ITC IRMA TruPoint Blood Analysis System - Manual (Page 56)

3.4
ELECTRONIC QUALITY CONTROL
Electronic Quality Control tests may be performed two ways:
1. Manual EQC Test: initiated by user by pressing the EQC button on the
QC Test Options screen.
2. Automatic EQC Test: runs automatically per a pre-configured schedule.
This feature requires the use of an AC adapter to power the IRMA
TruPoint.
PERFORMING A MANUAL EQC TEST
Turn IRMA TruPoint Analyzer On
1. Touch the right-hand edge of the screen to turn the analyzer “on”.
Enter User ID (optional)
2. If the User ID option has not been activated, go to step 4.
3. If the User ID option is activated, the Enter or
Scan ID screen will display. The User ID may
be entered using either the alpha/numeric
keypads or the bar code scanner.
a. Entry via touchscreen keypads - enter your
User ID and press next .
b. Entry via bar code scanner - scan your User ID. The IRMA TruPoint
will automatically advance to the next screen.
Initiate an EQC Test
4. Press QC Test on the main MENU. The QC
TEST OPTIONS menu displays.
5. Press EQC on the QC TEST OPTIONS menu
to initiate the EQC test.
6. The Analyzing screen appears, indicating that
the diagnostic tests are in progress.
Review Results
7. Once the EQC test is complete, the analyzer
displays the EQC Results status screen. The
initial result for an EQC test is either “Passed”
or “Failed”.