Advanced Instruments Osmo1 User Guide

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Osmo1® Single-Sample Micro-Osmometer User Guide
Contents
Contacting Advanced Instruments ..............................5
Supplies, standards & controls .....................................6
Quality control ..................................................................7
Safe use ..............................................................................9
Foreword .......................................................................... 12
Chapter 1
Installation and setup ................................................... 16
1.1 Selecting a location for the instrument .................................... 16
1.2 Unpacking the shipment ................................................................ 16
1.3 Loading the printer paper ............................................................17
1.4 Placing the Micro-Sample Test Kit on the instrument ........18
1.5 Connecting to a network (optional) .......................................... 18
1.6 Powering up the instrument ......................................................... 19
1.7 Configuring the Osmo1 settings ..................................................19
Chapter 2
Osmo1 user interface .................................................... 21
2.1 Touchscreen ........................................................................................ 21
2.2 Common screen elements .............................................................21
2.3 Home screen ...................................................................................... 22
2.4 Main menu ..........................................................................................22
2.5 User interface icons ........................................................................23
Chapter 3
Instrument operation ................................................... 24
3.1 Daily procedure ................................................................................24
3.2 Sample preparation ........................................................................25
3.3 Best practices ....................................................................................25
3.4 Preparing the Osmo1 for testing ................................................ 25
3.5 Testing procedure ............................................................................ 26
3.6 Repeatability tips ............................................................................. 29
Chapter 4
Calibration ...................................................................... 30
4.1 Factory calibration ......................................................................... 30
4.2 When to recalibrate ....................................................................... 30
4.3 Calibration procedure ................................................................... 30
4.4 Canceling calibration ......................................................................32
Canceling the test in progress ................................................32
Canceling the entire calibration ............................................. 32
4.5 Calibration errors .............................................................................32
Chapter 5
Results ..............................................................................33
5.1 Viewing the results list ................................................................... 33
5.2 Sorting the results list ....................................................................33
5.3 Filtering the results list ..................................................................33
5.4 Exporting the results ......................................................................34
5.5 Applying an action to results ......................................................34
Chapter 6
Settings ............................................................................35
6.1 Accessing the Settings menu ......................................................35
6.2 Logging in to a Settings function .............................................. 36
6.3 Timing out of a Settings session ................................................36
6.4 Default user accounts ....................................................................36
6.5 Setting date and time ...................................................................36
6.6 Setting language ..............................................................................37
6.7 Setting up user accounts ..............................................................37
Accessing the Users screen ..................................................... 38
Adding a user ................................................................................ 38
Editing a user ................................................................................38
Deleting a user .............................................................................39
6.8 Adjusting hardware options ........................................................39
Setting audio options ................................................................39
Adjusting screen brightness .................................................... 39
Enabling/disabling the printer ............................................... 40
Adjusting barcode scanner settings ................................... 40
6.9 Adjusting probe resistance ......................................................... 40

Advanced Instruments Osmo1 Specifications

General

Brand	Advanced Instruments
Model	Osmo1
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English