Users Manual Part 2

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RFID reader
Component that interprets the data stored in the RFID
tag and read by the RFID antenna.
RFID tag
Component that stores the data that can be read by
the RFID antenna and interpreted by an RFID reader.
Roche Service representative
Roche representative who may install instruments
and/or perform preventive maintenance and/or
service activities.
sample type
Kind of substance or material that is tested.
self-check
Process carried out by the analyzer during startup
and assay runs that checks if the analyzer is working
correctly and monitors its performance.
settings
Options that allow users to customize their
applications or operating system.
setup password
Password that allows the user to change the settings
on an instrument.
shift
Each of two or more recurring periods in which
different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay.
software update
Process of changing a software in order to improve it,
fix it, or make it more current.
splash screen
Initial screen displayed by interactive software, usually
containing a logo, version information, author credits,
or a copyright notice.
standby mode
Operating mode that is activated when the system is
not performing any processing or measurement. The
system is ready to exit this operating mode and return
to the normal mode with a short delay.
status indicator
Device indicating the status of a component.
synchronization lockout
Lockout that occurs when the instrument could not
synchronize with the DMS for a defined period of
time.
system
Set of interconnected elements in a complex whole
designed to fulfill its own regulatory relevant intended
use.
temperature lockout
Lockout that is due to a temperature excess of the
instrument.
test
Measuring procedure that requires laboratory
equipment and reagents in a specific clinical context
and for a specific clinical purpose, in a specific
population.
test result
Result of a test.
test strip
Chemical reagent strip that is used to test a
parameter of a sample or QC material.
test strip container
Container for test strips.
test strip ID
ID to identify a test strip.
test strip lot
Lot of test strips.