User manual

6-16 VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual
510731-10EN1
Processing Test Cards Using the Smart Carrier Station Processing VITEK
®
2 Test Cards
Modifier
The option box for the Modifier field contains six default entries, mod 1 to
mod 6. When this data reaches the workstation computer, the entry is
matched to one of the first six entries in the Organism Modifier table of the
bioLIAISON
®
database.
Selecting an Entry Using an Option Box
1) Use the Up or Down Arrow key to move the cursor into the correct field.
2) Press the Help (?) key to access the option box for the field.
3) Use the Up or Down Arrow key to move the selection pointer (>) to the
correct data entry.
4) Press Enter to return to the data screen.
Bar Code Scanner
The bar code scanner reduces the time required for data input. If your
laboratory uses bar codes to identify patient specimens, these can be
scanned to enter the accession ID.
The required bar codes for the Organism, Offline Test, and Modifier fields
have been printed on the SCS Job Aid Card.
Bar code labels on every test card allow you to scan in the entry for the Card
Type field. Additional information from this bar code is also stored in the
cassette memory. This information helps VITEK
®
2 properly identify and
process each test.
Processing Test Cards Using the Smart Carrier Station
Note: If your system does not have an SCS, refer to the section Processing Test
Cards in Cassette Only Mode on page 6-21.
Configuration Options for Smart Carrier Workflow
Before using the SCS, make sure that the following options are properly set:
• On the Smart Carrier Station. All of the configuration options on the SCS
should be set. The most important of these is the Dilution Mode. Make sure
that it corresponds to how susceptibility inocula are processed for this
cassette. See AST Dilution Mode on page 3-5.