Menus And Screens; Home Screen; Viewing Events Notification; Help Menu, Software Version, And System Serial Number - Siemens DCA Vantage Operator's Manual

Menus and Screens

Home Screen

The Home screen displays after the DCA Vantage system completes its
initialization. The Home screen displays the time and date and the state of the
system. It is the starting point for Patient and Control Test Sequences.
From the Home screen, you can select:
• Help
•

Turn Off

• Recall
• Menu
If the system is in the Not Ready state and you cannot initiate a Patient or
Control Test Sequence, an alert message displays explaining why the system
is not ready. If the system is in the Ready state, you can start a patient test and
scan either an HbA
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Notifications or error messages display at the Home screen and provide
information about the state of the DCA Vantage system.

Viewing Events Notification

An Event Notification window displays at the Home screen when a
maintenance task is due, an error event occurs, or a required or optional
control test notification is posted.
1. At the Home screen, select
The Events List screen displays the information about the notification.
2. Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the notifications.
3. To return to the Home screen, select
The Events Notification window closes after you clear all events.
NOTE:

Help Menu, Software Version, and System Serial Number

The Help menu provides information about the DCA Vantage system. The
software version number and system serial number also appear on the Home
Help screen. To access the Help menu, select
Turn Off
You can leave the DCA Vantage system powered on except during
maintenance and cleaning procedures. If you need to power off the system,
refer to Turning Off the DCA Vantage System‚ page 95.
You do not have to reconfigure system settings when turning the power
NOTE:
on. The system stores the saved settings.
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or a Microalbumin/Creatinine cartridge.
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Events
Back
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from the Home screen.
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