Thermo Scientific Microm HMS 740, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...t Stainer Microm HMS 740 Microm International GmbH part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Otto Hahn Str 1A 69190 Walldorf Germany 387801 English 1 Thermo Scientific Robot Stainer Microm HMS 740 387801 Issue...

Page 2: ...Thermo Scientific Robot Stainer Microm HMS 740 Microm International GmbH part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Otto Hahn Str 1A 69190 Walldorf Germany 387801 English 2...

Page 3: ...d or replaced free of charge by the manufacturer No other warranty is expressed or implied Unauthorized modification or repair by third party persons will void the warranty The warranty will expire in...

Page 4: ...r All warranties and guarantees would then be null and void Only skilled or specially trained personnel must operate the slide stainer i e staining of histological and cytological specimens The listed...

Page 5: ...ry default settings 2 3 Technical data Robot Stainer HMS 740 PART 3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3 1 Setting up the slide stainer 3 2 Initial turn on 3 2 1 Turning on and or off the instrument 3 2 2 Log in...

Page 6: ...RT 4 THEORY OF OPERATION OF THE ROBOT STAINER HMS 740 4 1 Structural design 4 2 Operating features 4 3 Function PART 5 WORKING WITH THE ROBOT STAINER HMS 740 5 1 Preparations 5 2 Staining of specimens...

Page 7: ...er Special warning messages to prevent harm to persons and or serious damage to equipment For your own safety please observe these instructions carefully Biohazard Warning of biological danger Radioac...

Page 8: ...d must meet the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC regulations CAUTION MAINS VOLTAGE Never remove instrument covers during operation Component replacements as well as adjustments must only...

Page 9: ...ctious material appropriate safety and disinfection measures must be carried out According to the rules and regulations concerning the handling of infectious material of the respective laboratory safe...

Page 10: ...obot Stainer HM 420 must solely by used for staining histological cytological and hematological stainings Only skilled or specially trained personnel must carry out staining of histological cytologica...

Page 11: ...ot Stainer HMS 740 is equipped with three transportation locks for the respective moving axes X Y and Z axis Danger Before the initial turn on of the instrument it is absolutely necessary to remove th...

Page 12: ...A 69190 Walldorf Germany 387801 English 12 Transportsicherungen vor Inbetriebnahme entfernen Remove the transportation locks before the initial turn on Enlever les verrouillages de transport avant la...

Page 13: ...ing and the swing open acrylic glass cover allow and easy access to the bath containers The bath containers can be removed individually or in groups of four and filled as needed The loading station an...

Page 14: ...signals in case of malfunctions Several bath layouts and up to 50 protocols with up 100 protocol steps each can be stored Immersion time can individually be selected between 1 sec up to 99 min 59 sec...

Page 15: ...tional GmbH part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Otto Hahn Str 1A 69190 Walldorf Germany 387801 English 15 TOTAL OVERVIEW ROBOT STAINER HMS 740 Fig 1 1 Hood 2 Touch screen 3 Quick start buttons 4 Bath con...

Page 16: ...ower cord 220 240 V 50 60 Hz 100 120 V 50 60 Hz 1 water filter 1 feed hose 3 m inner diameter 13 mm thickness 3 5 1 drain hose 3 m inner diameter 19 mm thickness 4 1 charcoal filter already installed...

Page 17: ...17 2 2 2 ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES OPTIONAL Cat No Reagent container 556240 Cover 425780 Charcoal filter 184000 Standard basket for CoverTech 30 172550 Basket carrier for standard baskets 556200 Basket c...

Page 18: ...of Thermo Fisher Scientific Otto Hahn Str 1A 69190 Walldorf Germany 387801 English 18 2 2 3 FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS Feature Setting Standard passwords User routine user admin Supervisor admin Note Wh...

Page 19: ...conds Transportation storage conditions Temperature range 20 C up to 50 C Water pressure between 2 5 and 4 bar DI water pressure between 0 2 and 4 bar Operating conditions 5 C up to 35 C at a max rel...

Page 20: ...safe transportation please fasten the four handles on the instrument Carry the instrument to the site of installation and place it on an even surface Danger Before the initial turn on first remove th...

Page 21: ...nnections between water supply and instrument For safety reasons an aqua stop device as it is used for household instruments should be installed in addition Enclosed drain hose inner 19 mm length 2 5...

Page 22: ...t not be so high that the specimens are removed from the slides Optional interfaces An external keyboard can optionally be connected to the USB interface fig 3a 1 An external mouse can optionally be c...

Page 23: ...nts for the operation of the instrument Warning Before turning on the instrument for the first time please check if the power requirements indicated on the type plate fig 5 correspond to the power sup...

Page 24: ...ode The instrument can now be started via the green button fig 7 1 on the touchpad keyboard Hinweis After the boot process of the computer approx 20 sec is finished an initialization phase of the indi...

Page 25: ...the touch screen The user name and the password can be entered here For the initial turn on Name fig A and the the word admin must be entered and confirmed with OK Enter the password admin into the d...

Page 26: ...lowed to carry out all settings Users can be deleted from a table For this tip the line with the concerned user on the left side of the table with your finger Confirm the process in the appearing dial...

Page 27: ...ough the program sequences Main screen In the lower third of the screen the bath layout as well as the function bar are shown The bath layout fig 8 1 is shown as follows Looking from the front the fir...

Page 28: ...to run down the computer in a controlled way due to a PC or software problem the emergency shutdown can be activated Here it is possible to run down the computer without destroying or losing necessar...

Page 29: ...dy entered and cannot be altered Bath type The kind of station appears automatically Exception The stations 16 27 and 33 36 can be defined as Waste stations Name Enter the bath name here by selecting...

Page 30: ...der USED click RESET Time uncritical To guarantee an optimal and efficient working with the instrument the first step in a staining protocol can be an uncritical one See 3 4 3 Reagent list To simplify...

Page 31: ...re of the heated reagent stations can be selected between 30 C and max 75 C in 1 C increments Danger The temperature of the surfaces of the reagent stations can be increased For this please observe th...

Page 32: ...69190 Walldorf Germany 387801 English 32 3 4 2 DELETING A BATH LAYOUT In case a bath layout is no longer used it can be deleted Press the button menu Select the submenu BATHS Then select DELETE BATH L...

Page 33: ...e stainer is thus ensured After having started a protocol the baskets are immediately transported from the entry station into the time uncritical baths Caution Time uncritical baths can only be define...

Page 34: ...not emptied into the rinsing station however it is emptied into the programmed bath container This bath container can be removed once a day to dispose of the contents appropriately and according to th...

Page 35: ...n be deleted within the bath layout For this open the menu Baths under Edit bath layout Now select the waste station within the bath layout Select Bath under Bath type This station can now be provided...

Page 36: ...LOAD With NEW a completely new protocol can be processed The following entries must be made for a new protocol in the field Stepdata Step The corresponding step is selected by choosing the respective...

Page 37: ...or message is shown After having created a protocol select SAVE AS Enter a protocol name and confirm with Enter Note A certain bath layout can be assigned to a protocol Select SELECT in the field BATH...

Page 38: ...l and confirm with OK Via the field Stepdata alterations can be made For this select the step which is to be altered via the arrow buttons and enter the alteration In case a step is to be added this s...

Page 39: ...Otto Hahn Str 1A 69190 Walldorf Germany 387801 English 39 3 5 3 DELETING STAINING PROTOCOLS To delete staining protocols which are no longer used please proceed as follows Select the menu button Then...

Page 40: ...lose the hood Open the entry station and remove the cover from the station Hook in a basket carrier with a basket Close the drawer The Start button on the touch screen is now green In case a protocol...

Page 41: ...warning signal This acoustic message can be acknowledged by activating the O K button on the touch screen Moreover the error message EXIT OCCUPIED is shown on the screen Caution Remove one of the thre...

Page 42: ...prox 5 sec Within this time a protocol which is to be cancelled can be selected For this directly tip onto the protocol on the touch screen A cancellation window opens up on the screen gray background...

Page 43: ...WITH EQUAL NAMES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN ON FLOPPY DISC The message can be confirmed with OK or cancelled via CANCEL When all dates are stored to the disc the following message appears on the screen BACKU...

Page 44: ...OPPY DISC This message can be confirmed with OK or cancelled with CANCEL When all dates are stored on the disc the following message appears on the screen BACKUP TO FLOPPY DISC COMPLETED Restoring bat...

Page 45: ...ransportation times exact immersion times in the baths bath status how often was a bath used error messages Note A QM report is deleted after 30 days without further queries in advance QM reports can...

Page 46: ...ton Then select the button QM Select PRINT QM REPORTS and select the reports which are to be printed Now click on the button PRINT The selected reports are then stored onto the disk as pdf files Note...

Page 47: ...itation Clock Sound For this select the menu button on the touch screen Then select SETTINGS Select USER SETTINGS The window with the user settings opens Language selection The desired language can be...

Page 48: ...ed Setting the dripping movement To minimize the reagent carryover the number of shake movements can be selected from 0 5 After lifting a basket carrier out of the reagent bath the adherent reagent is...

Page 49: ...n be selected here After having carried out all desired settings confirm them with OK The following message will appear CHANGES MADE IN THIS DIALOG WILL TAKE EFFECT ONLY AFTER THE RESTART OF THE MACHI...

Page 50: ...English 50 3 10 2 INSTALL UPDATE Note Please observe the installation instructions on the supplied USB stick Before installing an update the instrument must be shut down and turned off and on again o...

Page 51: ...e controlled and filled with with fresh water The water is drained into a water basin which has the size of approx the entire base of the instrument for safety reasons The waste waters as well as the...

Page 52: ...emptied via a drain faucet into a rinsing or waste station at regular intervals This avoids the spilling of liquids The emptied liquids are then washed out of the respective rinsing station When using...

Page 53: ...strument please note the following Check that all stations including exit stations are covered with a cover Check if the liquid level in each station is correct max filling height for staining solutio...

Page 54: ...ion Close the drawer Select a protocol either via Start Protocol on the touch screen or via a quick start button Note If the protocol is to be started in the first step press the quick start button tw...

Page 55: ...The drawer for the entry and exit stations must be closed By no means open it while the basket carrier is just inserted or removed from a station Check if the charcoal filter has been inserted Danger...

Page 56: ...protective switch was activated due to an error Contact your Thermo Scientific supplier No water flow No water connection Check water connection Check pressure controller Contact Thermo Scientific sup...

Page 57: ...ries of persons keep and close the hood on its handle Remove the bath covers and clean them with appropriate agents outside the instrument Remove the bath containers and dispose of the contents accord...

Page 58: ...ffers a service contract which guarantees that your instrument is always in perfect condition For more information please contact the nearest Thermo Scientific sales office Note We strongly recommend...

Page 59: ...erating hours a message is shown on the screen and asks for the replacement of the charcoal filter Loosen the screws of the cover on the right side of the bath stations Remove the cover Loosen and rem...

Page 60: ...rument Unplug the unit Remove covers and other accessories from the instrument Loosen the water connections Insert the transportation safety device for the individual movement axes Install the carryin...

Page 61: ...al shut down of the instrument we recommend to contact a local recycling company for the disposal according to the national applicable regulations To be applied in the countries of the European Union...