CELL-DYN
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3200 System Operator’s Manual
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9140181H—October 2001
Section 5
Operating Instructions
Running Samples with Bar Codes
1. If Work List records containing bar codes were downloaded from a host,
perform steps a through h below. If entries are to be made by the operator at
the instrument, go to step 2.
a. In the
RUN
screen, press
[SPECIMEN TYPE]
followed by the appropriate
specimen type (Patient, Fragile WBC, or Resistant RBC).
b. If necessary, press
[CHANGE SAMPLER]
to select the Closed Mode.
c. Be sure that each sample to be run has a bar code label on the tube.
d. Place a well-mixed sample in the Tube Retainer and close the door.
e. Press the Touch Plate to run the sample.
f. When the sample has been aspirated, the door will open. Remove the
tube.
g. Repeat steps d through f until all Work List samples have been processed.
NOTE:
Additional entries may be made to the Work List while
processing takes place. To input additional entries to the Work
List, press
[WORK LIST]
to display the
WORK LIST
screen. Type
in the new entries.
h. Go to step 3.
2. If Work List records are entered by the operator at the instrument, perform
steps a through h below:
a. In the
RUN
screen, press
[SPECIMEN TYPE]
followed by the appropriate
specimen type (Patient, Fragile WBC, or Resistant RBC).
b. If necessary, press
[CHANGE SAMPLER]
to select the Closed Mode.
c. Be sure that each sample to be run has a bar code label on the tube.
d. Enter all the Work List records associated with the samples to be run into
the Work List. DOUBLE CHECK to ensure that each Bar Code was
entered correctly into the <Specimen ID> field.
e. Place a well-mixed sample in the Tube Retainer and close the door.
f. Press the Touch Plate to run the sample.
g. When the sample has been aspirated, the door will open. Remove the
tube.
h. Repeat steps e through g until all Work List samples have been
processed.
NOTE:
Additional entries may be made to the Work List while
processing takes place. To input additional entries to the Work
List, press
[WORK LIST]
to display the
WORK LIST
screen. Type
in the new entries.
3. When all samples have been processed, check to see if all entries have been
deleted from the Work List. Entries are automatically deleted from the Work
List when a match occurs. Entries remaining in the Work List indicate a
successful match did not occur. The operator should follow laboratory
procedures to determine the cause of this discrepancy.
