Beckman Coulter UniCel DxH User manual

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UniCel®DxH Slidemaker Stainer
Coulter®Cellular Analysis System
Training Modules
This document is not intended to replace the information in your Instrument Instructions
for Use Manual (IFU). Information in the Instructions for Use Manual supersedes
information in any other manual.

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WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
READ ALL PRODUCT MANUALS AND CONSULT WITH BECKMAN COULTER-TRAINED PERSONNEL
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE INSTRUMENT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PERFORM ANY
PROCEDURE BEFORE CAREFULLY READING ALL INSTRUCTIONS. ALWAYS FOLLOW PRODUCT
LABELING AND MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATIONS. IF IN DOUBT AS TO HOW TO PROCEED
IN ANY SITUATION, CONTACT YOUR BECKMAN COULTER REPRESENTATIVE.
HAZARDS AND OPERATIONAL PRECAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS
WARNINGS, CAUTIONS and IMPORTANTS alert you as follows:
WARNING – Can cause injury.
CAUTION – Can cause damage to the instrument.
IMPORTANT Can cause misleading results.
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. URGES ITS CUSTOMERS TO COMPLY WITH ALL NATIONAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY STANDARDS SUCH AS THE USE OF BARRIER PROTECTION. THIS MAY INCLUDE, BUT IT IS
NOT LIMITED TO, PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR, GLOVES AND SUITABLE LABORATORY ATTIRE WHEN
OPERATING OR MAINTAINING THIS OR ANY OTHER AUTOMATED LABORATORY ANALYZER.
WARNING
Risk of operator injury if:
•All doors, covers and panels are not closed and secured in place prior to and during instrument
operation.
•The integrity of safety interlocks and sensors is compromised.
•Instrument alarms and error messages are not acknowledged and acted upon.
•You contact moving parts.
•You mishandle broken parts.
•Doors, covers and panels are not opened, closed, removed and/or replaced with care.
•Improper tools are used for troubleshooting.
To avoid injury:
•Keep doors, covers and panels closed and secured in place while the instrument is in use.
•Take full advantage of the safety features of the instrument. Do not defeat safety interlocks
and sensors.
•Acknowledge and act upon instrument alarms and error messages.
•Keep away from moving parts.
•Report any broken parts to your Beckman Coulter Representative.
•Open/remove and close/replace doors, covers and panels with care.
•Use the proper tools for troubleshooting.
CAUTION
System integrity might be compromised and operational failures might occur if:
•This equipment is used in a manner other than specified. Operate the instrument as instructed
in the Product Manuals.
•You introduce software that is not authorized by Beckman Coulter into your computer. Only
operate your system’s computer with software authorized by Beckman Coulter.
•You install software that is not an original copyrighted version. Only use software that is an
original copyrighted version to prevent virus contamination.
IMPORTANT
If you purchased this product from anyone other than Beckman Coulter or an authorized Beckman
Coulter distributor, and, if it is not presently under a Beckman Coulter service maintenance agreement,
Beckman Coulter cannot guarantee that the product is fitted with the most current mandatory
engineering revisions or that you will receive the most current information bulletins concerning the
product. If you purchased this product from a third party and would like further information concerning
this topic, call your Beckman Coulter Representative.

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TRADEMARKS
THE BECKMAN COULTER logo, COULTER, DxH, TruColor, and UniCel are
trademarks of Beckman Coulter, Inc; COULTER and UniCel are registered in
the USPTO.
All other trademarks, service marks, products or services are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Copyright ©Beckman Coulter, Inc. 2012
All Rights Reserved

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UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer
Coulter Cellular Analysis System
Log off / Log on
Step Action
To Log Off from the System Manager
1 Select the Log off icon at the top right of the screen.
2
On the Log off screen, select the Log off button.
3 You are now logged off from the System Manager.
To Log On to the System Manager
1
On the Log On screen, type in the Operator ID, press tab (case sensitive).
2 Type in the Password (case sensitive).
3 Select the Log On button or Press Enter.
4 You are now logged on to the System Manager.

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UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer
Coulter Cellular Analysis System
Access System Help
Step Action
1 Select the System HELP icon .
2 You may search for topics using:
“Content”, “Index” and “Search” tabs located on the left side of Help.
3 To place topic in Favorites as a reference, select the Favorites tab.
4 Then, select the “Add” button at the bottom of the display.
5 You may now refer to this topic any time you select Favorites.
6 To delete a topic from Favorites, highlight it and select “Remove”.
7 The Help screen may be moved and resized to place it in a better position on the
screen while you are working.
8 The font icon at the top of the Help screen allows you to increase or decrease the size
of the font used to make it easier to read.
9 The print icon at the top of Help allows you to print any information that you want from
Help. It will print in the font size chosen.
10 To close Help, select “X”

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UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer
Coulter Cellular Analysis System
Home Screen
1. Navigation Icons 5. Utility Icons
2. Status Area 6. System Icons
3. Global Menu Button 7. Status Bar
4. Alert Status Icons 8. Local Navigation Bar
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UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer
Coulter Cellular Analysis System
System Overview
1. DxH Slidemaker Stainer
2. System Manager
3. Handheld Bar Code Scanner
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UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer
Coulter Cellular Analysis System
System Overview
1. Front Cover 6. Cassette Input Buffer
2. Beacon 7. Power Switch
3.Status Indicators 8. Single-Tube Station
4. Ejector Door 9. Cassette Output Buffer
5. Slide Chute 10. Input/Output (I/O) Drawer
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UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer
Coulter Cellular Analysis System
System Overview
Left side of the Slidemaker Stainer:
Right side of the Slidemaker Stainer:
1. Front Cover
2. Input/Output (I/O) Drawer
Open/Close Button
3. I/O Drawer
4. Transport Shield
1. Front Cover
2. Slide Stack
3.Transport Shield
4. Floor Stand
5. Slide Printer Cover
6. Cartridge Cover
7. Upper Right-Side Cover
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UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer
Coulter Cellular Analysis System
System Overview Optional Floor Stand
1. Deionized Water 7. Cleaner Reagent
2. Supply 4 (S4) 8. Stain Waste
3. Supply 3 (S3) 9. Diluent 1 Container
4. Supply 2 (S2) 10. Diluent 2 Container
5. Supply 1 (S1) 11. Biohazard Waste 1 Container
6. Extra Cleaning 12. Biohazard Waste 2 Container
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UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer
Coulter Cellular Analysis System
Daily Checks
Step Action
1 Select the System Status icon . Look at the SMS screen to give you an overview
of basic information about the instrument.
2 Click on the Details Status button or double click on the instrument picture
on the screen.
Active = online and ready
Inactive = offline and not
ready
Disabled = maker or stainer
not available for use
Enabled = maker and/or
stainer available for use
LIS Status:
Green = LIS Interface ON
Gray = LIS Interface OFF
Alert Status Icon color meaning:
Red = error
Yellow = warning
Neutral = OK
Displays if unit is
Online, Offline, in
Diagnostics, or Stopped
Printer Status:
Status displays Auto Print
Disabled, if Disable All Auto
Printed Reports is selected from
Print >Print Printer Setup

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Step Action
If the date and time are a neutral color, all is OK. If they are red, there is a problem.
3 Look at the Maker and Stainer status for Active, Inactive, or Disabled state.
This is where you view the status of the maker and stainer.
4
Transport Status may be Online, if processing samples. Offline, for special cycles and
procedures. Diagnostics or Standby, for certain diagnostic tests. Stopped, when
system is commanded by the operator to stop the process, or Disconnected, when the
system is powered off.
5 Select the Daily Checks alert status icon
or
Menu>QA>Daily Checks.
6 Select Daily Checks from the local navigation bar.
DATE & TIME of last
DAILY CHECK and
SHUTDOWN Cycles
MAKER & STAINER
STATUS
TRANSPORT STATUS
DEFAULT SLIDE ORDER
CASSETTE PREPARATION
SINGLE-TUBE PREPARATION

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Step Action
7
When the system displays: You have requested to perform Daily Checks.
Select OK to run Daily Checks
or
Select Cancel to go back to the previous screen.
8 This cycle will take approx. 3 minutes.
Viewing Daily Checks Information
Step Action
1 Look at the Daily Checks alert status icon . If it is neutral, all is well. If it is red, then
something failed and needs review. You can view the daily checks result information for
the Summary, SMS, and Supplies.
Note:
The Daily Checks must pass or be reviewed in order to run specimens. If Daily Checks
passes, the Review button is disabled.

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Enable Automatic Daily Checks
Step Action
1
From the Daily Checks screen, select Auto Configuration>Configure Daily Checks to
display the Auto Daily Checks Configuration dialog box.
Step Action
2 Select the Review button from the local navigation bar to clear any system failures and
to return to neutral.
3 Select the View Log button to review the Daily Checks tab of the History Log.
Note: When you click “Review” for failed results, you are acknowledging the failure and the
need to repeat the Daily Checks. Be sure to document per your regulatory
requirements. You could add a comment in the History Log.
4 After resolving the cause, repeat Daily Checks.
6 A dialogue window appears asking: Are you sure you want to acknowledge the
Daily Checks failure? Press OK to continue.
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Step Action
2
Select Enable Automatic Daily Checks to enable running daily checks automatically
on your system. Follow the steps to enable/configure automatic Daily Checks.
3 You may, select the radio button Perform daily checks after shutdown from the set-
up screen.
4
If you selected Perform daily checks after shutdown, select OK to save your
selection
or
If you selected Perform daily checks at a specified time, select a time and a day, and
select OK to save your selection.
Viewing Past Results/Adding Comments
Step Action
1 Select the View Log button from the Local Navigation Bar.
2 You may select one date at a time to review.

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Step Action
3
Once highlighted in blue, select the Details button below to view all tabs of those
results. Select View Log to return to the log or the large back arrow on the upper left to
go back one screen.
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With any date highlighted, select the Comments button below to add a comment.

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Step Action
5 Select OK to save comment.
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Once saved, you will see a yellow, page icon appear to let you know there is a comment
there. You may go back to a comment to edit it as well.
Printing/Auto-Printing
Step Action
1 You may manually print individual results by selecting the print icon from the utility area
at the upper right .
2
On the daily checks screen, you may print the Daily Checks Auto Report.
If you are on Daily Checks: View Log>Log Type>Data Summary Logs, you may print:
Entire log, All filtered, or Selected entries by clicking the print icon from the utility
area at the upper right.

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Step Action
3 You may decide to have the Daily Checks print automatically.
4 To do this, return to the Daily Checks screen by selecting the Daily Checks icon.
5
Select the Auto Report button from the Local Navigation bar. This opens the Daily
Checks Auto Report window.
6
You may select to print automatically by checking the Enable auto report generation
box.