User manual

6-18 VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual
510731-10EN1
Processing Test Cards Using the Smart Carrier Station Processing VITEK
®
2 Test Cards
The SCS displays the Cassette Edit screen (see Figure 6-7)
automatically whenever a cassette is firmly seated on the SCS base unit.
2) Select the correct slot.
• Make sure that the Cassette Edit screen is displaying the correct slot
(1–15). Use the Next Slot or Previous Slot keys.
• Make sure that the cursor (blinking bar) is in the correct field. Use the
Up or Down Arrow keys.
3) Enter the data as shown in Table 6-4.
Note: The SCS does not allow you to enter expired cards.
Note: If you need to change any of the data you have entered, you must do so
before you remove the cassette from the SCS.
Correct Positioning of AST Cards
If you pre-dilute the inocula for the susceptibility tests, you can place the test
cards into any slots in the cassette, in any order you choose. However, when
VITEK
®
2 is performing the dilution (Automatic Dilution mode), you must
follow these rules:
• The AST card must be placed in a slot immediately following the slot
containing the inoculum test tube.
Table 6-4: Data Entry Methods (Smart Carrier Mode)
Field Bar Code Method Keyboard Method
Accession ID Scan the bar code label on
the specimen.
Type the ID into the Accession/Lab ID
field.
Card Type Scan the bar code label on
the card.
Type the 18-digit code from the bar code
label on the test card.
Organism ID
(AST card)
Scan an organism ID from
the SCS Job Aid Card.
Place the cursor in the Organism ID field
and press the Help (?) key. Select an
organism from the option box.
Offline Test Scan a test from the SCS
Job Aid Card.
Place the cursor in the Offline Test field
and press the Help (?) key. Select a test
from the option box.
If the entered card type is ANC, an
Offline Test Result screen will be
displayed.
Modifier Scan a modifier from the
SCS Job Aid Card.
Place the cursor in the Modifier field and
press the Help (?) key. Select a modifier
from the option box.