System Messages; Aqc Cartridge Expired; Aqc Cartridge Not Valid; Aqc Connector Is Open - Bayer HealthCare RapidPoint 400 Series Service Manual

System Messages

The system messages can appear as follows:
• Messages can appear in a message box over the Analysis screen or
over the Status screen. In a Restricted system, some messages can
appear at the Sign-In screen.
• Messages can appear in the events log at the Status screen or in the
events log that you access from the Recall menu. For example, after
you replace a depleted wash/waste cartridge, the message remains in
the events log that you access from the Recall menu.
The following table lists the messages in alphabetical order.
Message
AQC Cartridge
Expired
AQC Cartridge
Not Valid
AQC Connector
is Open

AQC Pending

Additional Cal
Required
Rev. C
Probable Cause and Corrective Action
The AQC cartridge has exceeded its operating life or is depleted.
Refer to Replacing the AutomaticQC Cartridge on page 168 to
replace the cartridge.
The system detects that the AQC cartridge just installed has
exceeded its Install by date, that a used cartridge was reinstalled,
or that the cartridge was installed without using the prompted
method that you begin from the Status screen.
The system is unable to use the cartridge. Refer to Replacing the
AutomaticQC Cartridge on page 168 to replace the cartridge.
The system detects that the connector on the AQC cartridge is
open.
Slide the connector to the left to close it.
Appears 15 minutes before the time of the next scheduled
AutomaticQC. The time remaining until AutomaticQC begins
appears with the message.
Touch the button to start AutomaticQC sooner. The message
QC!
disappears when AutomaticQC begins.
A sensor experienced a calibration error, and the system
repeated the calibration to attempt to correct the error. This
message also appears in the printed calibration report.
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