Understanding Your Analyzer
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Built-in keypad
The 23-key keypad is located below the LCD, as Figure2-7 shows.
Figure2-7 Built-in keypad
PS/2 keyboard
The analyzer can also be controlled by an external PS/2 keyboard that should be connected
to the analyzer’s keyboard interface. See the table below for the correspondence between
the keypad keys and the keyboard keys and for their functions.
Keypad PS/2 keyboard Function
[MENU] [Esc] To enter/exit the system menu.
[PRINT] [P]or [p] To print out data by the recorder or printer.
[DEL] [Delete] or [Del] To delete data and characters.
[ENTER] [Enter] To confirm or execute an operation.
[↑][↓][←][→] [↑][↓][←][→] To move the cursor.
[0]...[9] [0]...[9] To enter digits.
[PgUp][PgDn] [PageUp] [PageDown] To scroll screen.
[Flush] / To unclog the apertures.
[FEED] / To advance the recorder paper.
[MAIN] /
To go back to the “Count” screen.
[DILUENT] [D]or [d] To enter the dispensing diluent state.
[STARTUP] / To execute the startup procedure (flushing the
fluidic lines and checking background).
[ID] [ I ]or [i] To call out the screen to enter patient information.
/ Alphanumeric keys and
other function keys.
To enter alphanumeric data or initiate a function.