LAURA_Smart_EN_MA
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1. Comment cir gt Sample information EN DE FR IT PL CZ HU RU eee 172 gt i ET Colourtex 1 2 3 4 Clarity text 1 2 3 4 FN cn A Lachema 4 2 Main menu 4 Menu After pressing the MENU in Ready to measure status the structure following main functions are available INSERT STRIP CALIBRATION QC TEST SETUP v PATIENT SAMPLE MENU HOME e Mode The instrument can work in the two timing modes Standard mode Smart Timing In standard mode the strip is inserted to the holder tray and the incubation timing is started After 60 sec the reader measures the colour of placed strip and reports the result In case of the Smart Timing the incubation runs outside of the reader max 4 strips could be incubated at once e Calibration Allows to calibrate instruments for the current used batch of test strips MicroalbuPHAN LAURA e Memory LAURA Smart has a memory for the last 360 measurements The stored measurement results with all of their related information date time comment col our can be selected from the memory displayed printed or send to the computer anytime e QC Test In this function the instrument measuring capability could be tested by using the grey control strip The instrument measures the grey control strip and compares the result with the predefined should values The test result is displayed and also printed for QA purpose e Setup In th2. Baud rate 19 200 Bd Bit length 8 Parity No Stop bit 1 The interface has a DB9 mother type connector with the following PIN connection PIN number Connected 2 TxD 3 RxD 5 GND 1 4 6 7 8 9 not connected If USB host is connected the reader sends the data trough the USB port as well The format of the data stream is identical to the serial RS232 case The communication is unidirectional LAURA Smart gt HOST and is in ASCII text form The reader sends 1 result in 1 package Every package has the same format which is Pati i Characters sent out bis Frame start STX Strip name 9 space CR LF 26 Seg No line Seg No SP 4 char long Seq number right justified CR LF 26 7 char filled with O ID line Pat ID SP 14 char long ID 2xSP CR LF 26 7char COIOR COLOR 3xSP Color text 10 char CR LF 21 CLARITY CLARITY SP Clarity text 10 char CRIF 21 Date line YYYY MM DD 6xSP HH MM 3xSP CR LF 26 1 result line or SP 3char par SP Schar result SP Ochar unit SP Schar ARB CR LF 26 SP name Conv or SI result 10 result line or SP 3char par SP Schar result SP 6char unit SP Schar ARB CR LF 26 SP name Conv or SI result Comment line 80 char long comment or space 82 Frame end ETX 1 Where e SIX OxO2 ETX 0x03 CR OxOd LF OxOa SP Ox20 e The paramet
3. A cn A Lachema 6 Technical parameters General Dimension 230x127x110 mm Weight 0 7 kg without batteries Power source External adapter 75VDC 6A 90 230V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 20W OW max standby Battery 6x1 5V AA Battery life type LRG 200 measurements with printing or 240 without printing Measurement ethod Reflection photometry Throughput max 240 strips hour Wavelength 470 540 650 nm AD resolution 10 bit User Interface Printer 58 mm graphical thermal printer 24 char line LCD 320x240 colour TFT Memory Capacity 360 complete measurement results RTC Lithium battery kept real time clock Interfaces Host interface RS232 Serial interface 19 200Bd 8N1 USB interface BCR PC AT keyboard Wedge type BCR with standard PS2 interface Recommended Temperature 15 35 C operating Optimal range 20 25 C environment Humidity 20 80 Place Horizontal surface No shock or vibration Not direct Sun shine Storing transport Temperature 20 60 C Humidity 20 90 eA Lachema AA The LAURA Smart has an RS232 interface to HOST computer 7 Serial interface If the communication is enabled Interface ON the reader sends out the result immediately atter measurement Store protoco d h diately of Stored measurements can also be sent at any time from the memory The hardware parameters of the RS232 port are
4. Patient identification code a figure or a text max 15 characters Sequence number of the measurement Urine specimen to be measured Remission value Barcode reader Computer Laboratory Information System Incubation timing method A cnn A Lachema 2 1 Unpacking c 2 Installation After unpacking the instrument please check carefully that your package contains all the parts listed below and all of them are in a good condition Figure 3 LAURA Smart instrument e DC Adapter with 230V AC cable Serial interface cable roll of the thermal printer paper e Tube with control grey strips e User manual 2 2 Set up the instrument Please follow the steps below Select the working place e Choose a place for the reader which is flat and clear Do not place the device close to the window centrifuge or heating surface Protect it from the direct sun light vibration and extreme temperature FN mel M Lachem Connect the power and interfaces 2 Installation d Check if the master switch on the rear side is turned off Refer to Fig 2 o Insert the serial cable and the keyboard or BCR to the reader for the BCR use the PS2 input o Insert the adapter output plug to reader o Insert the adapter main cable into the net e Inserting the printer paper Open the printer cover by pressing the release button Place the paper roll into its holder and pull out approx 10 cm of i
5. Place a grey strip on the strip holder tray e The reader starts the measurement Wait for the measurement is complete After measurement the reader compares the obtained remission values to the predefined ranges stored in the instrument in every greyscale and wavelength Then displays and prints out the result When the measured values are in harmony with the predefined values the result of QC Test is OK The picture of the display after QC Test is following TEST MEASUREMENTS Print out the result of measurement LAURA TEST MEASUREMENT 2009 10 01 11 39 690 700 SALAH HE 350 354 PAD Rg Ro 145 130 1 696 671 2 361 347 Test OK 3 141 132 TEST OK Keep the print out for GC reference If the test fails Test Error will be reported and the wrong result is displayed in red In this case repeat the test with another check strip If it gives error again call the service Keep the grey strips always in its tube do not touch the surfaces by hand and handle them with care The strips are intended for repeated using Refer to the label of the grey strip tube A LA Lachem 4 2 5 Settings 4 Menu Under this menu point the instrument working parameters structure could be set The available settings are displayed in the following format SETUP INSTRUMENT PARAMETER DATE TIME USER INT CUSTOMISATION LANGUAGE ESC The several working parameters are organized in the following way e Parameter st
6. English German ENGLISH FRANCAIS French DEUTSCH ITALIANO talian Czech Polish Hungarian Russian ES ES Ea 4 5 Date Time setting The Time and the Date format can be set in this menu point Select the Date Time button in settings menu the following display will appear SET DATE amp TIME To change the date or time values push the corresponding button A numeric PAD will appear and the desired value can be entered When date and time are correct the DATE format can be set by pressing the FORM button The following formats could be used Year Month Day YYYY MM DD Day Month Year DD MM YYYY Month Day Year MM DD YYYY Pressing the OK button the actual settings became valid The real time clock in LAURA Smart is running from a built in lithium battery This battery is independent on the removable batteries FN LA Lachem 4 6 Customisation menu 4 Menu Customisation menu serves to enter user defined texts into the structure reader LAURA Smart The text lines could be entered with help of alphanumeric PAD or with a connected external keyboard These texts are as follows These texts are as follows CUSTOMISATION 2 result header lines appear LOGO ON with each result print out max 24 characters HEADER Header 1 line 123456 Header 2 line labor na ina li ined 1 ie l 2 greeting lines are printed after GREETING 2 das self test max 24 characters gree
7. LA Lachem 4 4 User Interface 4 Menu In this menu point the built in interfaces could be switched structure ON or OFF These interfaces are Printer Serial interface Sound The factory setting for LAURA Smart is all interfaces ON USER INTERFACE PRINTER ON INTERFACE ON SOUND ON Printer ON OFF means that the results will be printed automatically after measurement or not lt is possible to switch off this feature in this case the instrument will measure the strip and store it in the memory but it won t print it The result can be printed at any time from the memory or when the result is displayed Interface ON OFF means that the results will be send to Host automatically after measurement or not lt is possible to switch off this feature in this case the instrument will measure the strip and store it in the memory but it won t send it The result can be sent at any time from the memory Sound ON OFF turns the button feedback beep on or off Warning beeps are always ON this setting has no influence to them A cnn A Lachema Language Setting 4 Menu structure Here the user can select the language of the instrument Pressing the corresponding button can make the selection The actual set language button is pressed OK button must be pressed to make the selection valid Pressing the P button the next four available languages are displayed LANGUAGE The following languages are available
8. LAURA only AA Lachem 4 2 3 Memory 4 Menu The reader has a non volatile memory which automatically structure stores the last 360 measurements The oldest result will be overwritten by the new measurement without any warning When the actual measurement is ready the reader stores the result along with the following parameters e Result of the strip e lype of the strip e Seg No e ID e Date and time e Colour Clarity e Comment The user can reach the memory from the Menu by selecting the Memory button For administration the Memory the following display appears MEMORY FILTER ALL ALL ACTION DISPLAY E FILTER and DAY button serve to set the selection parameters after then the START button activates the selected action A cnn A Lachema The desired measurement can be selected in the following way 4 Menu structure e Select the FILTER criterion All ID Seq No Positive all stored result enter the desired ID enter the desired Seq No where at least 1 value was positive Not printed results that where not printed yet Select the DAY of the measurement O O All Today regardless of date searching only among the today measured result o Specific date select the desired day The program offers only those days where there are results in memory e Choose an ACTION what should happen with the selected results O O O O Display Print
9. Send Delete the selected measurements will be displayed the selected measurements will be printed results will be sent to HOST RS232 and USB the measurements correspond with the selection criterion are deleted When all three above mentioned parameters Filter Day and Action have been defined the process can be activated by pressing the START button In case of DISPLAY was selected the found results are displayed in following form MEMORY 1 3 DekaPHAN LAURA Seq No 0023 ID 03 10 2008 Colour YELLOW Clarity CLEAR COMMENTS BLD NEG BIL NEG NORM NEG PRO NEG pH 6 5 NIT NEG SG 1 025 rele e me The latest measurement in the list will be displayed at first With help of the lt gt buttons the user can step forward or backward in the list The actually displayed result could be printed and the new comment could be attached A cnn A Lachema 4 2 4 QC Test 4 Menu structure The purpose of this test measurement is to verify that the optical measuring capability of the instrument works properly Perform this test once a week or if you receive suspicious result in normal use For testing the instrument the grey control strips are provided in the LAURA Smart package Clean carefully the strip holder before using of QC Test You prevent the degradation of the grey control strip with the rest of urine Take out one from the tube and follow the steps below Select the QC Test button
10. again lt is possible to add comment to the result by touching the screen inside the comment rectangle d If a comment to this measurement already exists the new comment will overwrite the old one The comment and all the other result parts are stored in the memory Placing a new strip into the holder will start the next measurement procedure After pushing the ESC button the program jumps back to the Ready to Measure status e After the strip was measured the reader moves the strip holder out and the strip has to be removed and disposed manually by the user The instrument recognizes automatically the type of the test strip which is possible to measured DekaPHAN LAURA HeptaPHAN LAURA PentaPHAN LAURA DiaPHAN LAURA MicroalbuPHAN LAURA The instrument increases the Seq No after every measurement NB Lachem 3 3 Patient identification 3 Routine operation LAURA Smart supports 2 different sample identifications Seq No working with Sequence Number overview Patient ID working with Identification number In order to enter a new Seq No the user has to touch the PATIENT button then select the SEQ NO button INSERT STRIP Seq No 0001 PATIENT SAMPLE MENU HOME The following numeric PAD will appear and the user can type a number between 1 9999 SENE 1234 EN EN EN e EZ ES EA K EA E31 A cn A Lachema Selecting the ID button a similar edit field appears where the 3 user
11. BLUE P INT OF QUALITY USER MANUAL Last revision 03 2011 CONTENTS 2 ONO Introduction 1 1 Intended use 1 2 Measurement principle 1 3 User Interfaces 1 3 1 Overview of instrument 1 3 2 Connectors 1 4 Icons and abbreviation Installation 2 1 Unpacking 2 2 Setting up the instrument Routine operation overview 3 1 Ready to measure status 3 2 Measurement 3 3 Patient identification 3 4 Colour and clarity 3 5 Comments 3 6 Cleaning Menu structure 4 1 Menu overview 4 2 Main menu 4 2 1 Timing modes 4 2 2 Calibration 4 2 3 Memory 4 2 4 GC tes 4 2 5 Settings 4 3 Parameter Settings 4 3 1 Printing order 4 3 2 Unit settings 4 3 3 Parameter table 4 4 User Interface 4 5 Date Time selting 4 6 Customisation menu 4 7 Powering by batteries Service information 5 1 Trouble shooting 5 2 Service information 5 3 Safety information 5 4 Producer 5 5 Ordering information 5 6 Guarantee conditions Technical parameters Serial interface protocol Short Instructions Index S LA Lachem O QU K QI C o0co000 0 0 O0 M amp amp COO W WWW M Co Co CO WOH HW GO CO NO ND NO NO NO NONO ND PND NOOB co Co CO CO IO ID iO OO OONO I 00 OO OO NI FN LA Lachem This manual contains the operation and maintenance instruc 1 Introduction tions for the LAURA Smart photometer 1 1 Intended use The LAURA Smart reader is a reflection photometer for semi quantitati
12. N 4A Lachema 4 Menu structure The position 1 is available for the new strip The incubation has finished on the position 2 and the strip is inserted on the strip holder The incubations run on the positions 3 and 4 with the strips samples with Seq num 12 and 13 MEASUREMENT 0012 0013 Keep the incubation plate clean you prevent the possibility of cross contamination among the individual samples AD Lachem 4 2 2 Calibration Calibration mode allows to perform calibration on the cur 4 Menu rently used batches of test strips MicroalbuPHAN LAURA structure Calibration is performed for both diagnostic pads for the determination of microalbumin and for determination of creati nine in urine Six digit calibration code is an integral part of the label and on the label is always under the batch number The first three digits are associated with a pad for determination of creatinine the other 3 digit with pad for the determination of microalbumin in urine After pressing the CALIBRATION in MENU the following functions are available CALIBRATION CALIBRATION CODE 435820 DEFAULT After pressing the CALIBRATION CODE the numeric keypad appears for entering of calibration code The update setting becomes valid after pressing the OK button CALIBRATION CODE 435820 IE EN P BN After pressing the DEFAULT is set value 435820 original value d Calibration is intended for strips MicroalbuPHAN
13. ace 6 7 24 28 32 34 35 Languages 24 29 Logo 30 Measurement 3 9 13 23 32 34 Memory 17 18 21 34 Menu MENU 8 15 16 17 18 Paper 6 7 Parameter 26 27 Principle of measurement 3 Printer 4 24 28 34 QC Test 17 23 Sample 5 12 36 Seq n 5 8 9 11 18 21 22 36 Set up 6 17 22 24 26 Smart Timing 5 17 18 19 Sound 24 28 29 Standby mode 7 31 Strip 3 6 8 9 10 14 21 22 23 26 29 33 Strip holder 4 10 14 23 33 Technical parameters 35 Time 17 18 21 24 29 Units 24 25 26 27 Unpacking 6 User interface 28
14. can enter a max 15 characters long ID string This ID could 3 Routine also be entered with help of external keyboard or the barcode operation reader in the Ready to Measure status as well E overview ID ABCD1234abcd TT IE IE 3 4 Colour and clarity Before placing the strip to the way user can set the colour and clarity informations of the sample The colours and clarities are preddefined and can be modified by the user in the customisation menu see 4 6 There are four different colours and four different clarities available The colour and clarity information will be listed after pressing the following buttons SAMPLE and COLOUR or CLARITY INSERT STRIP 12 23 YELLOW COLOUR GREEN CLARITY BROWN PATIENT SAMPLE MENU HOME Pressing the desired button will select the corresponding information It will appear on the display and will be added to the next measured sample For deleting the previously selected information the user can go into the selection menu again but instead of select ing a value from the list the COLOUR or CLARITY button has to be pressed again In this case the program clears the previously set value FN AC Lachema 3 5 Comments 3 Routine operation There is possibility to add comments 39 characters long to s the measurements at the three different points overview e Before the measurement e Alter the measurement when the result is displayed on the LCD e When the result is selected f
15. er order is the default regardless of printing order e In case of shorter strip HeptaPHAN LAURA PentaPHAN LAURA DiaPHAN LAURA MicroalbuPHAN LAURA only the measured parameter lines are sent e The result and the unit is depending on the selected unit SETTINGS STRIP PARAMETER A cn A Lachema 8 Short Instructions Check carefully if the instrument is complete and not damaged Connect the instrument to the plug with the relevant cable check if there is a connection between the instrument and external plug Switch on the instrument with the main switch Wait till the instrument performs the selftest Set the mode of the results direct printing after analysis printing after measurement of all sam ples sending to the external net etc Start the measurement in the mode Seq No or ID Complete the measurements of urine samples follow all recommendations during the operation which are included in the instruction of the diagnostic strips Perform the everyday cleaning after having finished your daily measurements Leave the instrument switched on in Standby mode or switch it off using the main switch FN mel Lachem 9 Index Adapter 6 33 Battery 91 35 Clarity 8 12 21 30 Cleaning 14 Colour 8 12 21 30 Comments 8 10 13 22 Customisation 12 24 30 Date 17 21 22 24 29 Display 4 8 9 13 15 21 22 24 25 D 5 8 9 11 12 21 22 37 nstallation 6 7 nterf
16. ff with the above men tioned solvents The REF pad WASTE DISPOSAL Used strip should be treated as potentially infectious and should be disposed in accordance with local and national regulations relating to safe handling of such materials Waste is to be recycled or to be put to municipal waste FN mel M Lachem 4 Menu structure LAURA Smart has a clear well organized menu structure The user is guided trough the menu by the LCD The menu functions are represented by buttons or list controls Pressing the touch screen can activate the desired function The pressed buttons are highlighted by blue colour If no button is pressed TBD minute long the program jumps back to Stand by status In this status the reader pulls in the strip holder tray the buttons disappear from the screen and the actual time is displayed To leave this status and enter back to Ready to measure status the screen has to be touched anywhere A cnn A Lachema 4 1 Menu overview 4 Menu structure Stand by status or power ON Time out or pressing HOME Ready to measure i m Strip easuremen um inserted S Display Result information Timing Standard Smart Filter All ID Seq No Positive Not printed bi Day All Today Date Action Display Print x Send Delete Calibration code Default Order Deafult New E WHM Printer On Off EOW Sound On Off
17. he unit individually for the parameters then the PAD TO PAD button can be used In this case the parameters are displayed in the header of the LCD and the desired unit can be set individually CONV CONV ARB SI S ARB sro The following table summarizes the possible reported values in the entire of three units A cn 8 Lachema 4 3 3 Parameter table Parameter CONV sl ARB valves unit valves unit valves BID NEG Ery p NE Ery p NEG 10 10 50 50 2 250 250 3 LEU NEG Leu pl NE eu NE 25 25 45 75 2 500 500 3 BIL NEG mg d NE pmol NE z 3 EI 2 6 03 3 UBG NORM mg d NORM pmol l NORM Z 3 2 2 6 02 3 2 203 4 KET NEG mg dl NEG mmol l NEG 2 05 6 5 1 52 5 2 56 2 3 GIU NORM mg dl NORM mmol l NORM 50 28 1 00 55 2 300 74 3 000 55 4 PRO NEG mg dl NEG g l NEG 30 0 3 1 00 2 500 5 3 pH 5 6 65 7 8 9 NIT NEG POS SG 1 000 1 005 1 010 1 015 1 020 1 025 1 030 CRE 01 g l 09 mmol l 025 22 1 8 8 2 17 7 gt 3 gt 265 MA 10 mg l 0 01 g l 30 0 03 80 0 08 150 0 15 300 03 1000 5000 5 FN
18. is menu point the working parameters of the reader could be set A cn A Lachema 4 2 1 Timing modes 4 Menu LAURA Smart has two different timing modes structure Standard mode and Smart Timing Standard mode It is a linear workflow as is described in the routine measurement chapter Working in this mode only 1 strip minute measuring speed could be achieved Smart Timing It is used to speed up the measurement with the LAURA Smart In this working mode the throughput is increased due to incubating of the strips are outside of the reader The user places the measured strips outside of the reader and when the incubation time elapses the strip will be inserted into the reader only for the time of the measurement To support this process is offered an incubation plate with the four slots and the reader gives four corresponding software timers The general workflow for using of the Smart Timing mode is follows o Whenever a timer is available green insert a strip to the urine sample o Place the strip on the incubation plate to the corresponding slot and start the timer the corre sponding progress bar by pushing it The green progress bar changes the colour to the yellow o Whenever a timer runs down it beeps and the colour turns from yellow to red o Pick up the corresponding strip from the incubation plate and place it to the instruments strip holder tray The following pictures help to understand the procedure F
19. ment Error Strip is placed wrong Wrong strip is used Dry or not fully inserted strip is used Repeat the measurement with correct strip 5 2 Service information In the case of error first try to solve it according the trouble shoot guide above IF the failure remains please contact your distributor for service Never open the reader s case FN me M Lachem E 5 3 Safety information 5 Service information LAURA Smart complies the with EMC directive 89 336 EEC and low voltage directive 73 23 EEC LAURA Smart instrument in combination with PHAN LAURA test strips complies with the requirements of IVD directive 98 79 EC 5 4 Producer Producer of the system LAURA Smart and diagnostic strips PHAN LAURA Erba Lachema s r o Kar sek 1d 621 33 Brno Czech Republic 5 5 Ordering information cat number LAURA Smart reader 50003508 DekaPHAN LAURA 10008297 HeptaPHAN LAURA 10008298 PentaPHAN LAURA 10010239 DiaPHAN LAURA 10010238 MicroalbuPHAN LAURA 10010262 Spare parts Strip holder tray for LAURA Smart 50003510 Power supply for LAURA Smart 50003511 Interface cable for LAURA Smart 50003512 The grey control strips for LAURA Smart 50003513 5 6 Guarantee conditions The producer Erba Lachema s r o guarantees the reader LAURA Smart for 12 months after installa tion The free service isn t guarantea for spare parts from the list see 5 5
20. ment to Stand by mode by pressing of button HOME or automatically after the defined time FN 4A Lachema 4 3 2 Measurement 3 Routine operation The instrument LAU RA Smart begins the measurement auto S matically when a strip is placed on the strip holder tray overview To carry out a measurement do the following steps e Enter a new SeqNo or ID if necessary e Ifyou want to define the appearance of sample select a colour or clarity from the offer e Deep the reagent strip into the urine sample e Remove the excess urine from the strip Push the edge of the strip to an absorbent paper fol low the Instruction of the strips PHAN LAURA Insert the strip into the strip holder tray Figure 5 LAURA Smart has a build in strip detector at the end of the insert area under the tray If the strip is placed correctly this detector will recognize it and the incubation time countdown starts A progress bar displays the status After 55 sec the reader moves MEASUREMENT the tray in measures the strip displays and prints out the result A cn A Lachema RESULT DekaPHAN LAURA Seg No 0023 BLD 3 Routine ID operation 03 10 2007 18 08 BIL Colour YELLOW UBG overview Clarity CLEAR KET COMMENTS PRO pH NIT SG SEND PRINT The result is displayed on the LCD The positive parameters are marked with and are displayed in yellow colour Pressing the PRINT or SEND button the result can be send or print any time
21. rip and measurement related parameters could be set here as ORDER of parameter at printing UNIT of parameters e User interface turning ON OFF the following user interfaces PRINTER INTERFACE HOST SOUND Language selecting the language from the 8 defined languages EN English DE German FR French T Italian CZ Czech PL Polish HU Hungarian RU Russian e Date Time set the date and time and the format of date e Customisalion customizing the header text and logo defining the colour and clarity texts o A A8 Lachema 4 3 Parameter Settings 4 Menu structure This menu point is divided into two submenus Printing order Unit settings 4 3 1 Printing order The parameter printing order can be set in the following menu point MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS DEFAULT Pressing the DEFAULT button the printing order will correspond to the Parameter order of the strip DekaPHAN LAURA The instrument allows changing this order as the user like In this case the NEW menu point should be used The program offers all the parameters and they should be touched after each other in the desired order AD Lachema 4 3 2 Unit settings 4 Menu Unit can be selected with help of the structure following menu point MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS ALL CONV PAD TO PAD CONY SI and ARB The ALL button set the selected unit for all the 10 parameters If the user would like to set t
22. rom the memory Giving the comments before measurement could be achieved with the following buttons INSERT STRIP COMMENTS COLOUR CLARITY PATIENT SAMPLE MENU HOME This picture shows an example screen when all measurement related parameters are set INSERT STRIP Seq No 0001 ID 125X333 Colour YELLOW Clarity CLEAR Comments Short comment to PATIENT SAMPLE MENU HOME A cn A Lachema 3 6 Cleaning 3 Routine To keep the instrument clean and in the order to avoid cross operation contamination the strip holder tray must be cleaned The strip E holder has to be clean periodically every day after the finishing overview the work The excess of urine has to be removed from the strip before inserting it into the instrument For cleaning wipe off the tray use a soft textile or paper For cleaning with disinfections use an alcohol disinfectant max 85 such as ethanol isopropanol if necessary Never use acetone petrol or other aggressive solvents for the cleaning If necessary the tray could be removed from the reader by pulling it out manually So it could be cleaned or washed easier In this case pay attention not to dam age or scratch or rub the white REF plastic PAD This PAD could also be washed and wiped with soft materials The strip holder is possible to remove only it the instrument is switched off The instrument case and the touch screen could also be wiped o
23. t All optical components and REF PAD are adjusted with special tools during manufacturing 5 1 Trouble shooting In case of any error please refer the following table It helps how to solve it o identify the possible cause of the error and gives instruction A A8 Lachema 5 Service information Error description The reader cannot be switched on The display remains dark Possible cause Power supply is not connected or wrong type Corrective action Check the power supply and the connections Self test failed Strip holder tray is missing or the REF PAD dirty movement of the tray is obstructing Check the strip holder tray it must be clean and easy to move also by hand The reader doesn t print or the printing is not visible Paper cover is not closed Wrong paper is in not thermal paper Paper is inserted with wrong side up Check the printer visually for any damage or jam Insert the right type of paper correctly Close the printer cover The reader won t recognize the inserted strip The strip holder tray is in wrong position Check if the round whole of the tray is exactly above the strip detector Host communication failed Serial cable is not attached or wrong Interface mode is turned OFF or parameter doesn t match with HOST settings Check the cable Check that interface mode is ON and parameters are correct Reader displays Measure
24. t in front direction Check if the paper lies between the 2 metal ears of the printer Close the cover while holding the paper tight with one hand Push the cover in the middle or both sides until it clicks into its place o O O O o d Never push the cover asymmetrically Now the instrument is ready to turn on switch on the mas ter switch sak Figure 4 After power on the display lights up and the reader carries out a Self Test During this test the optic and the built in calibration PAD is tested Completing the test successful the reader prints out the OK message and goes into the Standby mode The reader is now ready for measurement A cnn A Lachema 3 1 Ready to measure status 3 Routine This is the status where the instrument after performing the Self operation Test waits for user command The instrument has a touch sensi E tive display The user can control the instrument by pressing the overview displayed buttons In the Ready to Measure status the following possibili ties are available for the user INSERT STRIP Seq No 0001 PATIENT SAMPLE MENU HOME Start a new measurement process by placing a strip on the strip holder Enter patient information o Seq No o ID e Enter sample information o Select a sample colour from the predefined list o Select a sample clarity from the predefined list o Insert comment e Enter the menu by pressing the MENU icon Send the instru
25. tings line 4 clarity text each max 10 char Ku Ku 4 colour text each max 10 char CUSTOMISATION acters Beyond these the Logo ON OFF COLOUR switch could be reached from this menu point In case of Logo ON is set the MURA logo will be printed with every results Ed EN EF Paging could be done by pressing the lt P buttons A cnn A Lachema 4 7 Powering by batteries 4 Menu C structure LAURA Smart could also be used with batteries power supply The battery holder is locating at the bottom of the instrument 6 pcs 1 5 V AA type batteries or accumulators could be used While inserting the batteries please pay attention to the polarity lt is indicated on the holder When using the batteries type LRG 200 measurements with printing or 240 without printing could be carried out with one set The instrument displays a BAT icon on the LCD that gives information about the battery status To increase the batteries lifetime generally consider the following Turn off the automatic printing and print the result only if it is really necessary e Ifthe measurement series has been done switch off the instrument d The Stand by status needs also energy The instrument gives a beep warning in Stand by when battery is used If the adapter power plug is inserted the instrument will work from adapter and the batteries are disconnected LAURA Smart is a high sensitive and accurate optical measu ring instrumen
26. ve urine analysis using test strips PHAN LAURA The LAURA Smart reader is designed for use in medical laboratories and doctors offices 1 2 Measurement principle The following drawing shows the theoretical working function of the LAURA Smart reader The strip is inserted into the urine sample then it has to be placed onto the strip holder tray The builtin strip detector recognizes the strip and starts the timing of incubation The instrument moves the strip under the measuring head and measures the reflectance White LED makes the illumination and a colour detector detects the reflected light The processing unit converts the reflected light intensity to the analytical value The result is presented on the display and printed by the builtin thermal printer The instrument moves out the strip holder tray and the user dispose the strip Microxcontroller Processing unit Reagent strip Colour detector EQ Strip holder driving Strip detector Motor P AD Lachema 1 3 User Interfaces 1 Introduction 1 3 1 Overview of instrument Paper release button Printer Display Strip holder tray Figure 1 1 3 2 Connectors Keyboard or Barcode reader PS2 input Power input USB interface Figure 2 RS232 Serial Master switch i interface FN mel M Lachem 1 Introduction 1 4 Icons and abbreviation Seg No Sample REM BCR Host Smart Timing
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