Care and Maintenance
Handling
Your DermaTemp is designed and built to industrial durability stan-
dards in order to provide long and trouble-free service. However,
it is also a high precision optical instrument, and should be ac-
corded the same degree of care in handling as you would provide
other precision optical instruments, such as cameras or otoscopes.
Calibration
Factory calibration data is installed via a computer through an op-
tical link with the microprocessor. The instrument automatically
self-calibrates each time it is turned on using this data, and will
never require recalibration. If readings are not correct, the instru-
ment should be returned for repair.
Cleaning
The DermaTemp can be gas or plasma sterilized, or wiped down
with any hospital approved disinfectant, even bleach. With nor-
mal use, the only maintenance required is to keep the lens on the
end of the probe clean. It is made of special mirror-like, infrared-
transmitting material called Germanium.
Dirt, greasy films or moisture on the lens will interfere with the
passage of infrared heat and affect the accuracy of the instru-
ment. If necessary, clean the lens with an alcohol prep or a cotton
swab dipped in alcohol. Periodic cleaning is a good practice.
Self Diagnostics
Continuous Single Beeping
The high performance DermaTemp continuously monitors its abil-
ity to produce accurate temperature readings. If either the target’s
temperature or the unit’s ambient temperature exceeds the opera-
tional limits, the beeper will sound once per second and the LED
display will default to a display message.
When the target temperature is outside of the instrument’s oper-
ating range, the unit will display either HI or LO and will beep con-
tinuously at one beep per second. When the instrument’s own
temperature is outside operating limits for ambient temperature,
the display will show either HI A or LO A, and will beep continu-
ously at one beep per second.
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