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Check that the time setting is appropriate for the BIs to be
incubated in each position.
To change the time program, press the button of the
correspondent position as many times as necessary to
choose the right setting.
5- Wait for the temperature of the machine to be stable.
Once is stable, the indicator of the desired temperature
will remain steady.
Do not place any biological indicator in read
positions until the incubator does not conrm
temperature stability.
The incubator will keep running the incubation program
during all reading process. The system does not allow the
incubation program to be modied once the reading is
started, except it has been completed.
6- Reading can be initiated when the temperature blue
light remains stable indicating that incubation temperature
was met. Then an automatic testing of the status of the
incubation positions of the biological indicators will be
performed. The indicating lights of each position will
be turned on to show the result: green light will show a
satisfactory result while red light will indicate error.
When the device detects an error in any position, it will
print a ticket indicating date, time and positions with error.
To guarantee the reliability of the results, these positions
will be deactivated avoiding their use. To make this clear,
red light in that position will remain blinking indenitely to
indicate that the position has been disabled.
For the correct performance of the automatic
check, it should be done with the protective cover
closed.
Read BI´s instructions for use. Before placing the
vials in the incubator, press the top to seal the tube.
Crush the internal ampoule (using the ampoule
crusher within the box of BIs or the one located
within the incubation area of the incubator) and
make sure that the liquid has completely wet the
spore carrier placed at the bottom of the biological
indicator plastic tube.
Do not remove or change placement of BI once the
reading process has begun. If this occurs, results
may be invalidated.
Use a non-sterilized biological indicator as a
positive control every time a processed indicator
is incubated. For more information refer to the
Positive Control section of this user guide.
7- Place the rapid BI in a reading position, close the
protective cover and wait for the result. Reading will
start automatically. Immediately after placing the BI in a
position, the auto-reader will emit a sound alarm indicating
that reading has successfully began and status position
light will turn on and will blink until the result is informed.
NOTE: If the incubator does not run automatically, it
might indicate that the incubator temperature is not
steady yet (check the temperature indicating light to
remain steady) or that the incubation position is disabled
due to an error in the initial autotest.
8- When a positive result is detected, the red light and
the audible alarm will turn on. This will indicate that
the sterilization process to which the BI was subject,
has failed. 30 seconds after removing the BI from the
incubation position, the alarm and the red light will turn
o automatically and the position will be available to start
a new reading. The negative BIs will be informed with a
green light in the corresponding position, this will indicate
that the sterilization process to which it was subject has
been successful. The green light will remain on for up to 30
seconds after the BI is withdrawn from the reading position.
The incubator will inform results within 20 min. (60° C), 30
min. (60 ºC),1 h. (60 ºC), 2 hs. (60 °C), 3 hs. (60 ºC) or 4 hs.
(37 ºC), according to the program selected. These periods
of incubation are the time-limits used by the equipment
to inform the uorescence nal readout.
9- Every time a positive result is detected, it will be infor-
med through the printing of the corresponding ticket
and with an audible alarm. The alarm can be cancelled by
pressing the button .
10- To register the tickets, take the paper and press up for
the paper to be cut with the serrated edge of the printer.
NOTE: If the paper for ticket printing runs out, the attention
blue light will ash rapidly. To replace the paper, follow the
instructions in Replacing the roll paper in the printer. The in-
cubator will save the last 3 results, for re-printing, follow the
Reprinting of the last results instructions.
Instructions for use
POSITIVE CANCELEDNEGATIVE
