CELL-DYN
®
3200 System Operator’s Manual
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9140181H—October 2001
Section 3
Principles of Operation
Operational Messages and Data Flagging
Introduction
Operational messages and data flags appear on the
RUN
screen, on printed reports
and can be transmitted to a laboratory computer system. The CELL-DYN 3200
monitors instrument conditions and data criteria that may affect the displayed
results and these messages and flags are used to alert the operator. Instructions for
interpreting all flags, and numeric, scatter and histogram data should be incorporated
into the laboratory’s procedure and used to determine the need for further action and/
or review of results. Messages are divided into the following categories:
Instrument Messages:
Fault Conditions
Status Conditions
Parameter Flagging Messages:
Dispersional Data Alerts
Suspect Parameter Flags
Suspect Population Flags
Interpretive Messages
Detailed descriptions of the messages in each of the categories are given in this
section.
Instrument Fault and Status Conditions
The Instrument Fault and Status conditions are discussed in Tables 10.1 through
Table 10.4 in
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
. These messages are displayed when the instrument
detects an inappropriate condition during specimen processing. When necessary,
data is suppressed. When any of these messages are displayed, refer to the
Troubleshooting Guide
for assistance. Follow the instructions given and take the
appropriate corrective action. When the problem is corrected, repeat the specimen.
