88 ADVIA 1800 Operator’s Guide
5. To remove any calibrators you do not want used in this run, select
Temp.sample
select
.
To run only a reagent baseline (RBL) or blank rate, select only the blank solution.
Running control samples
1. Select Control smp. Analyze.
2. To remove any tests you do not want run on the controls, select
Temp.item select.
3. To remove any controls you do not want used in this run, select
Temp.sample select.
From STT
1. Make sure the samples are loaded.
2. In the Ordinary sample area, next to Routine smp, select
Analyze.
This activates other fields.
3. To specify how the samples are identified, in the Ordinary sample area, next to
Analyze mode, select
Barcode or Cup posi.
If you select
Barcode, the system scans the entire STT tray for barcodes.
You can choose to scan for a single tray position or for a range of positions as follows:
a. In the boxes to the right of Analyze, enter the range of positions you want to scan.
For example: If you enter
50 and 60. The system scans for barcodes within this
range and will aspirate only from positions at which it found barcodes.
b. If you want the system to aspirate sample from a specific position or specific
range of positions, select
Cup posi.
c. Enter the tray number.
d. In the boxes to the right of Analyze, enter the position or range of positions from
where you want the system to aspirate samples.
4. Select
Temp.cup/tube select to change container types and select samples for
priority processing.
You can select more than one position at a time and to assign the same container type to
all.
5. To begin the run, select
Start.
From the optional universal rack handler or external transport
1. Select the second
General smp. Analyze box (below Out side analyze).
2. To begin the run, select
Start.
3. Load the racks on the rack handler or the universal rack handler.