check failure code consisng of a numeric code, a cause and resoluon message, and suggested
correcve acon.
Although a message is displayed on the instrument when a quality check failure occurs, the details are
not available in Review Results. The informaon shown below is to aid the administrator in answering
quesons or performing troubleshoong.
A Quality Check Failure can occur during paent tesng (Paent Pathway), while performing Quality
Control (Quality Control Pathway), or when using the Electronic Simulator (Electronic Simulator
Pathway).
For instrument issues, follow the instrucons on the display. If the instrument has been powered down,
the Quality Check Failure code will be stored in Review Results. To retrieve it: Power on the instrument
and touch More Opons > Review Results > Quality Results > Quality Check Code Results.
Use the following tables to nd the Quality Check Failure code and determine the cause and resoluon.
1. In the table below, in the rst column, nd the QCF code as found in Review Results.
2. Idenfy the pathway in which the failure occurred, and
• in the Cause column nd the cause number, then see Quality Check Failure Causes for the
descripon
• in the Resoluon column nd the resoluon leer, then see Quality Check Failure Resoluons for
correcve acon.
Quality Check Failure Codes
Note: An empty cell indicates that there is no applicable informaon for that pathway
and code.
QCF Code
shown in
Review Results
Paent Pathway Quality Control
Pathway
Electronic Simulator/
Condioning Cartridge
Pathway
QCF
Code
shown
on
screen
Cause Resoluon Cause Resoluon Cause Resoluon
2-01-1.1.1 1 A 1 A 2-01
2-02-1.1.2 1 A 1 A 2-02
8-01-2.1.8 I I P / BB 8-01
11-01-2.13.32 B B D 11-01
13-01-1.6.1 S S S 13-01
17-01-8.2.1 2 E 2 F 17-01
18-01-8.2.2 2 E 2 F 18-01
19-01-8.2.3 2 E 2 F 19-01
20-01-3.1.1
1
G F 20-01
21-01-3.1.3 3 G 3 F 21-01
22-01-6.1.3 4 X 4 F 22-01
22-01-6.1.5 4 X 4 F 22-01
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