BD BACTEC FX - 5.3.3 ID(entify) Anonymous Display

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5.3.3 ID(entify) Anonymous Display
The ID Anonymous display enables you to identify ongoing anonymous and positive anonymous vials.
You are informed of anonymous vials by the following:
• Station indicators: FLASHING YELLOW – Ongoing Anonymous
FLASHING YELLOW / RED (alternating) – Positive Anonymous
• Identify Anonymous Vials button active on Status display
• Anonymous counter on activity displays
In order to complete the identification process, you must place the vial into an available station or
select Save if the vial is to be kept out of the instrument (e.g., a Positive Anonymous vial you have just
identified).
Anonymous vials do not go out of protocol (Negative) until they are identified.
You cannot identify anonymous vials in an instrument that is in degraded mode.
See Figure 5-4 for a sample ID Anonymous display.
To access ID Anonymous:
• Open a drawer and remove a FLASHING YELLOW or FLASHING YELLOW / FLASHING RED
vial, or
ID Anonymous Fields:
Accession
Scan or type in the accession number [up to 20 alphanumeric characters, excluding the
following:
* ? [ ] ! # |
Accession number cannot be 12 digits long AND begin with the numbers “44.”
Sequence
Scan or type in the vial barcode sequence number located on the vial label. Sequence number
is a 12-digit number beginning with “44.”
Medium
If the sequence number is scanned or typed in, the medium type is automatically entered in
this field. You have to manually select a medium from the drop-down box for medium type “99”
(replacement barcode).
Status
The current status of the vial. Statuses include: Ongoing, Positive. These statuses are
explained in Section 4.2.4.
Protocol
The default protocol for the medium type entered is shown. To change this protocol, select
Modify and refer to that information below.
• Open a drawer and select Identify Anonymous on the Status display