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4 – Operation
4.1 General
This section provides instructions for routine operation of the BD BACTEC™ FX40 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 tablet computer 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 tablet touchscreen. These buttons, tabs, fields are discussed, display by display, in Section
5.
Do not use pens or sharp implements to tap the touchscreen; not only can this cause damage to the
screen, the screen’s capacitive technology cannot recognize the tap of such objects. You must use
your fingertip or a capacitive stylus to tap buttons on the screen.
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