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The electrical system of the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer can remain powered up indefinitely. Please follow local regulations or
laboratory procedures when deciding whether to fully power down the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer after work hours.
7.2.3 Start Up the User Interface
To start up the internal user interface computer of the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer, flip the standby switch near the top of the
rear panel of the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer to the ‘up’ position. The standby switch springs back to the ‘down’ position after
activation.
Figure 22. ‘Abacus 5’ Analyzer Startup and Log On Screens
The following sequence of events takes place after enabling the standby switch:
The internal computer starts up displaying the ‘EPIA’ logo in a rotated way.
The embedded Windows® XP® operating system starts up. As the display initializes the screen changes color.
The ‘Abacus 5’ application software starts up displaying the ‘Abacus 5’ logo screen. Individual component
start up status is displayed in the bottom right corner of the logo.
If the multi-user option is enabled then a user ID and password is required.
The ‘Abacus 5’ main menu is displayed.
At this point, the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer user interface is ready to use, but the analyzer is not yet ready to measure
samples. This requires initialization of the ‘Abacus 5’ pneumatic system. The following functions are available at this
time:
Use the patient database to add and modify entries.
Review, archive, send to LIS and print existing measurement records.
Review calibration and QC results and history.
Change settings.
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