Quality Control; Functions; Automatic (With Q.c. Smart Card) - HORIBA ABX Micros 60 User Manual

ABX Micros

1. Quality Control

1.1. Functions

It is highly recommended that you use the ABX MINOTROL Quality Control blood product
when running Q.C. on the ABX Micros
designed for use with the ABX Micros
Customer Service Representative for information and ordering of this specialized prod-
uct.
ABX Micros
The
menu:
Quality Control overview
1- Automatic: to analyze commercial control bloods and store results on the Quality Control
smart card
2- Analysis: to analyze commercial control blood with fixed WBC Thresholds specifically for
use «Without» a Smart Card (see
3- Print Targets: to print QC product target values fromthe QC Smart Card «Only» (see
"1.4. Q.C. print targets (only with Q.C. smart card) , page
4- Statistics: to print the cumulative statistics for commercial control bloods from the QC
Smart Card «Only» (see
5- Graphs: to print the Levey Jennings graphs of the commercial Control blood products from
the QC Smart Card «Only» (see
When running Quality Control «Without» the use of a Smart Card, pay close attention
to the Result parameter Limits, if the system was programmed to print out the limits.
These limits «Are not» Quality Control limits. These limits are the ones that were es-
tablished in the setup menu «See Section 5,
your control results with the Assay sheet that comes with the control material. Verify
that each Control level parameter is within its assayed limits!
1.2. Q.C - Automatic (With Q.C. Smart Card)
1- Remove the Quality Control blood from the refrigerator and bring it to room temperature.
Entering QC Automatic
Main Menu
2- QC
1- Automatic
This menu will move the operator through the automatic quality control process once the Smart Card
is inserted. Operator selection, Lot # identification, Expiration date, .......etc. will be displayed be-
tween each step of the process.
2- Insert the Quality Control Smart Card into the card reader with a firm push until you hear it «click»
into place.
The ABX Micros
Q.C. program! It will not accept:
1 - A Q.C. card that has expired
2 - A Memory Card
If you have the correct card and have error messages, contact your local HORIBA ABX
Technical Support Representative for further instructions regarding this issue.
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0S/0T Quality Control program contains 5 different functions in its
(see"1.2. Q.C - Automatic (With Q.C. Smart Card) , page
"1.3. Q.C. Analysis (Without Q.C. Smart Card) , page
"1.5. Q.C. statistics (only with Q.C. smart card) , page
"1.6. Q.C. Graphs (Only with Q.C. smart card) , page
60 will only accept the Quality Control Smart Card while in the
ABX Micros 60
60
analyzer. This product is specifically
60 analyzers. Call your local HORIBA ABX
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3. Laboratory Limits , page 5-7». Verify
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