10 Alere Cholestech LDX
®
System User Manual
Getting Started
Use your Alere Cholestech LDX
®
System in a location
that has:
• Room temperature 68–87º F (20–31º C)
• A stable work surface (NO centrifuges)
• No direct heat (oven or room heater)
• No bright light (sunlight or spotlight)
1. Check that the ROM pack is completely inserted and the
clip is in place.
NOTE: Do not remove the ROM pack while the analyzer
is plugged in. The analyzer will lose its optical calibration
and will no longer function.
2. Insert the power supply plug into the round socket in the
back of the analyzer.
3. Plug the power supply into a surge protected power
outlet.
The following messages will appear on the screen:
Testing memory
Selftest running
Selftest OK
For Multi-Languages Only.
NOTE: The translations that show on the Alere Cholestech LDX
®
Analyzer screen do not include the language accents due to
hardware limitations of the Alere Cholestech LDX
®
Analyzer’s
display.