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From the main menu, enter
1.
the keypad to enter the Operator ID number at the prompt. Press the Tab key to
advance to the Password prompt to enter the password number.
Press the Maintenance
2.
Press the Parameter
3.
Appendix for information on navigating within the Maintenance section.
Figure 8-5 Patient Identification Setting
Patient ID Setting
Patient ID Length
Setting
At the Use Pt ID prompt, press either the (← ← ← ← ) or (→ → → → ) key to change the setting
4.
between Yes and No.
If Patient ID is enabled, press the Tab key to move to "Pt ID Lth:" prompt. The
5.
patient identification length can be any combination of letters and/or numbers up
to 11 characters. Enter the number of characters in the institution's patient
identification. For example, if a sample patient identification is "325679", the
number "6" should be entered to designate a Patient ID length of six characters.
NOTE: After the patient identification length is defined in the system, only a Patient
ID with the correct number of characters will be accepted in order to start an assay.
At the start of the assay, a series of "?" will represent the established patient ID
length. For example, if the ID length is set to 6 characters and the patient ID is five
characters, then a leading zero (0) must be entered. A "?" is not a valid input and
all "?" must be replaced by alpha-numeric characters. If a different number of digits
is entered the
of digits is entered.
Press the Save
6.
menu. Press the Back
the changes.
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Operator ID and
key.
key to display the settings (Figure 8-5). Refer to the
will display. The assay cannot proceed until the correct number
key to keep the new setting and return to the Maintenance
key twice to return to the Main Menu without saving
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Password, if required. Use
Save Setting
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