Bayer HealthCare Rapidlab 800 - Manual (Page 684)

Glossary-12 800 Series Operator's Manual
Security Options The System Setup Menu option that lets you define
passwords for the system and for Menu mode.
sensor A device designed to detect a particular analyte in a
sample. The pH and the pCO
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sensors are examples.
sensor status
indicator The area on the screen that indicates the current status
of each sensor in the system.
septum The membrane on the reagent bottle through which the
fitting on the reagent manifold passes.
sequence number A unique number assigned by the system to every
sample analysis, QC analysis, and calibration.
Shutdown The System Utilities menu option that lets you shut
down the system before performing service.
slope The value obtained through linear regression analysis
that represents the relationship between two sets of data.
A slope of 1.0 indicates identical data sets.
slope drift The difference between the results for the current slope
and the theoretical value for a calibration.
solenoid valve The component associated with opening and closing the
path within the fluidic system to control the passage of
fluids and gases.
Standby The System Utilities menu option that lets you place the
system into an inactive mode when you are not
analyzing samples. The system does not perform
automatic calibrations while in standby.
status area The top portion of the screen that displays the status
name, system messages, sensor status indicators, and
date and time.
Status Event Log The Data Recall menu option that lets you view
diagnostic codes and system messages and print the
Status Event Log report. Also a report that lists the last
72 hours of status messages, D codes, and samples for
which required data entry is incomplete.
Stop System The Maintenance menu option that lets you disable
sample analysis and automatic calibration functions so
that you can perform maintenance activities.
System ID The Service Setup menu option that lets a Service
Representative identify the system model and enter the
system ID and installation date.