Table of contents
HemoPoint
®
H2 User’s Guide
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0. Table of contents
0. TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................. 1
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ......................................... 5
1.1 WELCOME! .................................................................... 5
1.2 EXPLANATION OF THE GRAPHIC SYMBOLS ........................ 5
1.3 SAFETY NOTES .............................................................. 5
2. INTENDED USE .............................................................. 8
3. SET UP ............................................................................ 9
3.1 UNPACKING THE PHOTOMETER ....................................... 9
3.2 SETTING UP THE PHOTOMETER ..................................... 10
3.3 SWITCHING THE PHOTOMETER ON AND OFF ................... 11
3.3.1 Using for the first time ........................................... 11
3.3.2 To operate using the power adaptor ..................... 12
3.3.3 Battery operation ................................................... 14
3.3.4 Stand-by mode ...................................................... 14
3.3.5 Displays and symbols in the ready mode ............. 15
4. SAMPLING AND TESTING PROCEDURE .................. 16
4.1 TAKING A SAMPLE ........................................................ 16
4.1.1 Notes on using the microcuvette ........................... 16
4.1.2 Taking a sample of capillary blood........................ 17
4.1.3 Taking a sample of venous or arterial blood ......... 21
4.2 PERFORMING THE TEST ................................................ 23
4.3 QUALITY CONTROL ....................................................... 28
4.3.1 AutoCheck ............................................................. 28
4.3.2 Blank reading ........................................................ 28
4.3.3 External quality control .......................................... 28
5. FURTHER FUNCTIONS ................................................ 30
5.1 TOUCHSCREEN ............................................................ 30
5.1.1 General.................................................................. 30
5.1.2 Meaning of the buttons / Navigation ..................... 31
5.2 MEMORY (DATA STORAGE) ........................................... 31
5.2.1 Displaying results from memory ............................ 31