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CELL-DYN
®
3200 System Operator’s Manual
9140181H—October 2001
Operating Instructions
Using The Work List
Section 5
Format
1. The Work List will be searched only when the following Specimen Types are
selected in the
RUN
screen: Patient, Fragile WBC, or Resistant RBC. Work
List cannot be used when Background or QC Specimen are selected.
2. There are 3 formats for matching samples with Work List entries: Bar Code,
other Specimen ID, and Rack and Tube #.
3. The <Specimen ID> field in the Work List must have either a bar code
number or other Specimen ID.
4. The <Rack and Tube #> is a separate field in the Work List record.
Matching Entries
As stated earlier, the Work List is always ON. If the Work List contains records
when samples are processed in either Closed or Open Mode, the system will:
1. Attempt to match the bar code number (if any) on the sample tube with a bar
code number in the Work List. The match must be exact, including upper/
lower case.
2. Attempt to match the Specimen ID (non Bar Code) entered on the
RUN
screen
with a Specimen ID (non Bar Code) in the Work List entry.
3. Attempt to match the rack and tube position of a sample with a Rack and
Tube # in the Work List (the instrument reads the bar code on the rack and
keeps track of each tube position).
If a match occurs, that entry is removed from the Work List. The results of that
sample along with its demographic data are displayed on the
RUN
screen and stored
in the Data Log.
If a sample cannot be matched with any of the entries in the Work List, no entries
are deleted from the Work List. The results of that sample are displayed on the
RUN
screen without demographic data (except for the Bar Code, Specimen ID, or
system-assigned Rack and Tube number) and stored in the Data Log in the same
manner. To add demographic data to that sample, the operator must go the Data
Log and, using the
[EDIT SPECIMEN]
soft key, enter the appropriate demographic
information.
If the instrument is unable to read a Bar Code on the tube and is unable to read the
bar code on the rack, a malfunction has occurred. Sample Loader processing is
terminated to avoid possible sample mis-identification and a fault message is
displayed.
SL Model — Closed Mode
In the SL Closed Mode, the Work List is searched after each tube bar code is read
(the RUN cycle has begun).Work List entries are matched using one of the
following two methods:
1. Bar Codes on the sample tubes (for Bar Code Reader).
2. Rack and Tube # entered into the Work List by the operator.
NOTE:
Demographic data cannot be entered into the
RUN
screen in the
Closed Mode on the SL model.
