6-72 CELL-DYN 3000 System Operator’s Manual
9140240E — May 1995
Calibration Chapter 6
Performing the Calibration
1. Press [START AUTO-CAL].
The instrument automatically performs three background counts.
The screen displays the message:
PREPARING ANALYZER FOR CALIBRATION, PLEASE
WAIT...
on the bulletin line.
2. If the data from the background counts is acceptable, the displayed
message changes to:
READY TO CALIBRATE. PUSH CONTINUE AUTO-CAL
KEY. START SAMPLES
Proceed to step 7.
3. If the data from the background counts is unacceptable, the
displayed message will alternate between:
BACKGROUND COUNTS EXCEED LIMITS. PERFORM
MAINTENANCE TO CLEAR BACKGROUND
and
READY TO CALIBRATE. PUSH CONTINUE AUTO-CAL
KEY. START SAMPLES
4. Press [QUIT AUTO-CAL] followed by [CONFIRM QUIT] to
exit Auto-Cal.
5. Check the background results and troubleshoot out-of-range
parameters.
6. When the problem has been resolved, return to the CALIBRATION
MENU Screen and press [AUTO-CALIBRATE] followed by
[WHOLE BLOOD] and [START AUTO-CAL].
NOTE: The information entered in steps 2 and 3 of the
“Entering the Reference Values” section is retained.
7. When background results are acceptable, press [CONTINUE
AUTO-CAL].
8. Run the first whole blood sample. The reference value, <VALUE>,
and the results of the analysis, <RUN1>, appear on the WHOLE
BLOOD AUTO-CAL, RESULTS FOR SPECIMEN (N) screen
display.
• The Auto-Cal program automatically compares the results of
the first run of each whole blood sample with the parameter
reference values entered for that sample to verify that the
difference is within acceptable limits.
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