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SETUP OF THE SENTRY
®
200
The Setup process is used to input or adjust basic information (such as time and date) or settings (such as screen
contrast) used thereafter by the SENTRY
®
200.
The Setup process includes the following steps:
1. Make certain the SENTRY
®
200 is connected to an appropriate power source. Turn on the SENTRY
®
200 by
depressing the power key on the keyboard. The power key is identified by the international symbol for power.
2. The SENTRY
®
200 will sequence through a series of diagnostic self-checks. During this process the words
“Sentry 200” will appear on the display.
3. After the bootup sequence is complete, the main screen will be displayed. ‘Sentry 200 v3.2.’ appears at the top of
the main screen, followed by four lines of text displaying the ‘Run Assay’, ‘Data Manager’, ‘Calibrate’, and ‘Setup’
selections.
Main Screen
1. Beginning on the main screen, use the up or down arrows on
the instrument keyboard to highlight the ‘Setup’ line (Figure 2).
2.
Press the ‘Select’ button below the screen to enter the ‘…Setup’
screen.
Setup Screen
The ‘…Setup” screen contains several entries that cannot all be
displayed on the same screen (indicated by the down arrow in the
upper right corner of the LCD). Pressing the down arrow key when
you have reached the last line of the first screen will display the
second screen. On the first screen, Time, Date, Contrast and PMT
entries are displayed. The second screen contains the Assay Time,
and Bluetooth entries (Figure 3).
Use the up or down arrows on the instrument’s keyboard to
highlight the information you wish to edit (Figure 3). Press the
‘Edit’ key to enter an editing mode for that line.
To edit the selected information (Time, Date, PMT, or Assay Time) follow
the instructions below:
Time:
Use the alpha-numeric keys to enter the current
hour. Then press the up or down arrows to select
the minute entry. Use the alpha-numeric keys to
enter the current number of minutes past the hour.
Press the ‘Done’ key. Please note that the current
time is displayed on a 24 hour basis without
indication of a.m. or p.m. For example, 1 p.m. is
displayed as 13:00.
Figure 3 ‘..Setup’ screen.
Figure 2 Main screen with ‘Setup’