VetScan i-STAT 1 Operator's Manual page 15

Instruments
Once physical download locations have been given location names,
the instruments tab is the focus of management activities.
Location: Instruments are assigned to locations. The
assignment is made when an instrument is manually added
in the Instruments page, or when an instrument downloads
to the Central Data Station for the first time.
Method: The CDS is designed to accept results from any
instrument that can be downloaded to the CDS program.
The i-STAT method in the Instrument window refers to the
i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer and the VetScan i-STAT 1.
Clicking a Location/Method on the left side of the window will list the status of all instruments
for that location and method in the right side of the window. The
tion and method has been selected.
Highlight Download Status: Checking this box will highlight locations with instruments that
have exceeded the required interval for downloading as well as noncompliant instruments within
the location selected.
■ Add an Instrument
The Add instruments window is used to add an instrument to the sys-
tem. Click Instrument > Add... from the menu, or click Add Inst.
in the toolbar and select a method from the drop-down list.
Note: If using the VetScan i-STAT 1 for cartridge and/or test
strip runs, select i-STAT as the method.
Select a location from the drop-down list. To add a location, follow
the instructions under Add New Download Location Assignment.
If the location has no associated download device, type in a location
name of up to 17 characters.
There are two options for Download Result Reporting, both of which apply to the i-STAT Porta-
ble Clinical Analyzer and the VetScan i-STAT 1:
❑ Always report location as this assignment: The results from this instrument are shown
with the location of the instrument's assignment regardless of the download device used to
transmit the results. This option is useful when an instrument is assigned to a functional
group that may download from various areas in the institution. The instrument will be desig-
nated as "Assignment" under the Reports Column in the instrument tab.
❑ Report location as download location: The results from this instrument are shown with the
location for the download device used to transmit results to the Central Data Station. The
instrument will be designated "Download" under the Reports column on the Instruments tab.
If the instrument is not manually added to the list and transmits to the CDS, it is automati-
cally assigned to the location of the download device and is set to report "Download". If the
download device location has not been manually added, a default location A_xx (B_xx,
C_xx, etc) where xx is the IP address or serial port of the download device, will be used.
There are two options for Download monitoring:
1. Include in download monitoring: Monitors this Serial Number.
2. Exclude download monitoring: The download status of the instrument will not be
reported by the Download Monitor.
Central Data Station
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