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CELL-DYN
®
3200 System Operator’s Manual
9140181H—October 2001
Calibration Procedures
Auto-Cal Method
Section 6
Over-Limit Parameters
1. If the Factor % Diff for a parameter is highlighted in purple, it indicates there
may be an instrument problem. In this case, do the following:
a. Determine if any component on the instrument was changed. This could
affect calibration. Such components include the Shear Valve, Optical
Flow Cell, Hemoglobin Flow Cell, or one of the syringes.
b. If a component was changed, then treat the result as if it fell within the
“calibration range” (even though it is greater than the upper limit).
CALIBRATION IS REQUIRED for that parameter. Use the arrow keys
to move the cursor to the Factor % Diff value. Press the Enter key to
change the purple to green, indicating calibration is now required.
Pressing
[ACCEPT]
followed by
[CONFIRM ACCEPT]
will calibrate this
“over limit” parameter along with any other “calibration required”
parameters. Go to subsection
Completing Calibration Log
below.
NOTE:
Because Factor % Diff values highlighted in purple can be
changed to green using the Enter key, it is also possible for the
operator to overwrite these values. However, the change only
appears on the screen; the actual values calculated by the
calibration program remain intact and the Mean Factors are not
affected.
c. If no component was changed and your calculations are correct, DO
NOT CALIBRATE. CONFIRM THAT ALL PRE-CALIBRATION
PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETED AND THEN CALL THE
ABBOTT HEMOTOLOGY CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER FOR
ASSISTANCE (at 1-800-CELL-DYN in the U.S.). For Customers
outside the U.S. contact your local Hematology Customer Support
Representative.
Completing Calibration Log
1. Complete the Calibration Log (adding comments) as required. If a printout of
the log is desired, press
[PRINT LOG]
.
2. Press
[RETURN]
to return to the main
CALIBRATION
screen.
3. Press
[PRINT]
to obtain a copy of the new Open Sampler Calibration Factors.
Confirming Open Mode Calibration
To confirm calibration in the Open Mode, follow the instructions below. Use the
same Calibrator or Fresh Whole Blood Sample that was used to calibrate the
instrument.
1. In the
CALIBRATION
menu, press
[MAIN]
to return to the
MAIN MENU
.
2. In the
MAIN MENU
, press
[RUN]
followed by
[SPECIMEN TYPE]
and
[QC
SPECIMEN]
. Select an empty QC file.
3. Refer to Worksheet 7, Calibration Confirmation, in
Manual Calibration
Worksheets
at the end of this section. Make copies of this worksheet as
necessary.
