COULTER HmX Hematology Analyzer, Reference Manual

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PN 4237523A 1-7
USE AND FUNCTION
OPTIONS
1
Data Management System (DMS)
The DMS controls instrument operation, displays, stores, and recalls sample data, and allows
the operator to perform quality control and calibration procedures. It stores patient and
quality-control data on the hard drive and allows bidirectional communication with a host
computer.
The System Version screen, Figure 1.3, displays the version number of the enabled software
and the features. If a feature is not enabled, the system displays *****.
Figure 1.3 System Version Display
1.5 OPTIONS
Printers
Up to two graphics printers can be added to your system to produce hard copy reports of
sample data.
1.6 REAGENTS
Beckman Coulter recommends these reagents or their equivalents. All stated performance
characteristics in this manual refer to the HmX Hematology Analyzer and HmX Hematology
Analyzer with Autoloader using these reagents.
Diluent
ISOTON
®
III (or ISOTON 4, Japan only) diluent is an isotonic electrolyte that:
r
Dilutes the whole-blood samples.
r
Stabilizes cell membranes for accurate counting and sizing.
r
Conducts aperture current.
r
Carries and focuses the sample stream in the flow cell to enable the WBC differential
measurements.
r
Rinses the system between samples.
Sample Analysis Controls Diluter Functions Special Functions
Diagnostics
Set UP
Control set up
Sample analysis set up
System set up
HmX SYSTEM VERSION 1.XXX
DMS SOFTWARE
INSTRUMENT SOFTWARE
SAMPLE HANDLER SOFTWARE
DIGIBOARD SOFTWARE
DILUTER TABLE
376 FIRMWARE
196 FIRMWARE
ANALYSIS ALGORITHM
RETICULOCYTE SOFTWARE
BI-DIREC HOST SOFTWARE
DATA PACKAGE SOFTWARE
002HL
03X93
03C60
03a00
01s4l
01B01
03A17
7.00
2.0ST
1.1
1.1