3-6 Operator’s Manual – OPTI CCA-TS2
3 CUSTOMIZATION
Option 2:
<QC Lockout Enable> (Fig. 3-13).
When this option is enabled, external QC
measurements must be performed at specied
intervals for patient measurements to be allowed.
1. To specify the number of QC measurements to
be performed, make sure <Lockout By Level
Enable> is not selected and select 1, 2 or 3 in
the <By Number> option.
2. To specify the levels to run, select <Lockout
By Level Enable> and the levels to run in the
<By Level> option.
3. Dene the time interval during which QC
measurements must be run. Options are
8, 12, 24 hours,7 days and 1 month.
4. By default, the analyzer is set to run 3 levels of
external controls at 1 month intervals.
5. To disable QC lockouts, deselect <QC Lockout
Enable>.
6. Press to accept the changes.
NOTE: Theselectedtimeintervalstartswiththe
timethisfeatureisactivated.
NOTE: Morethanoneoptioncanbeselected.
Forinstance,laboratoriescanrequirethat
acombinationofSRCsandliquidQCisrun
onadailybasis.Thisshouldbebasedon
hospitalpolicy.
NOTE: Controllockoutsarebasedondatastoredin
theControlsdatabase(seeSection4).
Thisdatabasemayincludedatameasured
withanycassettelotorcassettetype.
Fig. 3-13 QC Lockout