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1.4.2 Control Panels
START button
Pressing and releasing the START button triggers an analysis cycle.
Status indicator
A three-color LED is located near the START button.
Its actual color indicates the status of the analyzer.
LED color
Analyzer status
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Green
The analyzer is ready to work. Analysis can be initiated.
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Red blinking
Blood sample can be removed when the LED blinks red 3
times and the instrument beeps 3 times.
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Red
The analyzer is currently performing an analysis.
No new measurement can be started.
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Yellow
The analyzer is performing a maintenance process or is in
stand-by state.
The LED is blinking in stand-by and display light is turned off.
1.4.3 Display
The display is a 240 x 128 dots, high contrast, CCFL backlit graphic LCD (Liquid
Crystal Display) module.
1.4.4 Keyboard
The foil keypad consists of the following (shown in Figure 1):
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Numeric keys
for entering numerical data, and selecting menu items
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Function keys
having specific functions. These functions are
menu-dependent and are indicated by icons appearing above the keys
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Hardware function keys (short-cut keys)
for easier navigation between menus
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Cursor control keys
↑
and
↓
for moving between database items,
←
and
→
, for moving between parameter columns or menu levels
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START key
for initiating an analysis cycle
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OK key
for confirming data
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Del key
for deleting characters
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Help key
for HELP function
