Programming a Control
Control Chemistries
IMMAGE 800 Operations Manual A11403
Sample Programming
September 2016
Page 7-39
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Control Chemistries
When a control is selected, only the chemistries defined for the Control Name are
available. The defined chemistries can be selected and deselected from the Program
Control screen.
A manually programmed control will always be programmed for the chemistries that
were selected last.
Example:
• Control X is defined for IGG, IGA, and IGM.
• IGA and IGM are deselected before the control is run.
• The next time the control is programmed, only IGG will be selected.
Bar Coded Controls
Bar code labels can be used to identify control samples. The bar code must encode a
defined Control ID.
If the same control is repeated in different positions during a run, each control sample
must have a different bar coded Control ID.
All defined control chemistries will be run automatically when a Control ID is
identified by bar code.
Exception: the system will try to run
Pending
tests from an
Incomplete
sample.
When using a barcoded QC, the control will rerun during Pause/Resume.
Host Programming of a Control
If a control is programmed by a host computer, the Control ID sent from the host:
• must be programmed for only the chemistries defined for that control.
• must not match any patient Sample ID that is sent for the same run.
NOTICE
After pausing or stopping the system, completed bar coded control samples will be run
again when the system is started.