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5.3.1 Positive Removal Display
The Positive Removal display appears when you initiate the remove positive vials activity, either by
pulling a positive vial or by selecting Remove Positives. It provides information about the positive vial
that was scanned, and enables you to view a list of vials related to the current one (if Show Related
Vials is enabled in Configuration – Lab).
You are informed of positive vials by the following:
• RED System indicator illuminated
• Station indicators: FLASHING RED; or FLASHING
YELLOW / RED (alternating) – Anonymous
Positive
• Remove Positive vials indicator/bu
tton on Status display
• Positive vial audible alarm sounds
• Message box on screen
• Positive counter on activity displays
See Figure 5-2 for a sample positive remov
al display.
To access Positive Removal:
• Open a drawer and remove a positive vial, or
• Open a drawer and select Re
move Positives on the Status display
Positive Removal Fields:
Accession
Read-only field that shows the a
ccession number of the vial.
Sequence
Read-only field that shows the vial barcode sequence number.
Medium
Read-only field that shows the medium type.
TTD
Read-only field that shows the Time to Detection, in d
ays; hours; minutes. Time to Detection is
calculated as the amount of time between the vial’s Start of Protocol and when it is declared
positive by the instrument. Time in Protocol is shown for Manual Positive vials.
Location
Read-only field that shows the station number
from which the positive vial was removed.
FX40 n (whe
re n is instrument A, B, C, or D)
Counters for positive vials (+), negative vials (–
), blocked/unusable stations (), ongoing vials
(), anonymous vials (?), and available stations (O).
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