Running Automatic Calibration; Using Multiple Reagent Containers For The Same Test - Siemens ADVIA 1800 Operator's Manual

To avoid losing control results, you must perform a "QC cumulative save" at the QC Daily
Precision Control window at the end of each day, and perform a New Start when the
system is turned on the next day.
Do not update the QC Cumulative window more than once each day.
If you return to the QC Daily Precision Control window after performing a "QC
cumulative save," you must not perform another update.
Specifically, do not select Yes when prompted by "Add daily data to QC cumulative
data." If Yes is selected and no daily control data is available, the cumulative data point
will be deleted for the day and no additional control data can be saved for the day.

Running automatic calibration

Controls requested at the Start Conditions window are run before the automatic calibration
samples.
You can use the Auto Calibration Setting dialog box at the Calibration Setup window to
request automatic calibration after a specific time interval or after a new reagent container
is loaded. If the calibration interval expires while the system is not running samples, the
automatic calibration is performed at the beginning of the next run.
However, if the calibration interval has expired and controls are requested at the Start
Conditions window, the controls are run before the automatic calibration.
At the start of a run, calibration and control samples are run using the following priority
order:
1. Manual calibrations requested at the Start Conditions window
2. Manual controls requested at the Start Conditions window
3. Automatic calibrations requested on the Auto Calibration Setting dialog box
4. Automatic controls requested on the Auto Control Setting dialog box

Using multiple reagent containers for the same test

You can use multiple, barcode-labeled reagent containers for the same test by loading the
reagent containers on Reagent Tray 1 (RTT-1) or Reagent Tray 2 (RTT-2).
After the reagent barcode labels are read, the reagent container with the lowest reagent
tray number for each test is used first. If that reagent container is empty, the reagent
container with the next lowest reagent tray number is used.
Before performing a reagent barcode read or a reagent reset, you should remove any
empty reagent containers from the reagent tray.
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