Cleaning and Replacing the Cuvette Windows on the Dimension® Family of Integrated Chemistry Systems

With the instrument in standby. Raise. The IMT and reagent. Leads. From the operating menu, access the window. Check screen by selecting F. Seven diagnostics. F5 check. Windows. Set the access field at the top of the screen to access all. Select F. One start clean. When the message clean and replace window then press any. Key to continue? Appears. Remove the window indicated in the window. Access position on the cuvet ring. There are two ways. To remove a cuvet window using. Needle nose pliers or using the cubat window extractor tool. To remove a QAD. Window using the extractor tool, position the flat side of the extractor facing the QAT ring. And insert it. Straight down until it touches the top of. The window. Tilt the handle towards. You to grip the window and hold it in. Place pull the extractor. Up to remove the window. To remove a cue that window using the needle. Nose pliers grasp the top of the. Cuvet window with. The pliers. And pull the window straight. Up out of the cuvet wheel. Clean the window with. A lens paper. If necessary, water can also be. Used. After cleaning, reinstall the window. If the window cannot be cleaned. Or it is? Scratched or damaged? Discard. The cuvet window and install a new window from. The accessory spare parts kit. The dimension. System requires the first two windows be cleaned before the message advancing Cuvettes appears. Press any key, then the. Advancing Cuvettes message will appear. Wait for the message, clean and replace window, then press any. Key to continue to display. Repeat these steps. Until. All windows have been. Cleaned. When they instrument determines all the windows are clean, the message. All windows have successfully passed QC displays. And window. QC ranges. Are. Printed. Close the. Imt and reagent. Lids. Select home or shift exit to. Return to the operating menu. Select. Reset. To. Initialize. The. Instrument. If documenting using. The paper. Logs from the dimension system. Operators guide. Document the maintenance and the weekly slash monthly maintenance log. Sheet. Or instrument log. Sheet. Or. If documenting using the electronic logs in the dimension system. Software. Document the maintenance in the instrument log. Screen.

0511 051 10 Cleaning the Cuvette Windows on the Dimension Family of Integrated Chemistry Systems Video SIEMENS Standby Sampler Idle IMT OK 09/14/22 21:23 Dimension Exit labmanager Enter en OPERATING MENU STAT Status PLEASE SELECT AN OPTION USING THE FUNCTION KEYS: Sample Alert At any time, press HELP to get help, or press EXIT to exit a program. Supplies QC Alert Calib Alert To Shut down or Change Operator, press Sign Out or Alt+EXIT. Run Home F1: ENTER DATA F2: SAMPLE STATUS F3: TEST RESULTS F4: SYSTEM PREP F5: PROCESS CTRL F6: SYSTEM CONFIG F7: DIAGNOSTICS F8: SEGMENT STATUS Dimension EXL 200 Healthineers 01/24/23 15:58 DIAGNOSTIC MENU Press EXIT to exit a program. F1: ELECTRO/MECH F2: FILM LOAD F3: ALIGNMENTS F5: CHECK WINDOWS F6: ERROR LOG F7: KINETICS F8: OPEN CHANNELS Diagnostics 03/17/23 00:56 WINDOW CHECK Access: ACCESS ALL Check Bad Limit: 15 mA Last Clean Date: 02:51:35 Aug 11 2022 F1: START CLEAN F2: ACCESS MODE F3: SEAL ON/OFF F4: PRINT ON/OFF F5: ARCHIVE DATA F6: F7: F8: PRINT LIMITS [ Window check in progress, press EXIT to cancel. ] Clean and replace window, then press any key to continue. MODEL PBS RED. 150 Reagent Arm hurst. 12 VDC 8 1/2 W P/N SP-3164 CAT. NO. 52846-001 Products SIZE: 4 x 6 INCHES Lens Paper 50 Sheets per book 1 EA SIZE: 4 x 6 INCHES REV D R1 P22L P22b 03/17/23 01:07 Advancing cuvettes ... 08/11/22 02:42 Last Clean Date: V7-3E17D8 hurst 08/11/22 02:51 All windows have successfully passed QC. Dimension E Dim F1 F2 F4 At any time, F8 - Backspace TRNF PSA FERR F7 LYTES Delete Tab Caps Lock Control PHOS FPSA MAINTENANCE LOGS Year: 20XX Clean R3 Operator Disclaimer Please note that the learning material is for training purposes only. For the proper use of the software or hardware, please always use the Operator Manual or Instructions for Use (hereinafter collectively "Operator Manual") issued by Siemens Healthineers. This material is to be used as training material only and shall by no means substitute the Operator Manual. Any material used in this training will not be updated on a regular basis and does not necessarily reflect the latest version of the software and hardware available at the time of the training. The Operator Manual shall be used as your main reference, in particular for relevant safety information like warnings and cautions. Please note: Some functions shown in this material are optional and might not be part of your system. Certain products, product related claims or functionalities (hereinafter collectively "Functionality") may not (yet) be commercially available in your country. Due to regulatory requirements, the future availability of said Functionalities in any specific country is not guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens Healthineers sales representative for the most current information. The reproduction, transmission or distribution of this training or its contents is not permitted without express written authority. Offenders will be liable for damages. All names and data of patients, parameters and configuration dependent designations are fictional and examples only. All rights, including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design, are reserved.