Preservice Checklist - Bayer HealthCare CLINITEK 500 Operating Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING AND SERVICE
For reference, record the following information:
Model / Serial Number: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Installation Date: _______________
01. Does the fan come on when the instrument
is turned on?
01. • If NO, is the instrument firmly plugged
into a live AC electrical outlet and into
the instrument?
02. Is the appropriate sequence of screens
displayed when the instrument is first
turned on? (See Section 2 for a description
of the screens.)
02. • If NO, is the Program Card firmly in place
and properly oriented? (See Section 2,
"Instrument Setup," Step 5.)
03. Is the touch screen operating properly?
03. If NO:
03. • Have you performed the Touch Screen
Test? (See Section 3, Step J-3c.)
03. • Have you recalibrated the touch screen?
(See Section 7.)
04. Does the instrument proceed properly while
analyzing Reagent Strips?
05. Is the printer functioning properly (i.e.,
are the appropriate messages and
patient results being printed)?
05. If NO:
05. • Is the internal or an external printer
turned ON? (See Section 3, Step A-4.)
05. •
05. • Is there paper in the printer?
05. • Have you performed the printer test?
05. • (See Section 3, Step J-2f.)
06. Are reasonable results being displayed/printed
for the controls and patient samples?
06. If NO:
06. • Does the name of the Bayer Reagent Strip
displayed on the Ready/Run screen agree
with the strip being used?
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06. • Are the Bayer Reagent Strips within their
expiration dating?
06. • Is the bottle of Control Strips within its
expiration dating and is the Control
Solution within its use life (8 hours)?
06. • Is the instrument in the proper operating
environment and location? (See Section 2.)
06.
06. • Is the fixed platform clean? (See Section 5.)
07. What is the software revision level being
used? (Turn the Analyzer off, wait about
15 seconds, then turn it back on; the
software version is displayed after the
initialization screen.) _______________________________
08. Are any error messages or warnings being
displayed?
08. • If so, what are they? (List the error description
and any numbers that are displayed.)
08. ________________________________________________
08. ________________________________________________
09. Have you performed the appropriate steps
suggested on the display for the error being
displayed?
If an external device is being used:
10. Is the printer and/or host computer/LIS
connected and turned on?
11. Have the correct parameters for transmission
been selected (through the Setup menus)?
12. Is the external printer properly printing the
test results?
13. Is the computer receiving the proper data
(e.g., do the results correspond with the screen
display)?
YES NO
Revised 10/06