Bayer HealthCare CLINITEK 500 Operating Manual page 45

2. Completely immerse all reagent areas of a Bayer
Reagent Strip in fresh, well-mixed, uncentrifuged
urine. Immediately remove the Reagent Strip. While
removing, slowly run the edge of the entire length of
the Reagent Strip against the side of the urine con-
tainer to remove excess urine. Do not blot the edge
of the strip against a paper towel.
2. NOTE: The instrument performance has been opti-
mized for use with unblotted strips, and results may
differ if the strips are blotted.
3. Place the Reagent Strip, with reagent areas facing
up, onto the strip supports of the strip loading sta-
tion, to the right of the small embossed arrow (
and against the rear wall of the platform (Figure 4-2).
Figure 4-2
3. NOTE: Be sure the Reagent Strip is lying parallel to
the push bar. The end of the strip should be against
the rear wall of the platform and should not be touch-
ing the bottom of the strip loading station. Improper
placement may cause the instrument to jam or the
strip to be incorrectly aligned under the readheads.
Revised 9/99
4. The presence of the Reagent Strip is detected as soon
as it is placed on the loading station. If the instrument
was previously at the Ready/Run screen, detection of
the first strip immediately activates the timing and
movement functions. The push bar moves the strip
along the loading station to the read area and the
SEQ # increments. The strip is moved along the plat-
form by a series of pins that move every seven sec-
onds, passing under each of the two readheads for
analysis and then into the waste bin.
4. NOTE: If the instrument is already in the Run Mode,
there may be a delay of up to seven seconds after the
strip is placed on the loading station before the push
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bar moves. The amount of delay depends on the sta-
tus of the timing cycle for the strips currently being
analyzed.
5. For each new specimen to be tested:
5. a. Enter the color and/or clarity description.
5. b. Dip and place the Reagent Strip for the specimen
just entered.
5. The instrument continues to move the strips across
the read area until the final strip is moved to the waste
bin. A new strip can be placed on the loading station
at any time prior to then.
5. NOTE: You will have very little time to enter the
color/clarity after placing the strip. Therefore, it is
strongly suggested that you enter the color and clar-
ity of each specimen before dipping the Reagent Strip.
6. See Part D later in this section for information on print-
ing and/or transmitting the results.
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