BD FocalPoint GS User Manual page 6

BD FocalPoint™ GS Imaging System Instrument User's Manual
12.3 Sample Reports ........................................................................................................ 119
12.3.1 Slide Result Report ...................................................................................... 119
12.3.2 Review Report ............................................................................................. 120
12.3.3 QC Review Report ....................................................................................... 122
12.3.4 Archive Report ............................................................................................. 123
12.3.5 Process Review Report ............................................................................... 124
12.3.6 Rerun Report ............................................................................................... 125
13. Slides, Coverslips, and Slide Preparations ......................................................................... 127
13.1 Types of Slide Preparations Allowed ........................................................................ 127
13.1.1 BD SurePath™ Slides.................................................................................. 127
13.2 Slide and Coverslip Standards.................................................................................. 128
13.2.1 Slide and Coverslip Dimensions .................................................................. 128
13.2.2 Slide Optical Properties ............................................................................... 129
13.2.3 Coverslip Requirements............................................................................... 129
13.2.4 Adhesive and Mounting Requirements ........................................................ 129
13.2.5 Staining and Fixative Requirements ............................................................ 130
13.2.6 Barcode Formats ......................................................................................... 130
14. Setting BD FocalPoint™ Slide Profiler Report Options ....................................................... 131
14.1 Slide Report Types ................................................................................................... 131
14.1.1 Sort Order and Layout Options .................................................................... 132
14.1.2 Defining a Report ......................................................................................... 132
14.2 Selecting QC Review Report Options....................................................................... 133
15. Operating the BD FocalPoint™ Slide Profiler...................................................................... 135
15.1 General Warnings and Cautions............................................................................... 137
15.2 Preparing Slides for Processing................................................................................ 138
15.2.1 Applying Barcode Labels ............................................................................. 138
15.2.2 Cleaning Slides ............................................................................................ 139
15.3 Loading Trays ........................................................................................................... 139
15.3.1 Inserting Slides Into Trays ........................................................................... 139
15.3.2 Changing Preparation Types with Switch Slides ......................................... 140
15.3.3 Removing Slides from Trays........................................................................ 141
15.4 Handling Slide Trays................................................................................................. 141
15.4.1 Loading Trays .............................................................................................. 141
15.4.2 Unloading Trays........................................................................................... 142
15.4.3 Ejecting Trays .............................................................................................. 142
15.5 Monitoring the Instrument during Processing ........................................................... 143
15.5.1 The Main Window ........................................................................................ 143
15.5.2 Instrument Status Indicator .......................................................................... 144
15.6 Printing Reports ........................................................................................................ 145
15.6.1 Creating a Print Set (Establishing Rank) ..................................................... 145
15.7 Analyzing Slide Result Reports................................................................................. 146
15.8 Sorting Slides by Action Categories.......................................................................... 147
15.9 When to Manually Screen Slides .............................................................................. 147
15.10 Reprinting Reports .................................................................................................... 147
15.11 Backing Up Your Data .............................................................................................. 151
15.11.1 Type of USB Flash Drive to Use (for USB backup systems) ....................... 151
15.11.2 Backup Media Archive Reminder................................................................. 152
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