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4 – Operation
4.1 General
This section provides instructions for routine operation of the BD BACTEC FX instrument. The
following major topics are discussed:
• Using the Instrument
• Daily Maintenance
• Collecting and Preparing Specimens
• Entering Vials
• Recalling, Entering, and Modifying Data
• Testing Vials
• Printing Reports
• Removing Positive, Negative, and Ongoing Vials
• Responding to Alarms and Errors
• Power Failures
• Operation with a BD EpiCenter System
These topics are offered in a general order which might fit the workflow of the average laboratory.
Some operations (such as printing reports) may be done at your convenience. Other operations, like
monitoring the instrument for new positives and alarm conditions, should be ongoing throughout the
day.
This section is designed to provide general instructions. More detailed information on system displays
is presented in Section
5.
4.2 Using the Instrument
4.2.1 Touchscreen, Fields, and Buttons
The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) presents all the information needed to monitor instrument and station
status, to enter and remove vials, set up the instrument, print and customize reports, and perform
some routine instrument maintenance. The information is presented in the form of icons that
graphically represent the information (such as a clock to indicate the current time), text buttons, or a
combination of icons and text.
Many of the operations you perform at the instrument are initiated by selecting buttons, tabs, and fields
on the LCD itself. These buttons, tabs, fields are discussed, display by display, in Section
5. Do not
use pens or sharp implements to select the touchscreen; this can cause damage to the screen. You
can use your fingertip or fingernail for greater precision, or a pencil eraser to select buttons on the
screen without causing damage.
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