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Table of Contents
FastSteps ................................................................................................................................................................ v
FastSteps for Vitamin D ...................................................................................................................................... vii
Welcome ................................................................................................................................................................ 1
What the FastPack
®
IP System Does ........................................................................................................... 1
About This Manual ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Safety Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
Electrical ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Nemko Mark Label ............................................................................................................................. 2
Other Symbols............................................................................................................................................... 2
Biomedical Label ................................................................................................................................ 2
Attention Label ................................................................................................................................... 2
CE Mark Label .................................................................................................................................... 2
IVD Label ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Setting Up the FastPack
®
IP System .................................................................................................................... 3
What is Included ........................................................................................................................................... 3
FastPack
®
IP System Set Up ........................................................................................................................ 3
Unpacking the FastPack
®
IP System ................................................................................................. 3
Getting Power to the FastPack
®
IP System ....................................................................................... 4
Turning ON the System Analyzer ...................................................................................................... 4
Set Up Menu ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Language Units ................................................................................................................................... 5
Setting Date and Time ........................................................................................................................ 6
Setting Analyzer for External Printer Use ........................................................................................ 7
Connecting the External Printer ....................................................................................................... 8
Calibrating the FastPack
®
IP System ................................................................................................................. 11
When to Calibrate ....................................................................................................................................... 11
What You Need ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Calibration Procedure ................................................................................................................................ 12
FastPack
®
IP Vitamin D Users ONLY! – Sample Pretreatment .................................................... 14
A Word about Calibration ................................................................................................................................... 19
Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
General Procedure ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Preparing a FastPack
®
IP with a Calibrator Sample ...................................................................... 19
Preparing to Calibrate your Analyzer .............................................................................................. 19
Running the Calibrator FastPack
®
IP ............................................................................................. 19
When is Calibration Required? .................................................................................................................. 19
1. When Attempting to Use New Lots of FastPacks or Calibrators ......................................... 19
2. When it’s Time to Recalibrate ............................................................................................... 19
FastPack
®
IP System Analyzer Calibration Process Tree ........................................................................ 20
Control Testing .................................................................................................................................................... 21
When to Control Test ................................................................................................................................. 21
What You Need ........................................................................................................................................... 21
Control Testing Procedure ........................................................................................................................ 22
FastPack
®
IP Vitamin D Users ONLY! – Sample Pretreatment ................................................... 23
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