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Safety Instructions
General Provisions
Imaging systems by MetaSystems:
a Are intended for laboratory use only and, thus, may only be operated by qualified and
trained persons. MetaSystems or its representatives provide the technical training as
part of the service. It is the responsibility of the laboratory to provide and maintain the
necessary knowledge of the operator and to utilize all functions in compliance with
standard laboratory practice and regulatory guidelines.
a Aid lab technicians in the documentation of microscopic brightfield and fluorescence
images.
a Require the presence of a hardware token for software protection, also known as
'dongle', to be started and executed. Failure to plug in the dongle will result in the soft-
ware not running. A MetaSystems' dongle does not only work as a security key, but
also as a physical license key, which enables particular features in the MetaSystems
software. Each dongle has an individual serial number. Thus, each dongle requires its
own individual license key. Only features enabled by the license key are available in
the respective software. All other software features are disabled, but can be enabled
after purchasing the respective license and reprogramming the dongle.
a Are only auxiliary components in the complex process of diagnosing the final result.
The quality of the final result depends decisively on the process of specimen prepara-
tion. Although imaging systems have some capabilities to enhance images captured
from difficult specimens but they cannot generally correct or compensate for short-
comings or imperfections such as inadequate brightfield staining or fluorescence in-
situ hybridizations. Some of the system’s image enhancement functions may have a
distinct influence on the images. The operator should be careful about using them
and be aware that - when applied excessively or inappropriately - they may reduce the
quality and result in loss of image details.
It is part of the operator’s responsibility to:
s Check the plausibility of each result by reviewing the images on screen and the
slide directly under the microscope.
s Follow all procedures and recommendations for keeping the Metafer system
within the specifications permanently (§).
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