ABX Pentra 80 RAB108EA User manual

User Manual
P/n: RAB108EA
ABX Diagnostics
B.P. 7290
34184 MONTPELLIER Cedex 4 - FRANCE

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Index Technical note Software revision Section Date
RAB108BA V 1.0 All 17/06/02
RAB108CA RAH 912 AA V1.01 All 01/08/02
RAB108DA RAH 938 AA V1.1 4 and 8 16/12/02
RAB108DB ECR1354 UL Correction 801/09/03
RAB108EA RAH 986 AA V1.3.0 + CE Ivd labelling corrections All 07/11/03

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Section1: Introduction
1. Warning and precautions................................................ 1-2
1.1. Limited guarantee ..................................................................1-2
1.2. Safety Precautions..................................................................1-3
1.3. graphics and symbols.............................................................1-4
2. Labels ............................................................................. 1-5
2.1. Input/Output Labels...............................................................1-5
2.2. PC connections label.............................................................1-7
3. Operational conditions ................................................... 1-8
3.1. Environment ..........................................................................1-8
3.2. Location.................................................................................1-8
3.3. Grounding.............................................................................1-9
3.4. Humidity/Temperature conditions..........................................1-9
3.5. Electromagnetic environment check ......................................1-9
3.6. Environmental protection.......................................................1-9
3.7. Transportation and storage conditions..................................1-10
3.8. Installation...........................................................................1-10
3.9. Interconnections ..................................................................1-11
3.10. Racks.................................................................................1-12
4. Software overview......................................................... 1-13
4.1. Generic toolbar description .................................................1-14
4.2. Contextual toolbar description.............................................1-15
4.3. Main Menu description........................................................1-16
4.4. Miscellaneous......................................................................1-17
5. Workflow overview....................................................... 1-21
5.1. Order overview....................................................................1-21
5.2. Worklist overview................................................................1-23
5.3. Runs and results overview....................................................1-24
5.4. Archives overview ...............................................................1-25
5.5. Results production ...............................................................1-27
6. Printer........................................................................... 1-28

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Section 2: Daily Guide
1. Instrument Startup........................................................... 2-2
1.1. Waste levels...........................................................................2-2
1.2. Printer start up .......................................................................2-2
1.3. Pentra 80 Startup ...................................................................2-2
1.4. Status.....................................................................................2-5
2. Running the ABX Quality Control ................................... 2-6
2.1. Closed tube Mode with barcode............................................2-6
2.2. Open tube .............................................................................2-7
3. Running specimen .......................................................... 2-9
3.1. Sample identification with internal barcode reader ................2-9
3.2. Non-identified sample with external barcode reader..............2-9
3.3. Stat mode.............................................................................2-11
3.4. Run in progress....................................................................2-12
4. Results .......................................................................... 2-13
4.1. Printing a result series ..........................................................2-13
4.2. Unmatched results...............................................................2-14
5. Archives........................................................................ 2-15
5.1. Searching results by day.......................................................2-15
5.2. Searching results by patient..................................................2-15
6. Instrument Shutdown .................................................... 2-16
6.1. Manual shutdown................................................................2-16

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Section 3: Quality Assurance & Logs
1. Quality control................................................................ 3-4
1.1. Access to the Quality Control Menu ......................................3-4
1.2. L.J. Graphs.............................................................................3-6
1.3. QC data screen grid...............................................................3-7
1.4. Graphics screen.....................................................................3-8
1.5. Print, send or delete results ....................................................3-9
1.6. New blood control setup .....................................................3-10
1.7. Running control blood.........................................................3-13
2. Patient Quality Control (XB).......................................... 3-14
2.1. Access to the XB menu ........................................................3-15
2.2. XB Graphs ...........................................................................3-16
2.3. XB Data Grid screen ............................................................3-17
2.4. Batch content.......................................................................3-18
2.5. XB limits ..............................................................................3-19
3. Within run .................................................................... 3-20
3.1. Accessing the Within Run Data Grid....................................3-20
3.2. Closed tube sample setting...................................................3-22
3.3. Running cycles ....................................................................3-22
4. Calibration.................................................................... 3-25
4.1. Accessing the Calibration Main Menu..................................3-25
4.2. Target values........................................................................3-26
4.3. Running calibration .............................................................3-27
5. Logs.............................................................................. 3-32
5.1. Access to «Logs» function....................................................3-32
5.2. Calibration logs....................................................................3-34
5.3. Quality control logs .............................................................3-34
5.4. Reagent logs ........................................................................3-35
5.5. Settings logs.........................................................................3-35
5.6. Maintenance logs.................................................................3-35
5.7. Error logs .............................................................................3-35
5.8. Host logs..............................................................................3-35
5.9. Blank cycle logs...................................................................3-35
5.10. Patient logs........................................................................3-36

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Section 4: Workflow
1. Workflow........................................................................ 4-3
1.1. Sample tube management......................................................4-3
1.2. Workflow...............................................................................4-4
1.3. Worklist.................................................................................4-4
1.4. Sample identification .............................................................4-5
1.5. Barcode Identification............................................................4-5
1.6. Sample identification on Rack/position ..................................4-8
1.7. Exception management........................................................4-11
1.8. Sample tube and order association.......................................4-13
1.9. Patient file management.......................................................4-13
1.10. Loading Worklist from the LIS............................................4-13
2. Worklist........................................................................ 4-14
2.1. Overview.............................................................................4-14
2.2. Accessing the Worklist function...........................................4-14
2.3. Worklist grid........................................................................4-15
2.4. Rack view............................................................................4-20
3. Sample collection & mixing ......................................... 4-24
3.1. Recommended anticoagulant ..............................................4-24
3.2. Blood sample stability..........................................................4-24
3.3. Microsampling.....................................................................4-24
3.4. Mixing .................................................................................4-24
4. Running specimens....................................................... 4-25
5. Run results and associated Flags.................................... 4-26
5.1. Printer output format............................................................4-26
5.2. Result screen........................................................................4-27
5.3. Flags ....................................................................................4-29
6. Order & sample run association.................................... 4-47
6.1. Reviewing sample results.....................................................4-47
6.2. Result /order association ......................................................4-53
7. Results Archives............................................................ 4-55
7.1. Accessing the Results Archives.............................................4-55
7.2. Daily result Description .......................................................4-56
7.3. Patient Result.......................................................................4-58
7.4. Reviewing a result in full screen mode.................................4-60

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Section 5: Settings
1. Menu «Settings» overview............................................... 5-3
1.1. Accessing the «Settings» menu...............................................5-3
1.2. Menu Settings functions.........................................................5-4
2. Soft parameters ............................................................... 5-5
2.1. Accessing the Soft Parameters menu ......................................5-5
2.2. General tab............................................................................5-6
2.3. Department/Physicians tab.....................................................5-8
2.4. Units tab................................................................................5-9
3. Quality assurance settings............................................. 5-11
3.1. Accessing the QA settings....................................................5-11
3.2. XB options...........................................................................5-11
3.3. Number of calibration runs..................................................5-12
3.4. Coefficients of variation ranges ............................................5-12
4. Rules............................................................................. 5-13
4.1. Accessing the «Rules» screen...............................................5-13
4.2. Rerun conditions..................................................................5-13
4.3. Print conditions....................................................................5-15
4.4. Transmit conditions .............................................................5-16
5. System .......................................................................... 5-17
5.1. Accessing the «System» screen ............................................5-17
5.2. Local settings .......................................................................5-17
5.3. Communication...................................................................5-19
5.4. Printer..................................................................................5-21
5.5. Cycle option........................................................................5-25
6. Save and restore............................................................ 5-26
6.1. Access to «Save/Restore» screen ..........................................5-26
6.2. Configuration.......................................................................5-26
6.3. Dump database....................................................................5-27
6.4. Update of the Help on line of P80 software .........................5-28
7. User profiles.................................................................. 5-30
7.1. Accessing the User screen....................................................5-30
7.2. User menu function keys .....................................................5-31
7.3. Creating a new «User» profile..............................................5-31
8. Sample Types................................................................ 5-33

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8.1. Accessing the «Types» parameters menu .............................5-33
8.2. Pathological limits ...............................................................5-36
8.3. Alarms & Curve thresholds...................................................5-37
8.4. Age range ............................................................................5-41

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Section 6: DescriptionTechnology
1. Pentra 80 description ......................................................6-2
1.1. Front View.............................................................................6-2
1.2. Left side view.........................................................................6-2
1.3. Right side view ......................................................................6-3
1.4. Stat tube holder......................................................................6-3
1.5. Rear view...............................................................................6-4
2. Automatic mode principles............................................. 6-5
3. Measuring principles....................................................... 6-9
3.1. Multi distribution sampling sytem (MDSS)..............................6-9
3.2. CBC detection principles .....................................................6-11
3.3. WBC and differential count..................................................6-15

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Section7: Maintenance & Troubleshooting
1. Maintenance & Troubleshooting procedures................... 7-3
1.1. Hydraulic cycles maintenance chart table..............................7-3
1.2. Maintenance procedures........................................................7-3
1.3. Instrument general cleaning...................................................7-4
2. .Replacement procedures................................................ 7-5
2.1. Reagent replacement .............................................................7-5
2.2. Optical bench lamp replacement.........................................7-11
2.3. Sampling probe replacement ...............................................7-13
2.4. Rinse chamber filter cleaning...............................................7-15
2.5. Instrument Rinse ..................................................................7-16
3. Instrument panels & cover Removals............................. 7-18
3.1. Left front door removal ........................................................7-18
3.2. Right front door removal......................................................7-19
3.3. Right-hand side panel removal.............................................7-19
3.4. Left-hand side panel removal...............................................7-20
4. Service menu description.............................................. 7-21
5. Super User menu description........................................ 7-22
5.1. Mechanical menu................................................................7-23
5.2. Hydraulical menu................................................................7-30
5.3. Others..................................................................................7-35
6. Troubleshooting............................................................ 7-36
6.1. Instrument operation mode..................................................7-37
6.2. Results .................................................................................7-38
6.3. Flags ....................................................................................7-40
7. Hydraulic Diagram ....................................................... 7-42
8. Error messages .............................................................. 7-43
8.1. Analyzer error types and help messages...............................7-44
8.2. Transfer error types and help messages ................................7-45
8.3. STAT mode error type and help message .............................7-46
8.4. Environment Error Types and Help Messages.......................7-46
8.5. User Error Types and Help Messages ...................................7-49
8.6. Expiration Date Error Types and Help Messages...................7-49
8.7. Analyzer Internal Error Types and Help Messages................7-49