Advanced Instruments OsmoTECH User Manual

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OsmoTECH® Single-Sample Micro-Osmometer User Guide
Contents
Contacting Advanced Instruments ..............................5
Supplies, standards and 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 OsmoTECH components ............................................................... 17
1.4 Connecting to the printer (optional) ........................................ 17
1.5 Placing a test kit on the instrument .......................................... 17
1.6 Connecting to a network (optional) .........................................17
1.7 Powering up the instrument ........................................................18
1.8 Configuring the OsmoTECH settings .......................................19
Chapter 2: User interface ............................................ 20
2.9 Touchscreen ......................................................................................20
2.10 Common screen elements ...........................................................20
2.11 Home screen ......................................................................................21
Getting system information ......................................................21
Viewing error messages.............................................................21
Understanding the status icons .............................................. 21
2.12 Main menu ..........................................................................................22
2.13 User interface icons ........................................................................ 23
Chapter 3: Configuring settings ................................ 24
3.1 The Settings screen ........................................................................ 24
Logging in from the Settings screen ...................................24
3.2 Setting the date and time ............................................................ 25
Synchronizing to a network time server ............................25
Entering the date and time manually ..................................26
3.3 Changing the language ................................................................. 26
To change the language ...........................................................26
3.4 Setting up user accounts .............................................................26
Adding a user ................................................................................27
Editing a user ................................................................................ 27
Deleting a user ............................................................................. 27
3.5 Connecting to an LDAP server...................................................27
3.6 Changing hardware options ........................................................28
Changing the audio click tone ...............................................28
Changing the screen brightness ............................................ 28
Turning on the barcode scanner ............................................28
3.7 Changing the probe resistance .................................................. 28
3.8 Establishing control limits ............................................................ 29
Editing a control ..........................................................................29
Deleting a control ........................................................................ 29
Displaying a Control Monitoring chart ................................29
Setting up warnings for a control ........................................ 30
3.9 Setting up networking communications ............................... 30
Configuring a LAN connection.............................................. 30
Setting up OPC-UA communication ................................... 30
Enabling the web server ............................................................ 31
Connecting to a LIS .....................................................................31
Send-results mode ...................................................................... 32
3.10 Updating the instrument .............................................................. 32
3.11 Managing your data .......................................................................32
Exporting data ..............................................................................32
To backup the database ...........................................................33
To maintain the database (administrators only) .............33
To import a results and user data (administrators only) . 33
To export a single result ..........................................................33
3.12 Assigning user restrictions ..........................................................34
Configuring calibration access and optional calibration
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Changing password settings ...................................................34
Requiring IDs for testing ...........................................................35
Adding or restricting comments ...........................................35
Requiring reasons for all changes ........................................35
Setting timeouts ..........................................................................35
Chapter 4: Testing samples ........................................ 36
4.1 Daily procedure ................................................................................36
4.2 Sample preparation ........................................................................ 37
4.3 Best practices ...................................................................................37
4.4 Preparing the OsmoTECH for testing .....................................37
4.5 Testing procedure ...........................................................................38
Logging in and entering a sample ID ..................................38
Testing a sample ..........................................................................38
Preparing the instrument for the next test ....................... 40
4.6 Repeatability tips .............................................................................41

Advanced Instruments OsmoTECH Specifications

General

Brand	Advanced Instruments
Model	OsmoTECH
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English