BD FACSPresto Near-Patient CD4 Counter Instructions For Use34
Setting the on-board timer
Introduction This topic describes how to set the on-board timer.
About incubation Incubation time is the amount of time you must wait after putting
blood or process control into the cartridge, before inserting the
cartridge into the instrument. Incubate each cartridge for at least
18 minutes, but no longer than 2 hours.
About the on-board
timer
Use the on-board timer while the cartridge is in the BD FACSPresto
work station. There are 10 timers, one for each cartridge slot in the
work station. Each timer is pre-programmed with the minimum
incubation time.
On-board Timer tab The following figure shows the screen with the On-board Timer
tab selected.
No. Button
1
Incubation complete
2 Remaining incubation time
3 Incubate