Abbott i-STAT Alinity - AlinIQ NCi - Copy NC (ancc) file onto a USB memory stick; AlinIQ NCi - Upload an NC (ancc) file to an instrument

AlinIQ NCi - Copy NC (ancc) le onto a USB memory sck
NC les are uploaded to instruments via USB memory sck as described in the next secon.
The following rules apply to the number and type of NC (ancc) les that may reside on the USB memory
sck:
• Any ancc le to be uploaded to an instrument must reside at the top level of the directory structure
of the USB memory sck. The ancc le should not be in a folder.
• The USB memory sck may contain mulple ancc les created with serial numbers, but the serial
numbers must be unique (there cannot be more than one ancc le with the same serial number at
top level).
• The USB memory sck may contain one and only one ancc le created without a serial number. If
both serialized and non-serialized ancc les are placed on the USB memory sck at the top level, then
upon upload to the instrument, the instrument will aempt to upload a serialized ancc le if it nds a
serial that matches that of the instrument itself, otherwise it will aempt to upload the non-serialized
ancc le.
Use the following steps to copy the ancc le onto the USB memory sck:
1. Plug the USB memory sck into the USB slot of the computer. A message displays indicang that the
operang system recognizes the drive and it is ready to use.
2. From the Start menu, click Computer > Downloads.
3. In the displayed list, nd the lename.ancc le and right-click on it.
4. Click Send to: drive name and press Enter. This loads the le onto the memory sck.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each ancc le to be copied.
AlinIQ NCi - Upload an NC (ancc) le to an instrument
To upload an NC (ancc) le, an i‑STAT Alinity base staon and a USB memory sck that the NC (ancc) le
resides on are needed.
Note: Some preformaed USB ash drives may not work with the Alinity system. To avoid
issues, reformat the drive using a Windows PC before using the USB ash drive with the
Alinity system.
Follow these steps:
1. Plug the USB memory sck into the USB slot of the base staon.
2. Place the i‑STAT Alinity instrument in the base staon.
3. Touch More Opons
4. Touch Instrument Opons
5. Touch Network Sengs
6. Install Network Sengs
7. Enter Operator ID, touch Next
8. Follow instrucons on the i‑STAT Alinity screen.
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i-STAT Alinity — System Operaons Manual Art: 747079-01 Rev. F Rev. Date: 28-Apr-2020