Siemens Rapidlab 1200 - Setting up QC; Setting up QC Options

8-2 Rapidlab 1200 Operator’s Guide: System Configuration
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Setting up QC
When you select QC at the Setup screen, the following options are available:
• QC Options
• Required QC Schedule
• Required QC Ranges
• AutomaticQC Schedule
• AutomaticQC Ranges
•High G/L
Setting Up QC Options
Use the QC Options screen to enable or disable a QC option, enable or disable syringe QC,
require Operator identification, and select a method for QC range checking.
1. At the Setup screen, select QC Options.
2. At the QC options screen, select a performance option:
3. If you select AutomaticQC and you want all failed AutomaticQC samples to repeat,
select
Repeat.
4. Select the
syringe QC button to enable syringe QC samples.
5. At the area labeled Required Field, select
Operator ID to display the operator
identification screen when an operator is analyzing QC samples.
6. To make the Operator ID a requirement, select the
Required button.
7. Select a QC Range Checking Methodology:
If you want to customize ranges, follow the procedure in the next section, Entering
Customized QC Range Limits‚ page 8-3.
If you want... Select...
to perform QC sample analysis on an as needed basis,
Unscheduled QC.
to require operators to perform QC sample analysis
according to a schedule,
Required QC.
the system to perform QC samples as scheduled in QC
Setup,
AutomaticQC.
If you want to... Select...
use the manufacturer’s low and high ranges for QC range
checking,
Low, High.
to perform RiliBÄK analysis (does not apply to CO-ox
fractions),
RiliBÄK