Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting - General Information - Steris AMSCO 600 Medium 639V-3 Operator's Manual

Troubleshooting

6.1 Troubleshooting – General Information
General Information
Typical Alarm Screen
Typical Alarm Printout
General Information
The troubleshooting section lists and describes all possible alarm conditions which may occur when operating the
AMSCO® 600 Series Medium Steam Sterilizer.
NOTE: It is possible that certain alarms discussed herein do not apply to your sterilizer. The reason is that a feature
may not be applicable to your unit or is not presently implemented; for example, alarms associated with Steam
Generators only apply to units equipped with that option; alarms associated with Automatic Load and Unload System
(ALUS) do not apply to units unless they are equipped for ALUS.
WARNING
PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE HAZARD
Repairs and adjustments to this equipment must be made only by fully qualified service personnel.
Maintenance performed by inexperienced, unqualified persons or installation of unauthorized parts could
cause personal injury or result in costly equipment damage.
Disconnect all utilities to sterilizer before servicing. Always follow Lockout-Tagout and electrical safety-
related work practice standards.
Allow sterilizer to cool to room temperature before performing any cleaning or maintenance procedures.
If a problem occurs that is not described in this section, please contact STERIS Corporation. A trained service technician
will promptly place your sterilizer in proper working condition.
IMPORTANT: Never permit unqualified persons to service the sterilizer!
Typical Alarm Screen
When an alarm condition occurs, the alarm tone sounds and the touch screen automatically displays the corresponding
alarm screen. Typically, each alarm screen indicates the alarm name, current chamber status, current sterilizer activity,
and operator instructions (see
Screen buttons, located along top and bottom of alarm screen, are used to perform the following functions:
• Pressing SILENCE ALARM turns off the alarm tone.
• Pressing SERVICE HELP advances display to the corresponding service information screen. This screen provides
the qualified service technician with possible causes and advanced corrective actions for that alarm condition.
IMPORTANT: In the event of an alarm condition, the operator should always follow the instructions indicated on the
alarm screen.
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AMSCO® 600 Medium
6 — Troubleshooting
Operator Manual