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  • Page 1 Exacta AUTOCLAVE OPERATING MANUAL...
  • Page 2 EXACTA 0051 Edition: 2 Rev.: Date: November 1998...
  • Page 3 UPDATING The following table lists the editions and revisions of the Operating Manual. The field “Descrip- tion” reports a short description of the updating. Edition Rev. Date Description 04-97 First issue 02-98 Correction on pages: 19 - 22 - 24 - 29 - 32 - 35 - 36 - 38 - 39 - 41 - 43 -45 - 46 11-98 New edition and lay-out...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT EXACTA GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION ....................1 FOREWORDS ....................... 2 GENERAL WARNINGS ....................2 DELIVERY GENERAL NOTES AND STANDARD ACCESSORIES ......3 INTRODUCING THE AUTOCLAVE AUTOCLAVE STERILIZATION PRINCIPLE ..............5 DESCRIPTION ......................6 MAIN FEATURES ..................... 11 FONT VIEW ......................... 7 FRONT PANEL ......................
  • Page 6 EXACTA TEMPERATURE DISPLAY ................17 PRESSURE DISPLAY ..................18 TIMER DISPLAY ....................18 DISTILLED AND USED WATER TANK LEVEL SIGNALLING ......18 START/STOP KEY .................... 19 CHOOSING A STANDARD STERILISATION PROGRAM ........19 CHOOSING A STANDARD DISINFECTING PROGRAM ........20 SELECTING THE FAST CYCLE ................
  • Page 7 CONTENT EXACTA TROUBLESHOOTING LIST OF ERROR AND ALARM MESSAGES .............. 31 TROUBLESHOOTING BY THE OPERATOR ............. 32 APPENDIXES TECHNICA CHARACTERISTICS ................35 BEFORE STERILIZING ....................36 INSTRUMENTS CLEANING ................37 ARRANGEMENT ON THE TRAYS..............36 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ..................38 SPARE PARTS ......................39 ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM ....................

  • Page 9: Safety Information

    GENERAL EXACTA Dear Customer M.O.COM. thanks for the confidence given to its product and hope that its performances will be of fully fulfillment. The machine described in this Manual meets the general safety direction in force, and no danger for the operator occurs if the apparatus will be used according to the instructions given in these pages.
  • Page 10 EXACTA maintenance procedures in order to avoid equipment malfunction. “HOT TEMPERATURE SURFACE” This symbol is placed near hot temperature surfaces where care must be taken to void scalds. “EQUIPMENT WITH ESD DEVICES ” Boards (i.e. mi- croprocessor board) mount MOS/MOSFET components; spe-...

  • Page 11: Forewords

    GENERAL EXACTA FOREWORDS Aim of the manual is to support the operator for: – Correct installation; – Safe and efficient operation; – Regular maintenance. NFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MAN- UAL COULD BE MODIFIED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE M.O.COM. DOES NOT ANSWER FOR...

  • Page 12: General Warnings

    EXACTA matic circuit breaker is far or not visi- GENERAL WARNINGS ble to the person in charge of the maintenance, the notice WORK IN PROGRESS must be placed on the ex- The appliance must be used according to the ternal breaker and it must be procedures contained in this Manual and it switched in OFF position.
  • Page 13 GENERAL EXACTA GENERAL NOTES ON DELIVERY AND STANDARD ACCESSORIES HEN RECEIVING THE MACHINE PLEASE CHECK THAT THE PACKING IS WHOLE...
  • Page 14 62 cm Width 57 cm Depth 56 cm Weight 52 kg STANDARD ACCESSORIES: – Autoclave Exacta – 1. Three anodized aluminum trays – 2. One stand inox tray-holder – 3. One tray removal tong – 4. One tank for distilled water –...
  • Page 15 GENERAL EXACTA...

  • Page 16: Autoclave Sterilization Principle

    EXACTA Whenever the steam comes into contact with AUTOCLAVE STERILIZATION PRINCIPLE any colder material or substance, it yields its quantity of heat, by condensing and thus in- The experience acquired over the years has creasing the temperature of the object. This...
  • Page 17 INTRODUCING THE AUTOCLAVE EXACTA – 115°C/30 minutes for miscellaneous loads and 45 minutes for porous loads. With the steam, the heating process isn't in- The programs at lower temperatures are clearly stantaneous in any case, and the time needed the only ones that guarantee a high safety mar-...

  • Page 18: Description

    – TERMODYNAMIC VACUUM 1 mands and signallings for the correct operation. First air bleeder by thermodynamic sys- EXACTA provides 9 standard programs (6 for – PRE-VACUUM sterilization and 3 for disinfecting), all opti- Pump air vacuum up to -0.78 bar / -0,83...

  • Page 19: Main Features

    INTRODUCING THE AUTOCLAVE EXACTA cle; the door can be opened only when the inside pressure of the chamber is lower than 0,60 bar; – HEATING – safety valve for the steam discharge in case of breakdown of the controls Heating of the water up to boiling point and over pressure >2,4 bar (TÜV certi-...
  • Page 20 EXACTA FRONT VIEW HE CHAMBER FORMS A PRESSURE CONTAIN- ER AND SO NO ACTION FOR REMOVING THE PROTECTION DEVICES ARRANGED AGAINST THE OPENING MUST BE CARRIED OUT...
  • Page 21 INTRODUCING THE AUTOCLAVE EXACTA Sealing dam and water chamber discharge filter Door handle provided with safety lock Fast fitting for draining the distilled water tank Front panel Fast fitting for draining the used water tank Door Water condensation gathering with expanded...

  • Page 22: Front Panel

    EXACTA FRONT PANEL Signaling LED for disinfecting program Signaling LED for drying phase Signaling LED for sterilization program Signaling LED for "ready" status Temperature, Pressure and Timer displays. Timer displays both the sterilization times and different alarm and status codes depending on...
  • Page 23 INTRODUCING THE AUTOCLAVE EXACTA DRY OFF key and LED; also used as software key to access the special programs. Power supply switch for on/off the electronic cir- cuits...

  • Page 24: Rear View

    EXACTA REAR VIEW Vent hole for the distilled water tank Safety valve for vapour discharging in case of over pressure inside the chamber Ventilation grid Chamber hole plug Fan grid Temperature probe plug Plug to access the rearming push button of the...
  • Page 25 INTRODUCING THE AUTOCLAVE EXACTA...

  • Page 26: General Information

    EXACTA GENERAL INFORMATION INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS HE AUTOCLAVE HAS BEEN FACTORY TESTED AND CHECKED NO OTHER SET- TING DURING THE INSTALLATION IS RE- QUIRED HE ELECTRICAL PLANT MUST BE PRO- VIDED WITH EARTH CONNECTION AKE CARE TO LEAVE EASY ACCESS FOR...
  • Page 27 INSTALLATION AND TRANSPORT EXACTA – Position the autoclave on a plane surface; adjust the rear feet to reach a perfect leveling. – Leave a free space of about 10 cm. all around the sterilizer to allow enough ventilation. – Do not place the sterilizer near any sink etc.

  • Page 28: Electrical Connection

    EXACTA ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Connect the mains cord between the rear inlet and a mains socket having a rating complying the autoclave power and earth connection ac- ANUFACTURER IS RELIEVED FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGES cording to CEI 64-4; the mains socket must be...
  • Page 29 INSTALLATION AND TRANSPORT EXACTA To connect the printer use a parallel cable of length less of 2 meters and headed autoclave side with DB 25 pin male connector. WITCH ON THE PRINTER BEFORE SWITCHING ON THE AUTOCLAVE IN OR- DER TO HAVE PRINTED THE SETTING DA-...

  • Page 30: Connecting The Personal Computer

    EXACTA CONNECTING A PERSONAL COMPUTER EFORE TRANSPORTING REMEMBER TO EMPTY BOTH TANKS DISTILLED AND USED WATER AFTER HAVING THE AUTOCLAVE SWITCHED OFF FOR ABOUT MINUTES FROM THE LAST OPERATION IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE COLD OF ALL THE INTERNAL HOT COM-...
  • Page 31 INSTALLATION AND TRANSPORT EXACTA Take off the wrapping from the filter and screw it on the front joint of the autoclave. Connect the side jack to a serial port of the PC (COM1 ÷ COM4) by using a serial cable headed autoclave side with a jack plug (this cable is supplied as option).
  • Page 32 EXACTA...

  • Page 33: Operation

    OPERATION EXACTA SWITCHING ON o F F °C ON/OFF FTER THE ENABLING BY THE AUTOMATICALLY THE PRE HEATING PHASE STARTS FILLING THE DISTILLED WATER...
  • Page 34 EXACTA Switch on the autoclave by pushing on the right side mains switch. In the first installation or whatever when the distilled water is scarce in the tank, the red LED of minimum level is flashing and the LED READY HIS SWITCH CAN BE LEFT PERMANENTLY remains off.

  • Page 35: Programming Date And Time

    OPERATION EXACTA PROGRAMMING DATE AND TIME If a printer is used, it is necessary to set date and time values that will be printed out on the report. – Switch on the machine, and push on the same time on the DRY OFF and START/STOP keys.
  • Page 36 EXACTA HE HOUR RANGES FROM FROM BY PUSHING ON THE PERATURE INCREMENT AND LOAD DECREMENT SELECTION KEYS RESPEC- TIVELY...

  • Page 37: Front Panel Keys And Indications

    OPERATION EXACTA FRONT PANEL KEYS AND INDICATIONS o F F PROGRAM SIGNALLING LEDS °C E n d °C TEMPERATURE DISPLAY X X X °C...
  • Page 38 EXACTA the selected program (°C) and the chamber temperature (°C); – as the cycle starts, the current tem- perature value (°C) in the chamber; – message Off if the electronic circuit READY indicates that the equipment is ready has been switched off with the to start a cycle;...

  • Page 39: Pressure Display

    OPERATION EXACTA MAX on - MIN off PRESSURE DISPLAY MAX off - MIN off MAX off - MIN flashing X X X SIGNALLING FOR USED WATER TIMER DISPLAY TANK FULL DISTILLED AND USED WATER TANK LEVEL SIGNALLING SIGNALLING OF THE...
  • Page 40 EXACTA The display reports: – empty (first installation) – at open or closed door (before the – full (after the filling or a topping up) START command), the pressure (bar) – normal (after some cycles) of the selected cycle and the pres- sure in the chamber;...

  • Page 41: Start/Stop Key

    OPERATION EXACTA START/STOP KEY – START: If pressed with door open – STOP; if pressed for more than 3 se- and LED READY switched on, the cy- conds during the cycle operation, cle will not start and the Timer display the program will be cleared.

  • Page 42: Choosing A Standard Disinfecting Program

    EXACTA CHOOSING A STANDARD DISINFECTING PROGRAM The selection may be carried out with door OR SELECTING THE DISINFECTING CY- 105°C open or close. CLE AT IT IS NECESSARY TO USE (DRY OFF THE SOFTWARE KEY – Press DRY-OFF key and more times the Temperature key until LED 105°C...

  • Page 43: Selecting The Fast Cycle

    OPERATION EXACTA SELECTING THE FAST CYCLE FAST OR SELECTING THE CYCLE IT IS NECESSARY TO USE THE SOFTWARE KEY (DRY OFF PROGRAMMING A SPECIAL CYCLE...
  • Page 44 EXACTA sterilization or disinfecting cycles can be pro- grammed with different times. – Press DRY-OFF key and more times The selection may be carried out with door the Material selection key until LED open or close. PROG switches on. Release the keys;...

  • Page 45: Dry Off Key

    OPERATION EXACTA DRY OFF KEY o F F °C HE DRYING PHASE MUST BE KEPT IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE STERILISATION DURING THE TIME IF THE PROCESSED LOAD HAS TO BE STOCKED ON/OFF KEY AND ALARM LED O SWITCH OFF THE PRIMARY POWER...
  • Page 46 EXACTA Use this key to jump the vacuum phase during In rest condition and without any entries on the the standard or programmable cycle in order to front panel for more than 30 minutes, the elec- reduce the total process time. This Dry Off...

  • Page 47: Sequence Of A Cycle

    OPERATION EXACTA SEQUENCE OF A CYCLE...
  • Page 48 EXACTA Heating and filling phases alternate until the values 134°C and 2,1 bar are reached into the chamber. – Place the tray-holder and the trays with the load into the chamber. It follows the high pressure phase and the stabi- –...

  • Page 49: Stopping A Cycle

    OPERATION EXACTA ITH THIS SIGNALING THE CYCLE DOES E n d NOT START WITH THE START COMMAND AND THE TIMER DISPLAY TURNS TO °C F6 ( SHOW THE ERROR CODE TANK FULL AKE CARE TO OPEN THE DOOR ONLY AFTER THE...
  • Page 50 EXACTA Expired the last count down and reached a chamber pressure next to 0,0 bar, the tempera- ture display will show the END message. If the setup parameters have been agreed, LED STER After a set of cycles, the used water of the re-...

  • Page 51: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE EXACTA PROGRESS must be placed on the ex- GENERAL ternal breaker and it must be switched in OFF position. N CASE OF REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS HAVING A DIRECT OR INDIRECT INFLUENCE ON THE SAFETY IT IS ESSENTIAL TO USE...
  • Page 52 Autoclave EXACTA include self-tests for: – Vacuum Test (VT) That can be enabled at any time in order to ver- ify the hydraulic circuit sealing of the machine.

  • Page 53: Preventive Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE EXACTA PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE DAILY Cleaning of the gasket and portlight Cleaning of the outer surfaces Cleaning of the inner surfaces WEEKLY Test of the hydraulic circuit (VT test) Cleaning of the sterilization chamber Cleaning of the trays and tray holder...

  • Page 54: Gasket And Port-Light Cleaning

    EXACTA GASKET AND PORT-LIGHT CLEANING HE BACTERIOLOGICAL FILTER CAN BE MONTHLY MAINTAINED THROUGH A STER- 121°C ( ILIZATION CYCLE AT PRO- O NOT LET THE CALCAREOUS OR DIRTY GRAMME FOR WRAPPED MATERIAL RESIDUALS TO ACCUMULATE ON THE GASKET BECAUSE THEY CAN CAUSE ITS...
  • Page 55 MAINTENANCE EXACTA Clean the gasket and the port-light with a cloth dampened with water or vinegar (do not use alcohol) to eliminate the calcareous residues. To clean the mirror surface of the port-light use Replace the bacteriological filter unscrewing a non-abrasive cloth dampened with a deter- the old filter.

  • Page 56: Cleaning Of The Distilled Water Tank

    EXACTA CLEANING OF THE DISTILLED WATER TANK T THE END OF THE MAINTENANCE CAR- RY OUT A CYCLE WITHOUT LOAD CLEANING OF THE CHAMBER FILTER...
  • Page 57 MAINTENANCE EXACTA Plug the filter into the fitting (use a sealing type Loctite, if possible); mount all the parts follow- Plug the tube into the fast fitting of the draining ing the previous procedure in the reverse order point and empty completely the distilled water and take care for keeping the holes (5) not low- tank;...

  • Page 58: Safety Valve Maintenance

    EXACTA SAFETY VALVE MAINTENANCE MECHANICAL PARTS LUBRICATION GASKET REPLACEMENT...
  • Page 59 MAINTENANCE EXACTA Access the safety valve mounted on the back side of the autoclave, loosen the cap by fingers (or by a device on the two side holes of the cap) until you get to the stop and the idle stroke.

  • Page 60: Vacuum Test (Vt)

    EXACTA VACUUM TEST VT CYCLE DATA This test allows to verify the hydraulic sealing of the chamber and circuits. ambient Carry out this test in case of vacuum lack –0,7 bar doubtful (initial vacuum time excessively long Time = variable during the sterilization cycle).

  • Page 61: List Of Error And Alarm Messages

    TROUBLESHOOTING EXACTA LIST OF ERROR AND ALARM MESSAGES The microprocessor controls completely the LL ERROR SIGNALINGS ARE SHOWN ON operation of all the electric and hydraulic THE TIMER DISPLAY AND CLEAR MESSAG- devices and monitor for a possible internal ES OUTPUT ON THE PRINTER REPORT failure or operator’s error .

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting By The Operator

    EXACTA TROUBLESHOOTING BY THE OPERATOR If your autoclave doesn't operate, carry out the HE USE OF WATER DEMINERALIZED following checks before calling the Technical THROUGH ACID SUBSTANCES COULD CAUSE THE FOLLOWING EFFECTS Service. – increase of the oxidation on the more sensitive materials.
  • Page 63 TROUBLESHOOTING EXACTA used water has been cycled. The red warning LED Lack of water in the charge Top up the charge tank with 1 liter of distilled MIN flashes tank (< 1 liter). water until the LED MAX turns on.
  • Page 64 EXACTA PROBLEMS POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONS The timer display F1: the door has not been F1 close the door correctly shows one of the fol- closed correctly lowing messages: F2: lack of distilled water in F2 empty the used water reservoir and top...
  • Page 65 TROUBLESHOOTING EXACTA dry and some water in the section "Maintenance", and clean it ac- remains inside the curately. chamber after the door opening. Envelopes badly positioned. See the chapter "Before sterilizing". Too much condensa- tion on the instru- Too much material inside the See appendix "Before sterilizing".
  • Page 66 EXACTA PROBLEMS POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONS A demineralized water with Empty the charge tank and fill it with different chemical substances has been type of water demineralized through not used. chemical process. Rust or spots on the instruments Organic or chemical residues Wash all the instruments by means of ultra- on the instruments.

  • Page 67: Appendixes

    APPENDIXES EXACTA TECHNICAL CHARACTERITICS Type of appliance EXACTA Manufacturer M.O.COM. S.r.l. Via delle Azalee, 1 20090 BUCCINASCO - MI - ITALY Supply voltage 230V (other voltages upon request) Frequency 50/60Hz Fuses Mains: 2 x F 8A/250V (type 6,3 x 32)
  • Page 68 EXACTA Chamber capacity 17 liters Electrovalves supply voltage 24Vdc - 230 Vac Weight 44 kg...

  • Page 69: Before Sterilizing

    APPENDIXES EXACTA BEFORE STERILIZING INSTRUMENTS CLEANING – Wash instruments immediately after the use, to dispose of any residue. – Wash the instruments with an ultra- sonic cleaner, using detergent solu- O NOT OVERLOAD THE TRAYS IN ORDER tions and distilled water.
  • Page 70 EXACTA – All the instruments must be sterilized in an open position. – Place a chemical indicator strip in each tray. – Once a week, use a biological test indicator in each tray to verify the Instruments to be sterilized must be clean, free absence of spores.
  • Page 71 APPENDIXES EXACTA Tubes – After the cleaning, rinse the tubes with pyrogen free water. – Arrange on the tray with both ends open, without sharp bends or twists. Packs – Arrange the packs upright on the tray, side by side, avoiding any con- tact with the chamber walls.
  • Page 72 EXACTA Material in envelopes – Use the special stand in order to avoid any insulating pockets that prevent the right vapour penetration and the drying of the instruments (the stand is an optional of the supplies). – Failing the stand, arrange the enve- lopes with the plastic side down and the paper side up.

  • Page 73: Optional Accessories

    APPENDIXES EXACTA OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 55500041 55500031 55500039 99800000 62680001 99800001...

  • Page 74: Spare Parts

    EXACTA SPARE PARTS Description Code number Portlight gasket 48900606 body (inox) 55650005 Tray removal tong: handle 48900323 Expanded resin for condensation gathering 17000400 Tray holder 55500030 Chamber filter 47970616 Chamber dam gasket 13000600 Chamber dam 55501029 Chamber bleeding filter joint 22001302 Bacteriological filter 0,2µm...
  • Page 75 APPENDIXES EXACTA ELECTRICAL DRAWING C HAMBER 1500W TEMPER ATU RE PR OBES Ts 1 Ts 2 P RE S S URE CA RD SERIAL POR T PR IN TER PORT D OOR SWITCH MICR OPROCESSOR FR ON T C ARD...
  • Page 76 EXACTA Water entry/vapour discharge valve Heating resistance Air bleeding electrovalve Mains switch Air entry electrovalve Distilled water tank EVWP Water pump electrovalve Used water tank EVP1 Vacuum pump electrovalve Distilled water pump Electronics fuse – T 1.6A/250V Vacuum pump Electrovalve fuse - T 1.6A/250V...
  • Page 77 APPENDIXES EXACTA HYDRAULIC DRAWING CHAMBER SINK EVP1 EV WP LEGEND Electrovalve 24Vdc 2 ways Distilled water draining point Electrovalve 24Vdc 2 ways Used water draining point Electrovalve 24Vdc 2 ways SINK Vapour heatsink EVP1 Pump electrovalve 220Vac 2 ways Air bleeding coil...
  • Page 78 EXACTA Heating resistance One-way valve Pressure transducer Vacuum pump Distilled water filling point Distilled water pump...

  • Page 79: Personal Notes

    APPENDIXES EXACTA PERSONAL NOTES...

  • Page 80: Declaration Of Conformity

    Via delle Azalee, 1 - 20090 Buccinasco (MI) - ITALY Description of the product: Steam sterilizer Model/s: EXACTA The undersigned declares that the above product is completely according to the direc- tives 89/336/EEC - 93/68/EEC - 73/23/EEC. Standard of reference:...
  • Page 81 Date Signature Giorgio RIZZO Name and Surname Legal Agent Function...

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