Abbott CELL-DYN 3200 System Operator's Manual page 268

Operating Instructions
Using The Work List
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7. Press [START LOADER] to begin sample processing.
8. The samples are processed in the order in which they were placed in the
racks. The Sample Loader automatically stops when all samples in the last
rack have been processed.
NOTE: Additional entries may be made to the Work List while processing
takes place. To input additional entries to the Work List, press
[WORK LIST] to display the WORK LIST screen. Type in the new
entries.
9. When all samples have been processed, check to see if all entries have been
deleted from the Work List. Entries are automatically deleted from the Work
List when a match occurs. Entries remaining in the Work List indicate a
successful match did not occur. The operator should follow laboratory
procedures to determine the cause of this discrepancy.
Using the Work List with Specimen IDs
When Work List entries contain Specimen IDs (non bar code), the operator must
enter the rack and tube position of each sample into the <Rack and Tube #> field
of the appropriate Work List entry, otherwise no match can occur. It is not
necessary for the samples in the racks to be in the same order as the entries in the
Work List, but the position of each sample in the racks must match its Rack and
Tube # in the Work List.
Sample identification is made from the information entered in the
<Rack and Tube #> 6 th
If a match occurs (based on the Rack and Tube #), the sample results along with the
demographic data (including the Specimen ID) are displayed on the RUN screen
and sent to the Data Log.
NOTE: The Rack and Tube # is not displayed on the RUN screen or sent to
the Data Log. The Rack and Tube # is used only for the purpose of
matching Work List entries with samples.
If a match does not occur, it indicates the operator typed an incorrect Rack and
Tube # into the Work List. The operator may either:
1. Correct the Rack and Tube # in the Work List and re-run the sample (this
avoids having to enter all the demographic data manually), OR
2. Go to the Data Log, find the entry by the Rack and Tube # assigned by the
instrument, and enter the remaining demographic information.
NOTE: If the instrument cannot match a sample with a Work List entry
using Bar Code, Specimen ID, or Rack and Tube #, it identifies the
sample by its actual rack and tube position and assigns that number
to the <Specimen ID> field of that sample. The results along with
the assigned rack and tube number are sent to the Data Log without
deleting any records in the Work List, since no match was made.
The sample is identified in the Data Log by the Rack and Tube #
assigned by the instrument.
field on the Work List.
CELL-DYN
Section 5
® 3200 System Operator's Manual
9140181H—October 2001