Bayer HealthCare CLINITEK 500 Operating Manual page 37

J. Setup Menu #9
When all options have been selected on the eighth
menu, touch to progress to the final menu in the Setup
Routine. The menu is displayed as, for example:
Set options.
Reset all features to defaults
Perform hardware tests
1. Reset all features to defaults:
1. You can return all options in the Setup Routine to the
manufacturer's default settings through the use of this
key. A confirmation screen will be displayed, from
which you must touch YES before the options are reset.
All stored results and loadlisted ID numbers will be
deleted if the options are reset.
2. Perform hardware tests:
2. Several different hardware tests can be performed
through this menu option. You may be asked by a Bayer
Representative to perform one or more of these tests
in order to assist in troubleshooting a problem. When
the action key is touched, a new menu of six different
options is displayed. The screen also displays the total
number of strips that have been read by the Analyzer.
2. a. Strip sensor: When the action key is touched, the
screen displays the prompt "
" If the strip sensor detects the pres-
on table.
ence of a strip, the message "
will be displayed.
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2.
2. b.
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Place test strip
"
Strip detected
2.
b. Serial port: This test sends data from the serial
port, through a connector, and back into the same
port. The data sent and received should be identical.
iii. Obtain a loopback connector, either by making
your own or by ordering from Bayer Instrument
Service (see Section 9, "Replacement Parts").
The connector is a serial 25-pin male connec-
tor on which pins 2 and 3 are connected and
pins 4 and 5 are connected.
iii. Touch the Serial port action key to display the
test screen. As instructed on the screen, plug
the loopback connector into the serial port on
the back of the instrument (labeled
touch to begin the test. The test will con-
tinue until you exit the screen (by touching
c. Touch screen: This test may be used to determine
if the touch screen is functioning properly. When
the Touch screen key is touched, a screen is dis-
played that is filled with small boxes. As each box
is touched, a check mark (
disappears when touched again). Touch the center
of each box, saving the
d. Bar code reader: This test is identical to the Test
bar code option described in Step I-2-b so you can
test your reader without exiting the hardware test
screen. If your Handheld Reader is not reading your
labels, you should test labels of a known quality to
determine whether the problem lies with the labels
you are using or with the Handheld Reader itself.
The package containing your Handheld Reader
includes two sheets of barcoded labels that have
been printed to the minimum specifications of the
bar code reader. If these labels cannot be read, the
problem is probably with your reader. If they read
properly, the labels you are using may not be
acceptable. Scan the desired label and compare
the displayed result with the known value of the
label. Return to the previous menu when finished.
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