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ITC Hemochron Signature+ Whole Blood Microcoagulation System User Manual

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To Print System Information:

1.

Press 7 to print the system software version, system serial number, and program parameters.

To Abort Printing of Results:

1.

Pressing CANCEL for three seconds will abort data transmission to the printer. Any data
previously transmitted will complete printing.

Note: If an error is encountered with the test or the sample, the error message for the error will
be included on the printout. Refer to page 46
for error messages, their cause, and their

resolution.

Other Database Operations
Results of the last 100 tests can be reviewed for both patient and QC results. The total number of test results
that are currently stored and the total number of additional test results that can be stored can be displayed.
Finally, the results in either the patient database or the quality control database can be erased to make
room for additional test results.

CAUTION: Results from the oldest test are overwritten if a test is run when the database is full.
Therefore, it is important to periodically check, print, archive, and erase the database
contents.
To Perform Other Database Operations:

1.

Press DATABASE to display the DATABASE menu:

DB SELECTS

Then perform one of the following procedures:
To Display Total Tests and Remaining Tests in the Database:

1.

Press 1. The total number of stored patient records and the number of records that can still be
added to the patient database are displayed:

41 Tests/359 Left

Or, press 2. The total number of stored QC records and the number of records that can still be
added to the QC database are displayed:

12 Tests/388 Left

To Delete All Results from a Database:

1.

Press 3 to erase the patient database.

Or, press 4 to erase the QC database.

2.

The instrument displays a prompt to confirm deletion of the database:

Sure? 1-YES 2-NO

3.

Press 1 to confirm deletion. COMPLETED is displayed for two seconds.

Note: Press 2 or CANCEL to cancel erasing of the database.

To Review Results of the Patient Database:

1.

Press 5. The first line of the results for the most current test record is displayed.

01 PAT ACT-LR

2.

To review each additional line of the results, press 0 or 8 to scroll up or down through the record.

3.

To scroll through additional test records, press ENTER (for the next record) or CANCEL (for the
previous record).