Siemens Clinitek Advantus Operator's Guide

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Performing the Initial Analyzer Check
After the
Clinitek
Advantus analyzer i
s properly instal
led, perform
the following
initial analyzer check. If problems occur during this procedure or
if an error
message displays, refer to
Section 6,
Troubleshooting
.
1.
T
ur
n a
na
ly
ze
r p
ow
er
on
.
The push bar moves and
the display shows the analyzer name and a
series of dots while the analyzer initializes. The title screen then displays,
showing the software version numbers, along with the analyzer name and
copyright information. The analyzer then performs some internal checks
and procedures. Each check and its s
tatus displays while the testing is in
progress.
2.
V
erify t
hat the
fan is o
n by chec
king fo
r airf
low fro
m the an
alyze
r
.
The fan is located at the
top left at the back of the analyzer.
NOTE:
If an error occurs, a message displays that instructs you to turn the
power off and back on after several seconds, or
to contact Siemens
Diagnostics Customer Support.
The display changes to the Ready/Run screen.
The screen displays the default setting for the primary reagent strip for use
on the analyzer.
3.
Check th
at the pr
imary S
iemen
s Diagno
stics Re
agent S
trip for U
rinal
ysis
displayed corresponds to the strip type you
are using.
4.
If the
strip
types
do not
agree,
chang
e the
selec
ted str
ip ty
pe bef
ore
beginning testing.
Refer to
Strip
‚ p
ag
e
90
, for instructions on changing the strip type used on your
analyzer
. Y
ou can also
set an alternative reagent
strip type to
use in your
laboratory
. Y
ou can
then change
to the
alternative reagent strip type
without
leaving the Ready/Run screen.
.
5.
Comp
letel
y imme
rse all
of the r
eagen
t pad
s on a Si
emens D
iagno
stics
Reagent Strip in negative control solution, such as
CHEK-STIX Negative
Control solution.
6.
Imm
edi
ate
ly re
mov
e th
e rea
gen
t str
ip.
CAUTION
Do not use a reagent
strip other than the selected primary or
alternative reagent strip. Only use Siemens Diagnostics brand
reagent strips. Use of other strips may cause
erroneous results.

Siemens Clinitek Advantus Specifications

General

Test Types	Urinalysis
Interface	RS-232, USB
Calibration	Automatic calibration
Measurement Principle	Reflectance photometry
Sample Type	Urine
Power Supply	100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Type	Urine analyzer
Display	Touchscreen
Reagent Type	Test strips
Measurement Parameters	Glucose, Bilirubin, Ketone, Specific Gravity, Blood, pH, Protein, Urobilinogen, Nitrite, Leukocytes