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Quick Reference Guide
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8005111(07) 2022-04 •
441385, 441386 • English
BACTEC™ FX
 Icons/Indicators
 Vial Entry
 ID Anonymous Vials
 Removing Positive Vials
 Removing Negative Vials
 Daily Maintenance
 Report Summary
 Error Codes
Before using this Guide, it is important that all users review the
BD BACTEC™ FX Instrument User's Manual for comprehensive
operating instructions, including important warnings relating
to operator safety.
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  • Page 1 Route de Crassier 17 1262 Eysins, Switzerland BD, the BD Logo, BACTEC, and EpiCenter are trademarks of Becton, Dickinson and Company or its affiliates. © 2022 BD. All rights reserved.                 ...

  • Page 2: Status Display

    Status Display Status Display (cont.) ID Anonymous Display Remove Positives Save button button/Positive Vial Drawer View button Discard button indicator Remove Negatives BD EpiCenter Exit button button/Negative Vial Enabled/healthy Return button indicator indicator Identify Anonymous BD EpiCenter Undo button button/Anonymous...
  • Page 3 Drawer View Display Station Indicators Culture – Patient Display Culture – Vial Display Search Mode Positive Station Positive Vial Plot button indicator Disassoc(iate) Negative Station Negative Vial Add Mode indicator (vial) button Disassoc(iate) In Instrument Ongoing Station Anonymous Vial (accession) button indicator Positive Reports...

  • Page 4: System Indicators

    Maintenance – Maintenance – Configuration – Configuration – Test Display Utilities Display Lab Display (cont.) Time Display Upgrade Software Red button Language Date indicator button Save DB and Log Green button Country Time indicator button Daylight Saving Alarm button Save Log button Time indicator Configuration –...
  • Page 5 Vial Entry Vial Entry can be initiated in one of two ways: Method 1 (Vial Activated) Select a drawer that has available stations, and open that drawer The barcode scanner turns on Scan a vial sequence barcode label The Vial Entry display appears and the Sequence, Media, and default Protocol are automatically entered If you did not scan the Accession, scan or enter it now (sequence and accession can be scanned in any order) To change the protocol select Modify, then select the Up Arrow to increase or Down Arrow to decrease the protocol length...
  • Page 6 ID Anonymous Vials To identify anonymous vials: Select a drawer that has anonymous stations, and open that drawer. Remove a vial from a FLASHING YELLOW or FLASHING YELLOW/FLASHING RED (alternating) station, or select Identify Anonymous on the Status display. The ID Anonymous display appears and the barcode scanner turns on; Station and Status information for the vial are shown.
  • Page 7 Positive / Anonymous vials). In a BD EpiCenter™ configuration, the instrument cannot Show Related Vials when it is in degraded mode. Remove any related vials if desired, and either confirm or scan the sequence number (depending on the system prompt).
  • Page 8 Removing Negative Vials To remove negative vials: Select a drawer that has negative stations, and open the drawer by pulling it out. The barcode scanner turns on. All positive, final negative, and anonymous (all variations) are indicated by the appropriate flashing station indicators. For Single Vial Removal Select Remove Negatives on the Status display, OR Remove a vial from a FLASHING GREEN (negative) station and scan it.

  • Page 9: Daily Maintenance

    Finally, select Status to illuminate the system status indicators. Both sides of all the indicators (yellow, red, and green) should illuminate. If any indicator does not light, contact your local BD representative for service. Information can be recorded on the Maintenance QC Report.

  • Page 10: Report Summary

    Unloaded Vials – all the sequenced vials that have been removed from the instrument in a specified time period and have not been reentered Additional reports can be printed at the BD EpiCenter™ system. To print a report: Select the Reports tab.
  • Page 11 Corrective Action Code Possible Cause (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) SYSTEM ALERTS Drawer incubation is over 40 °C for more Reboot instrument. than 60 continuous seconds. Stations are marked as Unusable. Refer to manual for additional information on dealing with Unusable stations.
  • Page 12 Make sure all vials are fully seated in the stations. partially seated vial. If alert does not clear, block the station and contact BD. Stations are marked as Unusable. Refer to manual for additional information on dealing with Unusable stations.
  • Page 13 Alert clears when the instrument reinitializes the database and eliminates the corruption. detects corruption in the database. A time mismatch has occurred between This error is set and cleared automatically. Contact your local BD representative if error multiple instruments. persists/recurs.
  • Page 14 There was a problem with a software Reboot the instrument with the software upgrade flash media in the USB flash drive. If error upgrade. recurs, contact your local BD representative. Occurs when the drawer is unable to Reboot instrument. communicate with the main instrument Stations are marked as Unusable.
  • Page 15 Possible Cause (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) An individual reading or a reading collection A sector on the flash drive is corrupted or a bad checksum is encountered on a reading is corrupted.

  • Page 16: Error Code

    (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) Message sent to System Alert display only If error recurs, contact BD. (Info detail window). For Reasons 4 and 5, if power is lost for more than 40 minutes, all vials in the instrument are Instrument has rebooted for one of the marked as Affected Vials.
  • Page 17 Agitation failure caused by drawer not being Open and close the drawer, and then power the instrument OFF and back ON. Contact BD. fully closed. Caused when the drawer is still open every 5 Close the drawer.
  • Page 18 Alert is cleared when agitation speed returns within range. for 10 continuous seconds. If this message recurs frequently, contact BD for service. A Drawer Open, Measurement scan or Power failure resets four times consecutively.
  • Page 19 BC01 A vial sequence number was scanned or Make sure the correct vial barcode or replacement vial barcode is scanned; only original BD entered and the media type is not defined in vial sequence or BD-supplied replacement barcodes can be used for sequence numbers.
  • Page 20 Corrective Action Code Possible Cause (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) Culture Screen Messages CS01 You entered a patient ID that is not in the Make sure Patient ID is entered correctly and completely. You cannot enter a partial ID to database.
  • Page 21 Corrective Action Code Possible Cause (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) CS24 Message occurs if you scan any non- A vial can only be attached to one accession number.
  • Page 22 Code Possible Cause (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) ID12 Occurs if you respond No to message ID09, Vial continues as anonymous if you place it back in the station. Previous test readings are or if you select Return on the ID Anonymous retained and testing continues.
  • Page 23 Locate the correct flash drive for the instrument software update and insert it in the USB port. contain updated BD BACTEC™ FX instrument If the flash drive is labeled correctly (indicates correct software update version), contact BD software. for a new software update flash drive.
  • Page 24 Code Possible Cause (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) VE13 A vial was placed in a station and only the If an accession barcode is scanned, a vial sequence number must be scanned also.
  • Page 25 Corrective Action Code Possible Cause (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) VR07 You blocked a station with a positive, Use Vial Entry to move the vial to a new station.
  • Page 26 Return the vial to the station from which it was removed to continue to test the vial ment in degraded mode in a BD EpiCenter™ anonymously. configuration. Identify the vial when communications with BD EpiCenter™ are reestablished. WE14 Message appears if you select Exit without Select Yes to exit without saving the data.
  • Page 27 Code Possible Cause (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) WE20 During Vial Entry or ID Anonymous, you scan To change the accession, go to Culture – Vial display and disassociate the vial from the or enter an accession and vial sequence accession number.
  • Page 28 Code Possible Cause (If the recommended actions do not correct the situation, refer to the User’s Manual or contact BD) WE30 Positive vial has been detected; message Select OK to remove the message box and silence the Positive Alarm tone.
  • Page 29 Message is informational. No activity is possible since the vial is no longer resident in the attempted to modify a vial that has been database. deleted by BD EpiCenter™ since the time it was recalled on the Culture screen. Select Yes to remove the vial from the old (offline) location.
  • Page 30 WE62 The instrument and BD EpiCenter™ systems Message is displayed while the reconciliation process is in progress. Message is removed are reconciling their databases. when the reconciliation process is complete.

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