Leica Biosystems ASP200 S - Manual (Page 73)

73 Leica ASP200 S
7. Cleaning and Maintenance
7.1 Clean programs
The cleaning programs are at the end of the list of all pro-
grams ( Fig. 45 ). To display a clean program, highlight the
respective line and press EDIT.
Fig. 81
→ →
7.1.1 Retort cleaning programs
A cleaning program comprises a
minimum of three and a maximum
of four steps:
1. Solvent
1 step from station 11
2. Cleaning alcohol
1 step from station 12
3. Cleaning water
1 step from station 13
Optional between steps 2 and 3:
Cleaning water/detergent
1 step from station 13-ext.
Three retort cleaning programs and a paraffin cleaning program are defined in the ASP200 S.
Clean programs cannot be copied or deleted.
Replacement schedule for cleaning reagents:
The cleaning reagents (cleaning xylene and cleaning alcohol) must be replaced weekly ( refer
to Chapter 3.6.1 ).
If fatty tissue, bloody tissue, biopsy sponges or the like are processed, both the reagents and
the cleaning reagents must be replaced more frequently.