Product Manual
Table of contents
HemoPoint
®
H2 User Manual
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0. Table of contents
0. TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................. 1
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ......................................... 5
1.1 WELCOME! .................................................................... 5
1.2 EXPLANATION OF THE GRAPHIC SYMBOLS ........................ 5
1.3 SAFETY NOTES .............................................................. 5
2. INTENDED USE .............................................................. 8
3. SET UP ............................................................................ 9
3.1 UNPACKING THE ANALYZER ............................................ 9
3.2 SETTING UP THE ANALYZER .......................................... 10
3.3 SWITCHING THE ANALYZER ON AND OFF ......................... 11
3.3.1 Using for the first time ........................................... 11
3.3.2 To operate using the power adaptor ..................... 12
3.3.3 Battery operation ................................................... 14
3.3.4 Stand-by mode ...................................................... 14
3.3.5 Displays and symbols in the ready mode ............. 15
4. SAMPLING AND TESTING PROCEDURE .................. 16
4.1 TAKING A SAMPLE ........................................................ 16
4.1.1 Notes on using the microcuvette ........................... 16
4.1.2 Taking a sample of capillary blood ........................ 17
4.1.3 Taking a sample of venous or arterial blood ......... 21
4.2 PERFORMING THE TEST ................................................ 23
4.3 QUALITY CONTROL ....................................................... 27
4.3.1 AutoCheck ............................................................. 27
4.3.2 Blank reading ........................................................ 27
4.3.3 Control cuvette ...................................................... 28
4.3.4 External quality control .......................................... 30
5. FURTHER FUNCTIONS ................................................ 31
5.1 TOUCHSCREEN ............................................................ 31
5.1.1 General .................................................................. 31
5.1.2 Meaning of the buttons / Navigation ..................... 32
5.2 MEMORY (DATA STORAGE) ........................................... 32
5.2.1 Displaying results from memory ............................ 32
5.2.2 Printing out results ................................................ 34