8-2 Troubleshooting
8.3 Instrument and Result Messages
The VS2 Analyzer performs a series of internal quality checks to ensure accurate results. When
the analyzer detects a problem, the analyzer will either suppress certain chemistry results (~~~,
HEM, LIP, or ICT printed in place of values) or cancel the run (rotor cancels and no patient
results printed). If either of these situations occurs, proceed as follows:
Chemistry Suppression
In this situation, patient results print, but some results do not have numerical values. The results
printout includes troubleshooting “flags” — “HEM”, “LIP”, “ICT”, or the symbols “~~~” — in
place of values.
Contact Abaxis Technical Service at 1-800-822-2947 to review the patients results printed on the
error report. You can print the error report using the Recall function starting from the Home
screen. See Section 6.
Disclaimer: Note that “~~~” is printed in the results for an individual chemis-
try when the instrument iQC detects a possible fault condition in
the chemistry reading or calculation. If this happens, contact
Abaxis Technical Service for error report interpretation and fur-
ther instructions on testing the sample.
Rotor Cancellation
In this situation:
1. The display shows “Run Canceled” and no patient results are printed.
2. The display also shows an iQC code and a brief description of the problem.
Record the iQC code, and print an iQC code report using the Recall function, which can be
accessed from the Home screen. For details about printing these reports, see Section 6.
Symbols on the Results Printout
■ These symbols print next to the result (see Section 4.4):
* The result is outside the reference range.
< The result is lower than the dynamic range.
> The result is higher than the dynamic range.
To obtain more information for results that have “ < ” or “ > ” printed before the value,
print an error report (see Section 6). This report includes patient results, but the values are
an approximation of the analyte concentration.
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