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7. Cancelling a run: If a problem occurs that requires
the run to be stopped before completion of all read-
ings, touch the
key symbol (Stop Run) in the upper
right corner. You will be given the option of cancelling
the entire run or cancelling only the last strip that was
placed on the platform. If the entire run is cancelled,
all strips on the platform will be moved immediately
to the waste bin. No results will be reported (and no
SEQ # assigned) for any strip that had not been read
at both readheads prior to pressing
mens for those strips must be retested. If only the last
strip is cancelled, the run will continue and a new strip
can be tested, using the same SEQ #.
B. If IDs are Used in a Loadlist:
Up to 100 specimen IDs can be entered as a loadlist
before starting the run, as described below.
1. Touch the ID key from the Ready/Run screen to enter
the number for the first specimen. The ID entry screen
is displayed as, for example:
Enter ID, COL, CLA:
1______________
Color-
YELLOW
Clarity-
CLEAR
1.
The ID number can be entered using the numeric key-
board. If color is being entered by the technician and/or
clarity is being reported, these must be entered at the
same time. They can then be edited while running the
specimens, immediately prior to dipping each Reagent
Strip.
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2. Enter the ID for the first specimen. If alphabetic char-
acters are needed, touch the
alphabetic keyboard (touch
ic keyboard). Alternatively, scan the ID number from
a barcoded label using the Handheld Bar Code Reader.
2.
NOTE: Do NOT touch or scan
screen until after the color and clarity have been
entered.
3. Enter the color and clarity descriptions, if desired, by
; the speci-
touching the Color and/or Clarity key symbols as
needed to display the correct description. If "Use
default COL/CLA during run" was set to ON, the default
values of "YELLOW" and "CLEAR" will be displayed;
if it was set to OFF, the descriptions for both will be
blank until the key is touched. Alternatively, scan the
appropriate color and clarity bar codes, using the
Handheld Reader and the special color/clarity bar code
card provided with the Reader.
4. Touch
ty card) to enter the number, color, and clarity into
memory. (A warning tone will sound if an entry is
missing.) The number to the left of the ID will incre-
ment to indicate the loadlist order of the next ID to be
entered; the number in the lower right corner of the
display will also increment to show the total number
of IDs in the loadlist.
4.
NOTE: There is no need to scan the
you are scanning barcoded ID numbers AND if:
4.
• neither color nor clarity is being used
4. •
or
4.
• clarity is not being used and color is being deter-
mined by the Analyzer.
5. Repeat Steps 2 to 4 above for each specimen.
5.
NOTE: Duplicate ID numbers ARE allowed by the
Total: 0
system.
key to display the
to return to the numer-
from the ID entry
(or scan the
code from the color/clari-
bar code if
Revised 5/01
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