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2. Select the operation (Compress Database, or Repair and Compress Database) that is to be

performed.

3. Click OK. The databases are repaired and/or compressed.

Converting the Database

1. Select Convert HCM Data from Ver 1.0 (or 2.0) from the Utilities menu. The Convert HCM Data

from Version 1.0 (or 2.0) dialog box is displayed:

Note: The source and destination paths are shown. These cannot be modified.

2. Click OK to start the conversion. A progress bar is displayed during the conversion, and a message

box confirms the data is successfully converted.

Table of Contents1
Intended Use2
Summary and Explanation2
Principles of Operation3
- Definitions and Terms4
- Keypad5
- Product View5
Description5
- Display Panel6
- Menus7
- Test Cuvettes9
- Features9
- Instrument Lockouts10
- Prewarming10
- Test Timeout10
- Automatic Shutdown10
Important Labels and Symbols11
- Other Symbols12
- Calibration13
Specifications13
- Unpacking and Inspection14
- Materials Provided14
- Charging the Battery14
Preparing the Instrument14
- Battery Warnings15
- Battery Charge Indicators15
- Setting the System Time and Date15
- Displaying System Information16
- Instrument Shutdown16
- To Set the System Date16
- Configuring Display Brightness, Contrast, and Illumination17
- Displaying Available Languages18
- Supervisor Functions18
- Scanning Lot Information for Cuvettes or Quality Control Materials19
- Scanning Operator Ids19
- Setting the System Time or System Date19
- Specifying the Baud Rate20
- Specifying the Time Zone20
- Specifying Print Options20
- Specifying the Communication Port21
- Specifying the Communication Protocol21
- Specifying Continuous POCT-1A Communication22
- Entering Network Communication Parameters22
- Configuring Network Communication Parameters Using a Personal Computer24
- Connecting a Computer or Printer25
- Preparing a Printer or Computer Interface Cable25
- Starting the Instrument by Pressing the START Key26
- The Cable Configurations Used for Connecting a Serial Printer26
Starting the Instrument26
- Designating the Sample as a Normal or Abnormal Control27
- Starting the Instrument by Inserting a Cuvette27
Running a Test27
- Entering an Optional Patient ID (PID) And/Or an Operator ID (OID)28
- Entering a Mandatory Cuvette Lot Number and Expiration Date29
- To Enter Mandatory Cuvette Information29
- To Scan the Cuvette Lot Number and Information30
- To Enter the Cuvette Lot Number and Information Manually30
- Entering a Mandatory PID And/Or OID or PIN31
- Prompts for Mandatory QC Tests32
- Entering a Mandatory Lot Number, Expiration Date, and Expected Range for Controls33
- Adding a Note34
- Specimen Collection34
- Starting the Test35
- QC of Instrument Performance36
- Self-Check36
- Verification of Instrument Temperature36
Quality Control (QC)36
- QC Using EQC37
- QC Using Liquid Quality Control Products37
- QC of Cuvettes37
- Checking QC Intervals37
- To Check QC Intervals38
Operating Precautions38
Printing Results39
Limitations39
Results Management39
- To Print QC Results40
- To Check Printer Function41
- To Abort Printing of Results41
- Accessing Print Menu-242
- To Enter a Custom Header42
- To Print System Information42
- To Review Results of the Patient Database43
- To Display Total Tests and Remaining Tests in the Database43
- To Delete All Results from a Database43
- Other Database Operations43
- To Review Results of the QC Database44
- To Initiate Communication When Using the POCT-1A Communication Protocol44
- To Exit Database Operations44
- Acronyms for Error Messages45
- Communicating When the POCT-1A Communication Protocol Is Used46
Communication with a PC or Network46
- Cancelling a Communication Session47
- Notification of Idle Network47
- Communicating When the ITC Proprietary Communication Protocol Is Used47
- Installing Configuration Manager Software48
- Connecting an Instrument48
Configuration Manager48
- Starting Configuration Manager49
- Menus Use51
- Reading or Loading Configuration Data52
- To Read Configuration Data from a Connected Instrument52
- To Load a Configuration File from the Database53
- Setting Configuration Options54
- Specifying Instrument Options55
- Instrument General Options55
- Operator ID Options56
- Patient ID Options56
- Date Format, Time Format56
- Cuvette Lot Options56
- QC Lot Options57
- Saving the Options57
- Specifying QC Lockout Parameters58
- To Specify Lockout Parameters for All Tests Except EQC58
- To Specify Lockout Parameters for EQC59
- To Specify QC Exceptions60
- 911 Limit60
- Failure Limit60
- To Unlock an Instrument that Has Reached QC Failure Limit or the 911 Limit61
- Specifying Operator Ids And/Or Personal Identification Numbers62
- Specifying User Notes63
- Entering Cuvette Lot Numbers and Expiration Dates64
- Entering QC Lots65
- Saving Modified Configuration Data66
- Writing Configuration Data to an Instrument67
- Printing Instrument Configuration Data68
- Closing the Configuration Module68
- Displaying and Printing Specific Configuration Reports68
- To Prepare a Specific Configuration Report68
- Automatically Adding an Instrument69
- Manually Adding an Instrument69
Master File Maintenance69
- Updating an Instrument Record70
- Configurationg Manager Utilities70
- Adding a User71
- Updating a User Record71
- Setting the Instrument Date and Time72
- Setting the Instrument Date and Time When the POCT-1A Communication Protocol Is Used73
- Purging Configuration Data73
- Converting the Database74
- Instrument Error Messages75
- Configuration Manager Error Messages75
Troubleshooting75
- Verification of Barcode Scanner78
- Routine Maintenance79
- Battery Care79
- Instrument Disposal79
Service and Maintenance79
Safety Standards80
Index82

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Model	HEMOCHRON Signature Elite
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English

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