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User Guide Version 2.60 I-button WHO 5th
PC / Hardware Requirements
Minimum requirements for V-Sperm software:
 PC: Intel Core 15 M520 2.4GHz or equivalent
 RAM: 4GB
 Video card: 3D to support high resolutions 16:10 – 1440X900
 Video color: At least 16 bit (65,535)
 CD ROM drive
 300GB free hard disk space for image capturing (approx. 3000 clips)
 Monitor Screen: Color, Wide screen – should support resolution 16:10 or
16:9 (1440X900)
 Operating system compatibility: Windows XP and 7; Excel/Word
(required for V-Sperm GOLD)
 Communication Ports: Two FREE native RS232 ports (one for data transfer
and one for LIS); two USB ports
 EXCEL and WORD required for export function and printing test
reports
Quality Control
 Internal: Electronic Self-Test and Auto-Calibration. Runs automatically upon
start-up. Reference values are verified prior to each test.
 External: Run daily prior to testing or per laboratory protocol. Runs assayed
latex bead control: "QwikCheck™-beads" (product of Medical Electronic
Systems) for concentration and negative control for motility/concentration OR
non-assayed: Latex beads or stabilized sperm CAP or MES for concentration.
Sample Testing
 Sample Testing Temperature: Calibrated for room temperature only.
Motility results will be impacted by heating the specimen.
 System calibrated to test Human semen and specified Control samples
only. Not for use with animal semen.
 SQA-V measurement capillary: Disposable, plastic, testing capillary.
Requires 500 µl of sample for normal volume testing, 20 µl for low volume
testing, 300 µl for diluted mode. Use only manufacturers’ certified testing
capillaries in the automated and visualization system.
 Slide adaptor: Supplied with the SQA-V. Must be used with a standard
laboratory slide and 22 x 22 mm cover-slip for accurate test results.
Software Required
 V-Sperm Gold 3.60 (included with system): Required for setting SQA-V
system defaults, archive management/data transfer, capture and storage of
video images from the SQA-V and for displaying and printing self test data.
 Excel/Word (required for V-Sperm GOLD)