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Sealer GS-57 User manual
V1.03
User manual Contents 1 2
General guidelines ... 3 Safety regulations... 4 2.1 Before use... 4 2.2 Field of application ... 4 2.3 Danger of electric shock... 4 2.4 Damage to the sealer ... 4 2.5 Contamination of sterile goods ... 4 2.6 Hot surface ... 5 3 Installation ... 6 4 Overview of controls ... 7 5 Operating instructions... 8 5.1 Switching on the sealer ... 8 5.2 Delete Key... 8 5.3 Return key... 9 5.4 Enter date of manufacture... 9 5.5 Enter expiry date ...10 5.6 Text entry ...11 5.6.1 Text selection for the print menu ...12 5.6.2 Text entry with a computer ...12 5.7 Enter personal ID code...13 5.8 Enter production code ...13 5.9 Enter counter reading...14 5.10 Set the sealing temperature ...14 5.11 Pressure measurement ...16 5.12 Printer setting ...16 5.12.1 Printing process data ...18 5.12.2 Changing the printing cassette ...19 5.13 Reverse button ...20 5.14 Label printing...20 6 Setting the default values ...21 6.1 Changing the password ...21 6.2 Changing the language ...22 6.3 Changing heating standby parameters...22 6.4 Changing a preset temperature...23 7 Service functions ...24 7.1 Switching components on and off ...24 7.2 Showing the total counter reading ...24 7.3 Testing sensors ...25 8 Troubleshooting guide ...26 9 Technical data ...27 10 Wear and replacement parts ...28
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User manual 1 General guidelines The purpose of these instructions is to explain to the user how to use the GS-57 sealer safely and correctly. Anyone whose work involves using the sealer must be familiar with these instructions and the safety regulations. These instructions must always be available to personnel, to prevent incorrect use of the sealer and to ensure trouble-free operation. Copyright These instructions may only be given to third parties with the written consent of GETINGE. All documents are protected by copyright. The passing-on and copying of documents, including extracts and the communication or use for gain of their contents is not permitted, except by express consent. Infringements are punishable and will lead to claims for damages. We reserve all rights to exercise the provisions of commercial copyright law. Warranty and liability We accept liability within the terms of the stated warranty obligations for errors and omissions, to the exclusion of further claims. We reserve the right to make technical changes to the sealer covered by this instruction manual, for the purpose of further development. We accept no liability for damage and operational disturbances arising from incorrect operation, failure to observe these instructions, or improper repairs. Only original spare parts and accessories approved by GETINGE may be used. GETINGE accepts no liability for damage resulting from the use of non-approved spare parts and accessories. The drawings and graphics are not to scale. Explanations Important instructions given in the technical documentation are indicated as follows:
Warning
Useful information
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User manual 2 Safety regulations These instructions must be read and strictly complied with.
2.1
Before use
Users must familiarize themselves with the instructions in this manual before using the GS-57 sealer.
2.2 • •
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The GS-57 sealer is to be used only for sealing sterilization packages. No liability will be accepted for use of the sealer for any other purpose. The sealer may only be used for its intended purpose, in accordance with the generally recognized rules of technology and the industrial health and safety regulations. It must not be used if it has defects that might be dangerous to employees or third parties. The sealer only may be used under supervision.
2.3 •
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Danger of electric shock
Before the case is opened, the sealer must be disconnected from the electric power supply. Open the housing by loosening the 2 housing cover screws (not marked) on the backside of the unit. Only an authorized technician or a specialized dealer may undertake servicing work on the sealer.
2.4 •
Field of application
Damage to the sealer
If the packaging material becomes trapped, it must not be pulled out of the sealer. This would damage the sealer. The sealer is not suitable for sealing Polyethylene (PE) bags. The sealer may be damaged if an unsuitable material is used. The reverse button must not used to feed packaging material into the sealer from the left (see section 5.13, page 20).
2.5
Contamination of sterile goods “Danger of patient infection”
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If the pressure of the pressure rollers is incorrectly set, the seam will not be bacteria-tight (see section 5.11, page 16). The user must set the correct sealing temperature for each packaging material and sealer. This is done by trial sealing operations. The usual sealing temperatures are between 120 °C and 200 °C. Our
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recommendation is to set the sealing temperature to 120 °C and to raise it gradually until a bacteria-tight seam is obtained. If the temperature is too low, the seam will be incomplete or weak. If the temperature is too high, the package will be difficult to peel open. Paper fibers may be released and contaminate the sterile goods. Released paper fibers may result in patient infection.
2.6 •
Hot surface
When the printer has been running for some time, the print head will be hot. Avoid touching the print head when changing the ink ribbon. (see Section 5.12.2 page 19).
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User manual 3 Installation Set up the GS-57 sealer on a clean, smooth surface as follows: • • • • •
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Position the sealer as required. Leave at least 15 cm free space behind the sealer to ensure good cooling and trouble-free operation. Remove the printer blockade by lifting the sealers cover and cut the ty-rap connected on the printer. Plug the mains cable into the socket on the back of the sealer. Check that the voltage and frequency of the supply are 230Vac 60Hz. If the voltage and frequency of the supply are 115Vac 50Hz replace the two 4A slow fuses inside the power switch by two 8A slow fuses. These fuses are delivered with the sealer. Plug the mains lead into the power socket. The GS-57 sealer is now installed.
Note that the printers can only print if the print seam distance is large enough. Paper guide accessories GETINGE recommend the use of a paper guide for convenient feeding and troublefree transport of the material. • • •
Install the paper guide on the sealers left side. To set the seam width, slacken the knurled nut from the paper guide. Move the paper guide to the required position and tighten the knurled nut. With the feed stop fully forward, the seam is about 15 mm away from the cutoff edge of the material; with the feed plate fully back it is about 35 mm away from it.
Feeder plate accessory (Optional) GETINGE recommend the use of a feeder plate for convenient feeding and troublefree transport of the material. The feeder plate is an optional accessory for the sealer. The feeder plate is easily to mount by hanging it above the sealers front plate.
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User manual 4 Overview of controls
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Date of manufacture
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Force measurement
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Printer setting
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Display
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Personal ID code
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Counter reading
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Delete key in: input mode Select key for: menu language Expiry date, week, month, year Select temperature
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Return key
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Text selection and input up to 100 texts
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Batch code
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Menu
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Print width setting
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Alphanumeric keypad 0-9 or A-Z
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Reserve button for sealing material
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Temperature setting
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Expiry date
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User manual 5 Operating instructions The GS-57 sealer seals all sterilization packages that are normally commercially available. The sealer is not suitable for sealing PE bags. Damage to the sealer See section2.4, page 4.
Important ►
The return key must be pressed after every function key or data entry, as confirmation. In the instructions below, the return key is represented by this symbol: ↵.
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After every complete entry in the chosen mode (text entry, text selection, temperature entry by user or process data), the sealer is ready to seal although the chosen menu is still displayed. “Ready to seal” only appears on the display when the material to be seal is fed in.
5.1
Switching on the sealer
Set the green switch on the back of the sealer to (I). The following information appears on the display: Heating up Temp: 20°C
• Press: 65 N
The sealer heats up to the programmed temperature in about 30 seconds.
When the sealing temperature has been reached, the following information appears on the display: Ready to seal Temp: 180°C
5.2
Press: 65 N
• •
The sealer is ready to seal. Subsequent settings can now be done.
Delete Key In input mode the delete key: • Is used to delete characters one by one. In select mode the delete key is used: • • •
In “Menu” mode to change the language. In “Expiry date” mode to change week, month and year. In “Temperature” mode to select the temperature.
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Return key •
5.4
Every entry must be confirmed with the return key.
Enter date of manufacture
The date of manufacture is entered only once, when the sealer is used for the first time. •
Press the button.
Time: Date: • • • • • •
14:00 07-18-06
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The display looks like this.
Press ↵ to confirm. Enter the password (the factory default password is 1234). Time and date can be set. The set values appear blinking on the display in sequence. The sealer is in input mode. The alphanumeric keypad is used for data input. Hour ↵ (confirm), minutes ↵ (confirm). Day ↵ (confirm), month ↵ (confirm), year ↵ (confirm). Input mode is ended and the sealer is ready to seal.
Important ►
If you make a mistake, it’s possible to delete single characters with the delete key . This can only be done if the input has not been confirmed. If the input has been confirmed, the procedure must be repeated.
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User manual 5.5
Enter expiry date
You can enter any numerical value (period) from 0 to 99. Only when days are set it is possible to enter any numerical value (period) from 0 to 999. The display shows the previously set expiry date, eg days, weeks, month or year.
•
Press the key.
Period: 10 Days Expire: 03-20-07 • • • • • •
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The display looks like this.
Press ↵ to confirm. The display value (period) that can be set, blinks. The sealer is in input mode. The alphanumeric keypad is used for data input. Enter a new period and press ↵ to confirm. Press the delete key and enter the calculation period, eg days, weeks, month or year, the press ↵ to confirm. Input mode is ended and the sealer is ready to seal.
Example calculation: Date: 03.20.06 numerical value of 10 (period: day, weeks, etc.).
Month
Days Weeks Month exact 1st of month 16th of month Year exact Year M/1 Year M/16
Day
03-30-06 05-29-06 01-20-07 01-01-07 01-16-07 03-20-16 03-01-16 03-16-16
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Exact date Rounded to the first of the month Rounded to the sixteenth of the month Exact date Rounded to the first of the month Rounded to the sixteenth of the month
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Text entry
You can enter up to 100 texts each of 24 characters. To enter text: •
Press the key.
Text-choice:
• • • • • • • •
• •
0
•
The display looks like this.
Press ↵ to confirm. The text number blinks on the display. The sealer is in input mode. Using the alphanumeric keypad, choose the desired text number from 0 to 99, then press ↵ to confirm. The text stored under that number (if any) is displayed. To enter a new text, or to overtype the existing text, press the ↵ key again. If you have previously entered a password or chosen text 0, you can enter the new text with the keypad. For example, if you want to enter a lower-case “c”, press the “2” key. By using the “<>” key you can select uppercase and lowercase letters, uppercase and lowercase special characters and the relevant numeral. Choose the desired character from the active group of characters. The following sequence of characters appears: ABC Uppercase letters: abc Lowercase letters: Uppercase special characters: Ä ÅÆÇ Lowercase special characters: äåàæç 2 Numeral: When entry is complete, press ↵ to confirm. Input mode is ended and the sealer can continue sealing.
Important ►
If you press the key too many times, keep pressing it until the desired character appears.
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If you want to enter two letters from the same key, eg “A” and “B” immediately after each other, wait for a second, so you do not overtype the first letter entered.
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If you make a mistake, use the delete key ← to delete the incorrect character.
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To enter a space, press the 1 (SPACE) key once.
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User manual Text no. 0 can be changed without a password. Texts 1-99 can be password-protected. If this is done, the texts can be selected but not edited.
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5.6.1 Text selection for the print menu •
Text-choice:
• • • • • •
Press the key.
0
•
The display looks like this.
Press ↵ to confirm. The text number that can be set blinks on the display. The sealer is in input mode. Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the desired text number (0 to 99) and press ↵ to confirm. The text is displayed. To print the selected text, see section 5.12, page 16. When text selection is complete, press ↵ to confirm. Input mode is ended and the sealer is ready to seal.
5.6.2 Text entry with a computer To enter texts with the computer, connect the sealer PC socket to the serial port of your computer with the supplied cable or connect the sealer to the computer with the USB cable. Switch on the sealer and the computer. Install the sealer communication software from the supplied CD and follow the attached instructions.
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Enter personal ID code
You can enter up to 14 characters on the alphanumeric keypad. The input procedure is as described in Text entry (see section 5.6, page 11.)
•
Press the key.
Pers. nr.:
• • • •
5.8
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The display looks like this.
Press ↵ to confirm. The display value that can be set blinks. The sealer is in input mode. Enter personal ID code and press ↵ to confirm. Input mode is ended and the sealer is ready to seal. Enter production code
You can enter up to 14 characters on the alphanumeric keypad. The input procedure is as described in Text entry (see section 5.6, page 11.) •
Lot nr:
• • • •
Press the key.
2785SP
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The display looks like this.
Press ↵ to confirm. The display value that can be set blinks. The sealer is in input mode. Enter a new production code and press ↵ to confirm. Input mode is ended and the sealer is ready to seal.
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User manual 5.9
Enter counter reading
If you want to do a certain number of sealing operations, the sealer can be set up as follows. •
Counts: Maximum: • • • • •
Press the key.
0x 0
•
The display looks like this.
Press ↵ to confirm. The current setting disappears from the display. The sealer is in input mode. The counter can be set to any value (eg 0). Press ↵ to confirm. The desired maximum reading (eg 100) can be set. Press ↵ to confirm. The setting is saved and the sealer is ready to seal.
Important ►
Taking the above setting as an example, when you have sealed 100 bags, the sealer reports “Counter maximum” and accepts no more material when the conveyor belt stops.
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If a sealing operation fails, you can reverse the counter reading by 1.
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If you do not want a maximum function, set the maximum value to 0. This disables the function.
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The maximum value that can be set is 1000.
5.10 Set the sealing temperature You can enter the sealing temperature in two ways. 1. Select temperature freely This is the procedure for setting the target temperature: •
Seal temp: Set temp: •
Press the key.
150°C 150°C ± 5°C
•
The display looks like this.
Press ↵ to confirm
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If necessary, enter the password (the factory default password is 1234). The current setting disappears from the display. The sealer is in input mode. The alphanumeric keypad is used to enter the target temperature. Now enter the desired target temperature for the material you are using and press ↵ to confirm. Input mode is ended and the sealer is ready to seal. The sealer now cools down or heats up.
Important The maximum temperature is 200°C, the minimum temperature is 50°C.
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2. Selecting a preset temperature
•
Press the key.
Seal temp: Set temp: • • •
150°C 150°C ± 5°C
•
The display looks like this.
You can choose between four stored temperatures by pressing the delete key ← . Then press ↵ to confirm. Input mode is ended and the sealer is ready to seal. The sealer now cools down or heats up.
Important ►
To store the temperatures (see section 6.4, page 23.)
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If the set temperature does not correspond to the target temperature, transport does not start. If this happens, wait until the correct temperature is reached. Contamination of the sterilized goods “Danger of patient infection” See section 2.5, page 4.
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User manual 5.11 Pressure measurement Pressure measurement is optional. If pressure measurement is not used, this key does nothing. Press the key.
•
Pressure: Set press.:
65 N 65 N ÷ 9N
•
The display looks like this.
Pressure measurement is set at the factory to 65 N. There is usually no need to change this setting. The pressure settings may only be changed by service personnel.
5.12
Printer setting
The sealer is equipped with one printer (single-line) or two printers (two-line). The sealer can print different data at the same time during the sealing process: This is how to set the print information: • •
Press the key.
Press ↵ to confirm.
Print: Select >
• •
•
The display looks like this.
Press ↵ to confirm. The sealer is in input mode.
Pressing the individual symbols activates the following data:
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Date of manufacture (= Fab)
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Date of expiry (= Exp)
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Personal ID number (= Pnr)
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Batch number (= Lot)
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Text selection (= Txt)
To delete a symbol, press it again.
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With one printer, all the data are printed on one line. With two printers, the batch number and the text are printed on the second line. This reduces the line length. Press ↵ to confirm. After confirmation, the character width and line length appear automatically on the display.
Symbol width: Print-length:
1.6mm 68mm
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The display looks like this
Three printing widths are programmed at the factory. The correct printing width for the packaging material in use can be selected by pressing the <> symbol on the alphanumeric keypad.
Important ►
The printing width must be matched to the size of the packaging material. The packaging material must be slightly wider than the printing width. The line width is only indicated when at least one printed is switched on.
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Behind every symbol selected for printing there are data that were previously entered and confirmed.
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Only the information shown on the display is printed.
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When the packaging material is fed in, the paper side must be down.
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It’s also possible to print the Barcode on the material. The barcode can be switched on by connecting the sealer to a computer on the serial port. (see programmers manual for further instructions)
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If the printer is not used for a long time, we recommend removing the print cassette (see section 5.12.2, page 19) to prevent the ink drying out.
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User manual 5.12.1 Printing process data You can use the GS 46 sealer to print out the process data for documentation purposes. This is how to print the process data: •
Press the key twice.
Print Process-report: 03-18-07 / 180°C 65N • •
•
The display looks like this.
Insert a piece of packaging material. The sealer prints the following process data: Date of manufacture Temperature (Pressure measurement) Speed Total counter reading This information is printed on the bag. This can be detached for documentation purposes. When the process data have been printed, sealing can continue.
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User manual 5.12.2 Changing the printing cassette Hot surface See section 2.6, page 5.
When the print quality deteriorates, the printing cassette must be replaced. A shortterm improvement in the print quality can be achieved as follows:
1. Short-term improvement in print quality • Switch off the sealer. • Open the cover (1). • Move the blue lever (4) to the midway position (4), or if necessary to the upper position (6). The print quality will be improved for a short time. 2. Changing the printing cassette • Switch off the sealer. • Open the cover (1). • Move the blue lever (4) to the lowest position. • Tilts back the printer (2). • Pull out the printing cassette (3) in the direction of the arrow. • Insert a new printing cassette (7) at an angle into the carrier on the ink ribbon holder and move the carrier up until it latches into place. • Leave the blue lever (4) in the lowest position. • Close cover (1). The GS-57 sealer is ready for use.
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User manual 5.13 Reverse button This is what to do if material has become trapped: • •
Press the button. The transport mechanism runs in the opposite direction and the material can easily be removed.
“Damage to the sealer” See section 2.4, page 3.
5.14
Label printing
With the label printer, which is available as a accessory, you can create barcode labels. For this, the label printer is connected to the socket marked LABEL on the back of the sealer, on the right, using the cable supplied. Now install the label printer and load the labels and the transfer band, as described in the printer instructions. The printer can print a label for every bag that passes through, or only on request. To print a label for each bag, switch on the label printer, as described in section, switching components on and off (see section 7.1, page 24.). If you have more than one sealer with label printers, you can select the label printers with numerals between 1 and 9. The barcode begins with the numeral with which the label printer was switched on. In order to generate a single label, press the printer symbol three times and then press Enter to confirm that you want an extra label. This function works with the printer switched on or off. With the printer switched off, the barcode begins with the numeral last used.
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