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Readings for anonymous vials are not transferred from the instrument to the BD EpiCenter system
until the vial is identified. Vial status is transferred.
Readings and status information for vials using replacement barcodes where the medium type has
not been selected are not transferred from the instrument to the BD EpiCenter system until the
medium type is selected.
Pending vials are not transferred to the BD EpiCenter system.
When Show Related Vials is enabled, the Positive Vial Removal display shows related vials
located in (or removed from) any instruments in the BD EpiCenter configuration.
Vial sequence numbers must be unique in a BD EpiCenter configuration.
System Alerts
The System Alerts display shows alerts only for the instrument at which the display is being
viewed.
Drawer View
The Drawer View display shows only stations for the instrument at which the display is being
viewed.
Culture Displays
In normal operation, Culture displays show information on related vials that reside in (or were
removed from) any instrument in the BD EpiCenter configuration.
Demographic Data
Demographic data is not needed for Platelet samples.
Reports
You can configure the instrument to print reports at the BD EpiCenter printer. When multiple
reports are queued for printing, the print order cannot be guaranteed.
Reports can be printed from the instrument and will contain data only for that instrument. Reports
with data from all instruments should be requested at the BD EpiCenter system.
Instrument Configuration
Instrument date and time settings and GMT Offset are controlled by the BD EpiCenter system and
cannot be set at the instrument.
Each instrument in a BD Epicenter configuration must use the same values for the following fields:
• Protocol
• Accession Barcode Enable/Disable
• Batch Negative Removal Enable/Disable
• Show Related Vials Enable/Disable
• Language
• Country/Locale (Country)
• Daylight Saving Time Range
• Timezone GMT Offset
The above fields can be set/modified at any instrument in the BD EpiCenter configuration. The
other instruments in the system are updated by the BD EpiCenter system.
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