Practical Use; How To Use The Instrument - Greiner Bio-One Sed Rate Timer 10/II User Manual

7. PRACTICAL USE

7.1 How to Use the Instrument

SRT 10/II is very simple to use and the procedure can be learnt quickly. Being already pre-
set, no configuration is necessary after switching on, so the operator does not input data. For
this reason there is no user interface keyboard.
The standard conditions, which can be modified, are the following:
a) Analysis time: 15, 30 or 60 minutes after which selected results are given. (refer to
page 6 for different configurations).
b) automatic adjustment of temperature with report related to the reference
temperature of 18°C in accordance with Manley table.
After collected the sample, observing instructions given in chapter 6 "Operating procedure",
the operator can put the sample into the first free position of the SRT 10/II. Before putting the
sample in, the operator must record on the appropriate form, the patient name or the patient
code, the sequence number of the analysis and mostly the position number (1-10) in which
the sample is putted in. After few seconds, the display, in the same position of the loaded
channel, shows this symbol: " ▓ " meaning the analysis start.
If after two minutes this symbol remains unchanged, it means that the sample has been
accepted by the level control made by SRT 10/II at the beginning of the analysis.
If the sample is not accepted, the message "LEV" appears, meaning that the sample has not
been properly drawn and the blood level in the test tube is not within the limits permitted by
the instrument ( + 4, - 10 mm from the theoretical level).
For samples with blood levels in the range +4 and -10 mm, the results will be automatically
adjusted by the SRT 10/II software. Other test tubes may be placed in, following the
progressive position order up to 10.
Once the instrument has finished measuring the sample, the result(s) will appear on the
display in the position corresponding to the respective test tube and remains until the sample
is removed. 60 seconds after the sample removing, the result will disappear to the display.
Now other samples can be loaded in the vacated positions. If the printer is connected to SRT
10/II, it will print out the results at the end of each analysis as follows:
Smpl.Chan.PatID#
104 14 ..........
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30' 1h 2h
5 13 124
Smpl = sample sequential number (1 - 999 )
Chan = Channel number ( 1 - 10 )
Pat-ID = fixed value at "............"
If the graphic printout has been activated, you can see the
diagram (here below) in addition to the results:
SRT 10/II
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