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System User's
Manual
4.7 Resolving Station Errors
As you perform activities at the BACTEC' 9050 instrument, and as vial testing
progresses, system alerts and errors may occur. Different types of alerts and
errors are flagged by either"E" error codes, audible tones, the System Alert icon
appearing, or the System Alert indicator flashing (or a combination of these).
Generally, the more serious the condition, the more ways the system notifies
you of the problem.
C A U T I O N
When the system notifies you of alerts and errors, you
should immediately respond to the condition.
System alerts, which comprise all "E" type error codes except those in the 30's,
are reported in the system alert log.These errors cause the system alert icon to
appear on the Main Status screen, and can be reviewed by pressing the "system
alert" soft key.The errors must be reviewed to clear the system alert condition.
Activity errors (such as scanning an unexpected barcode) cause the activity er-
ror icon to appear on the activity screen (e.g., remove positives, remove nega-
tives, etc.).They do not put the system into an alert condition, and can frequently
be cleared by simply performing the activity correctly (such as scanning the cor-
rect barcode).
Station errors (type E12) can occur from a number of causes.These errors are
reported in the system alert log, and are also flagged by the appearance of the
resolve errors icon on the Main Activity screen.The general operation of resolv-
ing error stations is shown in Figure
14.
Specific suggestions for resolving error
stations are provided in Section 7.2 - Error Messages, under error code E12.
All the
"E"
type error codes are discussed in detail in Section 7.2 - Error Mes-
sages.The audible tones are discussed in Section 3.7 -Audible Tones and Alerts.
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