ITC Hemochron Response Whole Blood Coagulation System User Manual
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Enabling Display of Remaining Battery Power
The amount of power remaining in the battery can be displayed either as a numerical percentage or as a
bar indicator.
1.
Press 1 in Set Outputs. YES is displayed after the Battery % line:
1 – Battery % - YES
2.
Press 1 again to display a graph of remaining battery power. NO is displayed.
Note: The battery power display disappears when the instrument is connected to an electrical
outlet using the AC/DC Power Module.
Enabling Plotting of Test Data
Utilize this feature to indirectly observe the motion of the magnet during an assay. If plotting is enabled, two
lines are displayed representing the magnet in the test tube. The position of the lines changes in accordance
with the motion of the magnet until clot formation, when the lines cross.
1.
Press 2 in Set Outputs. YES is displayed after the Plot Test line:
2 – Plot Test YES
Specifying the Device Connected to COM1 or COM2
If an external computer or a barcode reader is connected to the System, the COM port to which the device is
connected must be specified. Only one COM port can be set to RDR at a given time.
1.
Press 3 in Set Outputs to specify COM 1 or press 4 to specify COM 2. YES will be displayed,
designating that an external computer is connected to the specified COM port:
3 – COM 1 Port YES
2.
Press 3 or 4 a second time to designate that a barcode reader is connected to the specified COM
port:
3 – COM 1 Port RDR
3.
Press 3 or 4 a third time to designate that no device is connected to the specified COM port:
3 – COM 1 Port NO
Cycling through COM Port options resets the Baud Rate to 9600. Turning the device OFF or ON will set the
Baud Rate to its initial setting.
Specifying Use of the Internal Printer
The internal printer is designed for printing single test results. The internal printer cannot be used for
database printing. It can be deactivated to save power during battery operation.
1.
Press 5 to select one of the three printer modes:
1 –No
(No internal print)
2 –Yes
(Permits printing of the last test result when the PRINT key is pressed)
3 –AUT
(Automatically prints the test results when the test tube is removed)
Specifying Use of an External Printer
If the system is connected to an external parallel printer, this selection must be activated.
1.
Press 6 in Set Outputs to specify connection to an external printer. YES will be displayed after the
External Printer line:
6 – EXT Print YES
Note: To print either database, an external printer must be used.
Note: The printer output is the IBM Layout (PC-8) standard.
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