User manual

6-28 VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual
510731-10EN1
Batch Loads (Smart Carrier or Cassette Only Mode) Processing VITEK
®
2 Test Cards
The Cassette Name can represent any laboratory parameter you choose,
such as a technologist’s initials, a specimen source, or a work shift.
Batch Loads (Smart Carrier or Cassette Only Mode)
Selecting Batch Loading
Batches of three or four cassettes can be loaded in rapid succession using
the Batch Load function.
Before You Begin
Because a batch load requires most or all of the VITEK
®
2 resources, you
should do the following before initiating a batch load:
1) Batch loading requires at least three cassettes, so check your work load
to make sure that you are processing enough test cards.
2) Check the Status screen to make sure that:
• The number of available slots equals or exceeds the number of test
cards that you are loading.
• The quantities of tips and saline is sufficient for the number of test
cards that you are loading.
Starting a Batch Load
This process begins with the preparation of the cassettes. Refer to one of the
following two procedures:
• Cassette preparation in Smart Carrier mode, page 6-16.
• Cassette preparation in Cassette Only mode, page 6-22.
Note: You must prepare all three or four of the cassettes to be included in the batch
load before proceeding.
1) Bring the cassettes to the VITEK
®
2 instrument.
Slot position (1–15) of
the test card in the
cassette.
03 The actual test card position in the
cassette as read by the VITEK
®
2 bar
code reader.
Load Time Apr 03
08:35:40
The date and time the test card was read
by the VITEK
®
2 bar code reader.
Table 6-9: Card Identity Components (Cassette Only Mode) (Continued)
Identifier Example Source