Diatron Abacus 5 - Running Samples; Manual Mode

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8.4 Running Samples
The ‘Abacus 5’ supports both manual and automatic sample presentation modes. Automatic sample presentation
requires the optional Autosampler. The ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer software automatically detects and initializes the
Autosampler.
Before performing any measurement the ‘Abacus 5’ should be:
 Powered up and started
 The pneumatic system initialized and a blank measurement performed and accepted
8.4.1 Manual Mode
To use Sarstedt Monovette® manually presented tubes at the sample rotor, check the ‘Use only Sarstedt Monovette
tube from sample rotor’ check box in the Main menu/Settings/System panel.
Always ensure the ‘Use only Sarstedt Monovette tube from sample rotor’ check box in the
Main menu/Settings/System panel is checked if you are manually presenting Sarstedt
Monovette® tubes in the sample rotor. Needle damage, tube damage and spilled blood
may result if Sarstedt Monovette® tubes are presented and this option is not checked.
Select the ‘Measure’ quick link at the top left of the screen to initiate a manual measurement. The new measurement
panel opens, giving you have the following options:
 Review the results of the previous measurement by using the ‘Last Measure’ function. This feature can be
useful if you were interrupted during the measurement batch, and you want to double-check which sample is
the last processed sample.
 Define the sample id of the sample to be processed by clicking or tapping on the “Sample ID” field:
o You can type it in the Sample ID using the virtual on-screen keypad or an external keyboard.
o You can use an external (USB) bar-code reader.
o You can use an auto-generated sample ID.
 Activate or deactivate the automatic generation of sample IDs. If the ‘Autoincrement mode’ check box is
checked, then the ‘Abacus 5’ will add 1 to the last sample ID if it was fully numeric or offer ‘0’ if the last
sample ID had any non-numeric characters.
 Connect a patient to the sample by clicking/ tapping on the Patient field:
o The name of this field can be ‘Name’ or ‘ID’ depending on the ‘Main Menu Settings/
Customize/Patient’s displayed data’ setting.
o If you don’t select a patient then the default patient will be used.
o As you select the patient field, the patient menu is displayed. You can select an existing patient or
define a new one. See section 1 or more detail about Patients on the ‘Abacus 5’ analyzer.
 Select the sample mode:
o Blank: a blank measurement will be processed. This is the only option available if the pneumatic
system is not initialized, or the ‘Abacus 5’ was inactive for an extended period of time. After
performing and accepting a blank measurement the other modes will be available.
o Control: a QC sample is expected. QC measurements initiated from this menu will not be saved into
the QC database, and are not part of the QC procedure. This mode is intended only as a quick system
checks. See section 1 for more information about the QC process.