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5 – Reference
5.1 General
This section presents reference material on the BD BACTEC FX instrument user interface. All the
screens, icons, reports, and functions in the user interface are described in the order in which they are
accessed from the Status display. The following information is presented:
• Status Display
• Reports Menu
• Maintenance
• Configuration
5.2 Software Tree
The following is a hierarchical list of all displays/functions in the instrument. The sections where these
activities are discussed in detail are noted in parentheses.
Status Display (5.3)
Positive Removal Display (5.3.1)
Negative Removal Display (5.3.2)
ID(entify) Anonymous Display (5.3.3)
Vial Entry Display (5.3.4)
System Alerts Display (5.3.5)
Drawer View Display (5.3.6)
Culture – Patient Display (5.3.7)
Culture – Specimen Display (5.3.8)
Culture – Vial Display (5.3.9)
Plot Display (5.3.10)
Reports Menu (5.4)
Affected Vials (5.4.1)
Alert List (5.4.2)
Contaminant Vials (5.4.3)
Culture Summary (5.4.4)
Current Inventory (5.4.5)
Current Negatives Report (5.4.6)
Current Positives Report (5.4.7)
Loaded Vials (5.4.8)
Maintenance QC (5.4.9)
No Growth Accession (5.4.10)
Orphan Vials (5.4.11)
Partially Seated Stations (5.4.12)
Pending (5.4.13)
Unloaded Negative Vials (5.4.14)
Unloaded Positive Vials (5.4.15)
Unloaded Vials (5.4.16)