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Using the Calibration Programs
9.3.4 Manual Calibration Program
Running the calibrator
At the "Count" screen, run a calibration material with known expected results 11 consecutive
times as instructed by Chapter 6 Operating Your Analyzer.
Calculating the new calibration factors manually
Press [MENU] to enter the system menu.
Figure 9-20 System menu
SELECT "Calibration → Manual" (Figure 9-20) to enter the "Manual" screen ( Figure 9-21).
Figure 9-21 "Manual" screen
The left of the "Manual" screen displays the available calibration modes – "Whole blood"
and "Prediluted". The right of the "Manual" screen displays the calibration factors of WBC,
RBC, HGB, MCV, PLT and the time the factors are saved.
Use the following formula to calculate the new calibration factor.
×
old
factor
exp
ected
result
=
new
factor
recorded
mean
Example:
Assuming for a certain calibrator, the expected WBC value (namely the reference value
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