can still be
embedded without any refill. This number
counts down from 128 to 0.
−HELP
When selected, pops up context sensitive help menu.

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UTILITIES Screen
Utility screen is displayed, when the UTILITIES tab is
selected (Figure 3-D).
Figure 3-D
Button Descriptions
USER ACCOUNTS
When selected, is used to manage user accounts, such as
Add, Edit, and Delete users.
READY/ COOL DOWN TIMES
When selected, is used to set up automatic system ready
and cool down times for each day of the week or to control
this ready/cool down time manually. This is also used to
select off days.
SOFTWARE VERSION
When selected, is used to display the current AutoTEC
Software version.
SYSTEM SETUP
When selected, is used to set up alarm volume, alarm
sound, end of process sound, current year, date and time,
and institution name.
SHUT DOWN
When selected, is used to shut down the AutoTEC
Software applications, Windows operating system PC, and
instrument.
COOL DOWN Mode
OR
WARM UP Mode
When selected, will either shut down all AutoTEC heaters
or start warming up all AutoTEC heaters. When in Cool
Down mode, the AutoTEC Software application is still
operational, but the system cannot embed cassettes until
all the heaters are up to operating temperature.
CLEAN GRIPPER ARMS
When selected, is used to request the gripper arms to be
moved to above base mold #5 position, to allow operator
easy access to clean the gripper arms.

CUSTOMIZATION OF SETTINGS
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ERROR LOG Screen
ERROR LOG screen is displayed, when the ERROR LOG
tab is selected (Figure 3-E).
Figure 3-E
−Up to date accumulated error messages can be sorted
by date ranges, error code ID#, and User name.
−Total number of errors in the sorted log.
−SAVE button. When selected, will save sorted error
log to an external memory stick.
RUN HISTORY Screen
RUN HISTORY screen is displayed, when the RUN
HISTORY tab is selected (Figure 3-F).
Figure 3-F
−Displays information on the cassettes ran, based on
the following selected criteria:
Date ranges
Today, This Week, Last Week, or this
month.
−File Output button. When selected, will save selected
run history to an external memory stick.
−Expand All Columns button. When selected,
toggles the display to show all columns in one screen
or to show all information inside each column
(requires user to use the horizontal scroll bar to see
all displayed information).
SERVICE Screen
(Only available with Service level login)*
SERVICE screen is displayed, when the SERVICE tab is
selected (Figure 3-G).
Figure 3-G
*Please refer to the Service Manual for more details.

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Map of Interface Screens
Figure 3-H illustrates the general structure of the interface
available for an administrator level clearance, showing
screens accessible from the Monitor screen.
Figure 3-H