Abbott CELL-DYN 3000 - Calibration Overview; Auto-Cal Overview; Auto-Cal Methodology; Auto-Cal Sample Capacity

CELL-DYN 3000 System Operator’s Manual 6-11
9140240E — May 1995
Chapter 6 Calibration
Calibration Overview
Auto-Cal Overview
Introduction
The Auto-Cal program provides an automated calibration method that
prepares the CELL-DYN 3000 for calibration, calculates new calibration
factors and calibrates the instrument. The Auto-Cal program allows
calibration with Commercial Calibrators or whole blood samples. Auto-
Cal may be performed in the following modes:
• Open mode
• Closed mode
Auto-Cal Sample Capacity
Auto-Cal accepts up to ten consecutive sample runs in the Open Mode
(up to five in the Closed Mode) on up to ten different samples, as
indicated:
* SL: Sample Loader
** CS: Closed Sampler
Auto-Cal Methodology
The Auto-Cal program automatically computes a calibration factor based
on all acceptable data. (New factors are calculated using 1.00 as the
reference.)
NOTE: Because the instrument uses 1.00 as the reference,
results generated in the Auto-Cal mode may not correlate with
results previously seen in the run mode. This DOES NOT
indicate a problem.
Auto-Cal Program Sample Capacity
Specimen Type
Maximum Number of
Specimens
Maximum number of
Consecutive Runs
Open
Closed SL* or
Closed-CS**
Whole Blood 10 10 5
Commercial
Calibrator
10 10 5
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