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5 – Reference
5.1 General
This section presents reference material on the BD BACTEC™ FX40 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 (Section 5.3)
Positive Removal (Section 5.3.1)
Negative Removal (Section 5.3.2)
Identify Anonymous (Section 5.3.3)
Vial Entry (Section 5.3.4)
System Alerts (Section 5.3.5)
View Stations (Section 5.3.6)
Culture – Patient (Section 5.3.7)
Culture – Specimen (Section 5.3.8)
Culture – Vial (Section 5.3.9)
Plot (Section 5.3.10)
Reports (Section 5.4)
Affected Vials (Section 5.4.1)
Alert List (Section 5.4.2)
Contaminant Vials (Section 5.4.3)
Culture Summary (Section 5.4.4)
Current Inventory (Section 5.4.5)
Current Negatives (Section 5.4.6)