Troubleshooting
(Continued)
i-STAT
Alinity v
— User Manual
650-7100 Rev. A
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2. Startup Alerts
• Displayed before the Home Screen appears
• Screen displays instructions for resolution
3. Alerts
• Alert button provides access to Alerts description
• Indicates a change in analyzer status during testing
For analyzer issues, follow the instructions on the display. If the analyzer has
been powered down, the Quality Check Failure (QCF) code will be stored in
Review Results. To retrieve it: Power on the analyzer and touch
More Options >
Review Results > Quality Results > Quality Check Code Results.
Use the following tables to find the
Quality Check Failure
code and determine
the cause and resolution.
1.
In the table below, in the first column, find the
QCF code
as found in
Review Results.
2
. Identify the pathway in which the failure occurred, and
• in the
Cause
column find the cause number, then see
Quality Check
Failure Causes
for the description
• in the
Resolution
column find the resolution letter, then see
Quality Check
Failure Resolutions
for corrective action.
Table of Quality Check Failure Codes
An empty cell indicates that there is no applicable information for that pathway
and code.
Patient Pathway
Quality Control
Pathway
Electronic
Simulator Pathway
QCF Code
shown on
screen
QCF Code
shown in
Review
Results
Cause
Resolution
Cause
Resolution
Cause
Resolution
2-01-1.1.1
2-02-1.1.2
8-01-2.1.8
11-01-2.13.32
13-01-1.6.1
19-01-6.2.5
20-01-3.1.1
21-01-3.1.3
22-01-6.1.3
22-01-6.1.5
1
1
2
3
4
4
A
A
I
B
S
E
G
G
G
G
1
1
2
3
4
4
A
A
I
B
S
F
F
F
F
F
P
D
S
2-01
2-02
8-01
11-01
13-01
19-01
20-01
21-01
22-01
22-01
Quality Check Failure Codes