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bioMerieux MINI VIDAS User Manual (202 pages)

Brand: bioMerieux | Category: Laboratory Equipment | Size: 8 MB

Table of Contents
3
Introduction to the System

11
- Intended Use and Users
  11
- Benefits and Limitations of Use
  11
- Warning and Safety Messages
  12
  - Statement Types
    12
- General Statements
  13
- Standard Symbols
  16
Safety Information

19
- System Compliance
  19
- Instrument Labels
  20
  - SPR ® Block
    20
  - Reagent Strip Tray
    21
  - Strip Section
    22
  - Rear Panel
    23
- Safety Precautions
  24
- Precautions for Use of Reagents
  29
  - General Precautions
    29
  - Preparing the Analyses
    29
  - Precautions for Samples
    30
  - At the End of the Run
    30
System Description and Basic Operations

31
- Mini VIDAS ® Analyzer Description
  
  31
- Screen and Keypad
  32
- Internal Printer
  33
- Rear Panel Components
  33
- Bar Code Readers
  34
- Memory Cards
  34
- Technical Data and Specifications
  35
  - Dimensions
    35
  - Weight
    35
  - Physical Space Requirements
    35
  - Electrical Specifications
    36
  - Environmental Conditions
    36
    
    Temperature
    37
    
    Humidity
    37
    
    Altitude
    37
    
    Sound Level
    37
  - Technical Features
    37
    
    Capacity
    37
    
    Motors
    37
    
    Pumping
    37
  - Temperature Control
    38
    
    Absolute Accuracy
    38
    
    Relative Accuracy
    38
    
    Thermal Resistance
    38
  - Optics
    38
- Optional Hardware
  39
- Accessories for Industry Use
  39
- Assay Kit Specifications
  40
  - Vidas ® Spr
    40
  - VIDAS ® Single Reagent Strip
    40
- Reagents
  41
  - VIDAS ® Assay Kit
    41
    
    Single Reagent Strip
    41
    
    Single Reagent Strip for Immuno-Concentration (for Industry Use Only)
    42
    
    Dual Reagent Strip (for Clinic Use Only)
    42
    
    Reagent Strip Label
    43
    
    Spr
    44
    
    Standards / Calibrators and Controls
    45
- System Basics
  46
  - Analysis Protocols
    46
  - Principle of a VIDAS ® Assay
    46
  - Analysis Methods
    47
    
    Qualitative Assays (Single Reagent Strips)
    47
    
    Qualitative Assays (Dual Reagent Strips)
    48
    
    Quantitative Assays
    49
  - Principles of Calibration / Recalibration
    50
    
    Calibration
    50
    
    Recalibration
    52
- Overview of Operation Elements
  55
  - Strip and SPR ® Sections
    55
    
    Strip Preparation Tray
    57
  - Microprocessor
    58
  - Incubator
    58
  - Detection System
    58
  - Central Processing Unit
    58
- Software Basics
  59
  - Menu Structure
    59
  - Selecting a Menu Option
    60
  - The Status Screen
    61
    
    The First Status Screen
    61
    
    The Second Status Screen
    62
    
    The Third Status Screen
    62
  - Online Help
    63
  - Viewing Error Messages
    63
  - Screen Paging
    64
    
    Using the Arrow Keys
    64
    
    Paging Bar
    64
System Installation and Configuration

65
- Unpacking
  65
- Storage Conditions
  66
- Choosing a Location
  66
- Electrical Connections
  66
- Checking Installation
  66
- Connecting an External Bar Code Reader
  66
- Starting the System
  67
- Shutting down the System
  68
  - Introduction
    68
  - Procedure
    68
- Configuring the Mini VIDAS ® Analyzer
  
  69
  - Selecting a Language
    69
  - Setting Dose Units
    70
  - Setting User Ids
    72
  - Setting the Report Header
    73
  - Setting the Date and Time
    74
  - Setting Display Contrast
    75
  - Selecting the Printer
    76
  - Setting the Date/Time Format
    77
  - Defining the Sample ID Character Sets
    78
  - Changing the Keyclick Volume
    79
  - Changing the Beep Volume
    80
  - Error Beeps
    81
  - Setting the Final Error Volume
    82
  - Enabling Display Blinking
    83
  - Miscellaneous Items
    84
    
    Onscreen Warnings for Expired Standards
    84
    
    Printed Warnings for Expired Standards
    84
    
    Autoprint Errors
    85
    
    Check for any Standard at Assay Startup
    85
    
    Check for Current Standard at Assay Startup
    85
    
    Check for Master Lot at Assay Startup
    85
    
    Show All Assays
    86
    
    Beep after Printing
    86
  - LIS User Options
    87
    
    Enable LIS Upload
    87
    
    Warn about Missing Ids
    87
    
    LIS Auto Validation
    87
  - Creating Normal Ranges for Assays
    88
  - Installing Paper in the Internal Printer
    89
  - Print Screen
    90
Workflow and Instructional Procedures

91
Results and Reports

123
Miscellaneous Operations

135
- Taking a Section off Line
  135
- Changing Factory Settings
  135
- Testing the Mini VIDAS ® Analyzer
  
  136
  - Testing the Display
    136
  - Testing the Keypad
    137
  - Testing the Printer
    138
  - Testing the Audio Output
    138
  - Updating an Assay
    139
    
    Preliminary Instructions
    139
    
    Reading Assay Update Card Bar Codes
    140
- Displaying the Mini VIDAS ® Software Version
  
  143
- Printing the Mini VIDAS ® Software Version
  
  143
  - Displaying the Assay Version
    144
  - Section Counters
    145
  - Printing the Assay Version
    145
  - Updating the Mini VIDAS ® Software
    146
  - Verifying the Memory Card Data
    147
  - Parking Themini VIDAS ® Analyzer
    147
Maintenance

148
Appendix - Maintenance Records

164
- Maintenance Schedule
  164
- Maintenance Check-List
  165
Appendix - Troubleshooting

167
- Indication of Errors
  167
- Displaying Errors
  167
- Error Messages and Recovery Procedures
  168
  - Start Errors
    168
  - Manually Entering Bar Codes
    171
- Other Error Messages
  173
  - Instrument Errors
    173
    
    Error Messages
    174
    
    Shut down the Mini VIDAS
    177
    
    Starting the System on Page
    178
    
    Analyzer
    179
- Problems that May Occur with the Bar Code Reader
  181
  - The Reader Does Not Emit a Beam of Light
    181
  - Reader Fails to Read Bar Codes
    181
    
    The Bar Codes Are Unreadable
    181
    
    The Reader Window Is Not Clean
    181
    
    The Reading Distance Is Incorrect
    181
- Assay Report Errors
  182
  - Correcting Assay Report Errors
    182
  - Assay Report Error Symbols
    182
  - Error Messages on Assay Reports
    183
- Printer Errors
  183
- Viewing Saved Errors
  184
- Displaying and Printing Instrument Temperatures
  184
Appendix - Installing External Hardware

185
- External Printer
  186
  - Equipment Required
    186
  - Installation
    186
  - Possible Error Message
    186
Appendix - Computer Interface Information

188
- Introduction
  188
- Configuration Information
  189
  - Example of a Mini VIDAS ® Upload
    190
Analyzers)

191
Appendix - Technical Data and Specifications (Previous Versions of Mini VIDAS Analyzers

191
- Dimensions
  191
- Weight
  191
- Physical Space Requirements
  191
- Electrical Specifications
  192
- Environmental Conditions
  193
  - Temperature
    193
  - Humidity
    193
  - Altitude
    193
  - Sound Level
    193
- Technical Features
  194
  - Capacity
    194
  - Motors
    194
  - Pumping
    194
- Temperature Control
  194
  - Absolute Accuracy
    194
  - Relative Accuracy
    194
  - Thermal Resistance
    194
- Optics
  195
- Assay Kit Specifications
  195
  - Vidas ® Spr
    195
  - VIDAS ® Single Reagent Strip
    195
Appendix - Glossary

196

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System Description and Basic Operations

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System Installation and Configuration

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Workflow and Instructional Procedures

Results and Reports

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Miscellaneous Operations

Testing the Mini VIDAS ® Analyzer

Displaying the Mini VIDAS ® Software Version

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Maintenance

Appendix - Maintenance Records

Appendix - Troubleshooting

Appendix - Installing External Hardware

Appendix - Computer Interface Information

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