What Can Go Wrong; Using Simulator Cartridges In The User Mode - Bayer HealthCare RapidPoint 400 Series Service Manual

What Can Go Wrong?

If . . .
a yellow dialog
box appears and
indicates that the
measurement
cartridge is not
valid

Using Simulator Cartridges in the USER Mode

Simulator cartridges are to be used only in the USER mode as
CAUTION:
previously described. Install simulator cartridges only when in
Sample Totals
1. Enter the service password or the password of the day to access the
Diagnostics screen.
Refer to Diagnostics in the Rapidpoint 400 Series Service Manual for
complete information on the use of simulator cartridges when
diagnosing system problems.
When you remove a real measurement cartridge and install a
CAUTION:
simulator cartridge, you must remove the real measurement cartridge from
the system when you leave the customer site. When power is removed from
the cartridge, power is also removed from the oxygen sensor and creates
a latent problem that causes the cartridge to fail after a period of time.
However, you can use the removed measurement cartridge for verifying
that you solved the customer's problems.
It is unacceptable to leave a known problematic cartridge on the instrument
at the end of a service call.
2. Ensure that all simulator cartridges have been removed before exiting
Diagnostics.
Rev. C
Then . . .
install a previously used measurement cartridge or
demonstration cartridge:
1. Touch
Continue
2. Touch
Replace
The door opens.
3. Install a new measurement cartridge and close the door.
, or .
Diagnostics
.
on the
Cartridge Status
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screen.
,
Recall