Conventions; Symbols Used On The Equipment; Notes, Cautions, And Warnings - QBC Diagnostics Star Operators & Service Manual

QBC STAR™ System User's Manual
QBC STAR Tube Package Insert – This document contains important information on specimen prepa- Tube Package Insert – This document contains important information on specimen prepa- Tube Package Insert
ration and the use, storage, and limitations of the tubes. A package insert is included with each box of
tubes, and is available upon request from QBC Diagnostics Inc.
QBC STAR Tube Quick Reference Guide – This document contains a summary of steps for preparing
venous and capillary specimens and testing them on the QBC STAR instrument.

Conventions

Symbols Used on the Equipment

The following symbols appear on the back of the QBC STAR instrumet
Top fi gure: Left: Symbol for electrical hazard; Right: Symbol for "refer to accompanying documenta-
tion" (specifi cally, the user's manual) for instructions; Bottom fi gure: Symbol for fuse

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

Throughout this manual, important information is presented in boxes offset from the regular text, and is
labeled as either a NOTE, CAUTION, or WARNING. These messages are formatted as shown below and
bear the following meaning:
Important information about system use worthy of special attention is pre-
Information on an activity that potentially could cause damage to the instru-
INFORMATION ON AN ACTIVITY THAT POTENTIALLY COULD CAUSE INJURY TO
1–6
250 V 3.15A
Figure 3 – Symbols Used on the QBC STAR Instrument (rear)
NOTE
sented as a NOTE.
CAUTION
ment or system is presented as a CAUTION.
WARNING
THE USER IS PRESENTED AS A WARNING.
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