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3 M ™ Attest ™ 290 Auto -reader Operator ’ s Manual Read and understand all s afety information before usin g this product.[...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 1 of 9 Attest 29 0 Auto-reader INTENDED USE 1. Cover 2. Incubation/Reader Wells 3. Crusher Well 4. Red Light Pos itive (+) Ind icator 5. Yello w Light ( •) Test In P r o gress Ind icat o r 6. Green Light Negative (-) Indicator 7. Buzzer Alarm OFF Button 8. Digital Dis play Panel 9. Time Re m aining Button Intended [...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 2 of 9 Attest 290 A uto-reader SAFETY INFORMATION Explan ation of sym bols: Caution – Risk of electric shock Attention – Refer t o accompanying documents WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING • To avoid the r isk of ele ctric sh ock, which if n ot avoided co uld result i n serious inj ury or death: - Do not immer se [...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 3 of 9 Attest 29 0 Auto-reader SAFETY INFORMATION Power Supply Specifications Power supply Operating Co ndition Units Voltag e Range 100-240 Volts A C Frequen cy 50/60 Hertz Current 1.2 Amps Environm ental Operating Condi tions Environme nt a l Co ndition Operating Co ndition Units Alti tude 2500 (max ) mete rs Opera[...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 4 of 9 Attest 290 A uto-reader INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Operating Instructions Start- up Place unit on a firm level surface. Plug unit into an appropriate AC grounded outlet. All o w a 30 minute warm-u p period before pl acing RRBIs i nto the i ncubatio n well s. T he C1 caution code w ill disappear when proper incubatio[...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 5 of 9 Attest 29 0 Auto-reader INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Wells are color coded to match the cap of each type of bio logical indicato r ; i.e. the 1291 RRBI with a blue cap g oes into a blue well and the 1292 RRBI w ith a brown cap goes into a brow n well. A yellow light will co me on to indicate the RRB I is incubatin g i[...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 6 of 9 Attest 290 A uto-reader INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Positive Control Crush, tap and incubat e at least one n on-processed Attest 1291 or 1292 R RBI to use as the posit ive control each day that a processed RRBI is incu bated and read by the unit. Write a “C” (for “control”) an d the date on the label. T he po[...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 7 of 9 Attest 29 0 Auto-reader FEATURES, CARE AND CLEANIN G Features Audible Alar m An audible alar m will sound a nd the po siti ve red (+) light will illumina te for the d esignated incubatio n/reader well when a po sitive result is detected. This pr o vides results in the least a mount of time witho ut the need to[...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 8 of 9 Attest 290 A uto-reader TROUBLES HOOTING G UIDE Troub le Shooting G uide In the even t of an error code, u nplug th e Attest 290 Auto- reader and plug it back in to in itiate the s elf- diagnos tic test. If error code r e-occurs, call for repair or replacem ent. The display panel will indicate malfunctions det[...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 9 of 9 Attest 29 0 Auto-reader TROUBLES HOOTING GUIDE Trouble Shoo ting Guide (Co ntinued) Code Proble m Solution Other Unwanted alarm sounds when Turn alarm off, ref er to features positive detected . Section. Other All three lights blink and buzzer sou nds. Replace RRBI in incubation/ r eader RRBI has be e n re mov[...]
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3M © 2003 78-8 078-8977-5 Page 10 of 9 Attest 290 A uto-reader 3M Health Care 3M Center Buil ding 275-4E- 01 St. Paul , MN 55144-1000 1-800- 228-3957 3M Health Care D-41460 Neus s, Germany Recycled paper 40% pre-con sumer 10% post- consumer Litho in U.S.A. with 3M film , proofin g system s and off set plates. Attest is a regis tered trademark of 3[...]