Advanced Instruments OsmoTECH XT - Home Screen

Chapter 2 User interface
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OsmoTECH XT Single-Sample Micro-Osmometer User Guide
2.3 Home screen
Use the Home screen to perform sample testing.
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A. Shows the latest test sample osmolality reading,
sample ID, and date and time of the test
B. Test progress bar
C. Warning messages display here
D. Shows the number of tests remaining in the system
E. Local area network (LAN) status
- LAN connected
- LAN disconnected
F. Press to open the LEGEND screen which
describes each status icon (see Understanding the
status icons).
Press
to display system information, including
distributor and manufacturing information, software
revisions, LAN and MAC address, system history, and
serial number (see Indicators tab).
The system information and system status icons are
hidden after five seconds if you do not press one of
them.
G. Appears when the Single Result PDF Export
Enabled checkbox is selected (see Exporting
a single result).
Appears when the Review of Results and/or
Approval of Results checkbox is selected (see
Configuring audits of test results).
H. Indicates a message alert. Press to display
message (see Indicators tab).
I. Press to open the main menu.
J. The color of the button indicates the Sample ID
status (see Configuring testing access).
Press the button to display a keyboard and activate
the barcode scanner; then use the keyboard or
barcode scanner to enter the sampleID.
– Blue: Sample ID is optional.
– Orange: Sample ID is required.
K. Indicates the current operating range – the sample
being tested must be in the selected range.
Authorized users can change the operating range
from the Home screen.
– Low: Samples between 0 and
1500mOsm/kg H
2
O.
– High: Samples greater than 1500and up to
4200 mOsm/kg H
2
O.
See Configuring the operating range for instructions.
L. Displays the instrument name. Administrators can
change the instrument name (up to 16 characters)
from the Home screen:
1. Press and hold on the Instrument Name text until
the login screen opens and then log in.
2. Change the instrument name using the keyboard
and press Enter.
The instrument name appears on instrument
printouts and data exports, and also is used as
part of auto indexing of test results. The
instrument name must be changed before auto
indexing of sample IDs can be enabled (see
Configuring testing access).