User manual

Troubleshooting the VITEK
®
2 Instrument Working Without the Bar Code Reader
VITEK
®
2 Instrument User Manual 8-17
510731-10EN1
Disposables Errors
When a cassette begins processing, VITEK
®
2 calculates the quantity of
disposables that will be needed. If the calculated value exceeds the current
level of a disposable:
• The cassette is backed out to the Cassette Load Station.
• The error alarm is activated.
How to Resolve a Disposables Error
1) Press the Help (?) key to display one of the following messages:
Tip Level Low or Saline Level Low
2) Open the Cassette Load door and remove the cassette.
3) Perform the procedure in Chapter 7 to install a new VITEK
®
2 accessory
kit and saline bag.
4) Place the cassette back into the Cassette Load Station and close the
door.
Working Without the Bar Code Reader
A good reading of the test card bar code is required by the system to know
the card type and how to process it. The primary method of entering these
bar codes is the Bar Code Reader Station in the VITEK
®
2 instrument. There
are also two backup methods:
• The bar code scanner on a Smart Carrier Station, which is then transferred
to VITEK
®
2 via the smart cassette.
• Manually on the VITEK
®
2 interface keypad.
If the Bar Code Reader Station fails, one of the two backup methods could be
used.
Entering Bar Codes Manually
Failure of the Bar Code Reader Station on the VITEK
®
2 instrument would
result in a bar code read error for every card processed. This can be avoided
by disabling the station, and then entering bar codes via the Smart Carrier
Station, or manually on the VITEK
®
2 keypad.
Disabling the Bar Code Reader
1) Access the Bar Code Reader configuration option using the path: