2 System Description
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170BGreen – Blue – Red LED’s blink synchronously
The main power switch has been turned on and the ON button (front
door) has not yet been pressed.
The red LED will blink when the system is waiting to connect to the user
interface software. In this state, the heater is not on. The door can be
opened and closed.
Racks
Four types of racks are used with the iChemVELOCITY system:
• sample rack,
• control rack,
• CalChek rack,
• dilution rack
Sample rack
Patient samples are presented to the instrument in test tubes loaded into
sample racks. Ten sample tubes can be loaded onto a sample rack.
Control rack
Chemistry controls: IRISpec CA/CB/CC controls.
CalChek rack
SG, Color, and Clarity Calibration Checks:
Three Specific Gravity controls with specific gravities of 1.002, 1.030, and
1.060.
Four color controls including colorless, straw, yellow, and amber.
Three clarity controls are straw in color with clarity values of 1, 2, and 3.
Dilution rack
The Dilution rack numbered 23 must be used to run samples that will
need dilution for microscopy on the iQ200 after being processed on the
iChemVELOCITY .