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Solana User Manual
Page 1: ...1 Solana User Manual...
Page 2: ...2 Quidel Corporation Worldwide Headquarters 12544 High Bluff Drive San Diego CA 92130 United States quidel com 858 552 1100 MDSS GmbH Schiffgraben 41 30175 Hannover Germany...
Page 3: ...ging and Unplugging Solana 13 General Operation 14 Procedural Notes 14 Startup Solana 15 Power Up 15 User Login 16 Main Menu 17 User Logout 17 System 18 Settings 19 Workflow Settings 19 Order Settings...
Page 4: ...ample Order On 42 Patient Samples 42 QC Samples 43 Test in Progress 43 Sample Assignment or Editing Sample ID During the Run 44 LIS Orders 45 LIS Order Assignment 45 Review and Managing Results 49 Vie...
Page 5: ...1517 in the United States 858 552 1100 outside the United States Fax 740 592 9820 E mail technicalsupport quidel com or contact your local distributor Customer Service Monday through Friday 8 00 AM t...
Page 6: ...of particular importance Warning Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in injury to the Operator or a bystander e g electrical shock or UV exposure Potential Biohazard An...
Page 7: ...nt should follow and be performed according to established laboratory protocols and schedules Turn off Solana when not in use Safety Precautions Solana is designed to provide safe and reliable operati...
Page 8: ...evice Do not use bleach on the tube holder Failure to follow the precautions mentioned above invalidates the warranty To reduce the risk of environmental contamination If the inside of the Solana is c...
Page 9: ...by Quidel Solana instrument Power supply and cords Ethernet cord Dymo LabelWriter 450 printer Dymo LabelWriter 450 printer labels Stylus To place an order please contact or fax Quidel Customer Service...
Page 10: ...10 Functional Description Hardware Figure 1 Figure 2 and Figure 3 identify the components of the Solana instrument Figure 1...
Page 11: ...11 Figure 2 Figure 3...
Page 12: ...ctions e g Dymo printer In addition it should be placed with enough surrounding space to perform the following functions Easily open and close the tube lid heater to insert or remove the reaction tube...
Page 13: ...cked position see Figure 4 Figure 4 AC Power Connection Solana operates at 100 240 VAC 0 5 A 50 60 Hz Use the provided power supply only Use of a temporary power cord e g extension cords power strips...
Page 14: ...ing Quidel Technical Support Solana has a touchscreen display Touch the icon to select the option To type information touch the entry field to activate the touchscreen keypad and touch the keys on the...
Page 15: ...rt lock is displayed Figure 7 touch the button after confirming the unit is unlocked Note This message does not appear if the unit was powered down using normal shutdown procedures shutdown without lo...
Page 16: ...is not required and the Main Menu appears See Main Menu section below Refer to the User Access Control section for details on modifying this feature Type in the User ID and Password information Alter...
Page 17: ...evice settings access maintenance features and retrieve instrument information LIS Orders if LIS server connection is On to view LIS orders received User Log out Figure 10 The options are described in...
Page 18: ...e Info Figure 12 The Info option displays the instrument software version Linux version device serial number and build Changes to Settings and Maintenance are saved and applied to subsequent uses of t...
Page 19: ...There are two types of settings Figure 13 Workflow Settings Device Settings Figure 13 Workflow Settings Within Workflow Settings the following can be configured Figure 14 Order Settings Result Handlin...
Page 20: ...then assign the test method by selecting the test one time To change the displayed setting touch the On Off icon Touch the button to confirm the selection Sample ordering The default Auto Sample Orde...
Page 21: ...ew Test button is not available on the Main Menu Results must be manually deleted to free up memory Overwrite On This option allows the oldest results to be overwritten with the newest results when So...
Page 22: ...ange the date format touch the drop down arrow to see the selections dd MMM yyyy yyyy MM dd or MMM dd yyyy Touch the desired date format Time To change the time touch the left or right arrow to arrive...
Page 23: ...or roles Administrator Lab User and Technical Specialist Each user in the laboratory can be assigned as an Administrator or a Lab User Both Administrators and Lab Users can perform all functions relat...
Page 24: ...Switch on off X Add new user X Delete user X Edit user X Edit Network Configuration X Activate LIS X Edit LIS Network configuration X Activate Virena X Edit Virena Network Settings X Activate Result...
Page 25: ...en User Access Control is On Figure 19 the following options are available to Administrators on the User Access Control menu Add a New User Edit an Existing User Delete a User To Add a New User touch...
Page 26: ...er To exit the User Access Control screen hit the left back button Network Settings LAN LIS Server and Virena network settings can be programmed Figure 20 Figure 20 LAN Settings To add LAN network set...
Page 27: ...Server button Figure 20 To change the displayed setting touch the On Off icon Figure 22 If the LIS Server is On type in the Server IP Server Port and Listener Port information can be provided by your...
Page 28: ...23 Figure 23 If Activate Virena is On set Result Transfer and Network Updates settings On Off o Result Transfer refers to sending the results to the Virena Cloud If this feature is turned On the resu...
Page 29: ...rrow next button at the bottom of the screen to advance to the next screen Type in the Zip Code Figure 25 Figure 25 Touch the button to confirm the selections and entries or touch the left back arrow...
Page 30: ...h the Delete Patient Info in All Records button to activate this feature Touch the button to confirm the selection Maintenance The following options are available in the Maintenance settings Virena St...
Page 31: ...B database For example if unsent results are available touch the button next to Send Unsent Results If information was sent a message is displayed on the status of the export e g Result export started...
Page 32: ...export e g Result export started Touch the button to confirm Touch the left arrow back button to return to previous screens Software Test Methods Report Template This menu allows for the installation...
Page 33: ...existing method the older version must be deleted first Installing a New Method File Touch the Manage Methods button To add a new method insert the USB flash drive Note If loading a Method File Updat...
Page 34: ...printer driver on the PC Please see separate instructions for Network Printer Set up for Solana for details Contact Technical Support or access the Quidel website to obtain these instructions Event Lo...
Page 35: ...o sit on its left face Move the transport lock lever into the locked position Return the unit to the upright position Touch the button to confirm the device is locked The instrument automatically star...
Page 36: ...rom the Main Menu touch the New Test button to start a new test The sample ordering screen appears Figure 33 Figure 33 If needed type the Lot ID and Kit Exp Date using MM DD YYYY date format Figure 33...
Page 37: ...are compatible After assignment of the first test the instrument drop down menu offers only the tests that are compatible Starting New Test Test Selection Autofill Mode On To start tests based on LIS...
Page 38: ...ected individually If needed type the Lot ID and Kit Exp Date using MM DD YYYY date format For example if the date is June 23 2015 type 06 23 2015 Touch the Enter key to confirm the entries Note Scann...
Page 39: ...Per Run section to select tubes and tests for the first set of tubes to be tested with one test except do not touch the Play button For the second test the first available tube is highlighted Figure 3...
Page 40: ...ID The Sample Type and ID are set from the sample ordering screen Figure 40 The default Sample Type is Patient The default ID is blank Figure 40 Auto Sample Order Off This option allows the user to a...
Page 41: ...on to confirm the ID entries The entered Sample Type and Sample ID are displayed Touch the applicable tube s to assign the displayed sample information To enter additional sample information touch the...
Page 42: ...omatically assign a sample ID to the next tube This setting is helpful when scanning in barcodes for patient specimens in sequential order Patient Samples If needed select the appropriate tube If need...
Page 43: ...mple touch the button to confirm the selection of a QC sample If QC sample type was entered in error touch the exit button The sample type reverts to Patient See instructions above for Patient Samples...
Page 44: ...les is pending After the run the results are displayed Figure 45 Figure 45 Note It is not possible to edit the Lot specific information or sample information after testing is completed Sample Assignme...
Page 45: ...S Order Assignment To send an order from Solana to a LIS system a LIS order must be assigned to a tube To assign an order to a test touch the New Test button on the Main Menu Assign tubes to a test pe...
Page 46: ...igure 48 Touch the LIS Orderlist to the right of the Order Number Figure 49 Figure 49 Touch the first column of the row with the relevant order Figure 50 A checkmark appears next to the selected LIS o...
Page 47: ...h the button to confirm the selection The tube now displays the LIS Order Number Figure 51 Figure 51 Touch the tube to assign the Order Number to the tube The Order Number appears with the correspondi...
Page 48: ...button to start the test Touch the button to confirm all tubes are loaded and to start the run Figure 53 Figure 53 After testing is complete Figure 54 results automatically transmit for each tube tha...
Page 49: ...wing Date and Run ID is displayed with the most recent results displayed at the top Figure 55 Figure 55 If needed scroll through the list of runs by touching the reverse or forward buttons To view ind...
Page 50: ...or Invalid generated by the software From the Sample Results screen Figure 56 touch the row with the relevant sample The real time curve of the selected tube is shown in a separate window Figure 57 M...
Page 51: ...nnected to a printer From the Sample Results screen Figure 56 select the tube s Touch the print button at the bottom of the screen Real time curves can be printed if Solana is connected to a printer F...
Page 52: ...lana can be divided into three different levels For information only no action is required and the pop up window is automatically dismissed or the user confirms or acknowledges actions by touching the...
Page 53: ...touching the green button Print in progress No action required Print job complete Acknowledge the message by touching the green button User deleted test results Acknowledge the message by touching th...
Page 54: ...knowledge the message by touching the green button User installed software updated software Continue by touching the button Report printer template import successful Acknowledge the message by touchin...
Page 55: ...ter is open Close tube lid to continue User selected print option No action required User selected to install software update Insert USB flash drive USB stick with software update and touch the USB dr...
Page 56: ...st method and chose USB flash drive as source of update Insert USB flash drive with new methods and confirm by touching the green button or cancel by touching the red button User selected to delete re...
Page 57: ...clear the event log Confirm by touching green button or cancel by touching red button User selected to delete test method Confirm by touching green button or cancel by touching red button User select...
Page 58: ...ment is preparing for transport lock No action required User confirmed the activation of transport lock Set the transport lock to the locked position and confirm by touching green button Critical Info...
Page 59: ...he message by touching the green button Scan in a barcode in the appropriate format or enter information for a patient sample An error occurred Contact Technical Support Acknowledge the message by tou...
Page 60: ...uching the green button Review tube assignments Installation of new method failed Acknowledge the message by touching the green button View event log Installation of new print template failed Acknowle...
Page 61: ...for temperatures up to 31 C Safety Power Supply Class I Instrument Class III Protection Degree IP20 Pollution Degree 2 Standards EN 61010 1 Mechanical Data and Hardware Features Feature Specifications...
Page 62: ...s with up to 4 colors on 2 detectors within 35 seconds Sensitivity 10 to 12 mol L fluorescein sodium in 0 1 N sodium hydroxide measured with excitation at 470 nm and detection at 520 nm Surveillance I...
Page 63: ...marks of Quidel Corporation Any other trademark mentioned in this document belongs to its respective owner Authorised distributor In Australia For customer service call 1300 735 292 To fax an order us...
