Menu Panel

The Menu Panel opens after you start the system software (from the Startup window). The window contains the buttons shown below. Use these buttons to access other menus.

Some windows require tech_manager or service log on. For these access levels, you have to contact your technical service provider or distributor in order to change the default settings on these windows.

Menu Panel

 

 

 

 

Request

Calibration

Maintenance

Reagent

QC

Setup

Top display option

Other tasks available from System (s) located on the title bar of the Menu Panel:

  1. To access the drop-down menu, select System(S) at the top left of the window.

  2. Perform any of the following tasks:

Logging on at a different access level

Changing the system password

Displaying version information & read or write a memo

Printing the screen

Logging on a different user

Exiting the system

Logging on at a different access level

Use this procedure to log in as a supervisor or tech-manager (when you start the system, you are automatically logged in as a user). If you are already logged in as supervisor or tech_manager, you can log back in as a user.

  1. At the System(S) menu, select Password.

  2. Enter the new user name (access level) and the corresponding password.

Or, do not type a password on the Password window to log in as a user.

  1. Select OK.

You are now logged in as the new user.

Changing the system password

Use this procedure to change the password for the supervisor ID.

  1. At the System menu, select Change password.

  2. At the Change Password window, enter the old password, then enter the new password.

Enter the new password again in the Confirm password box.

If you are setting the password for the first time, leave the Old password box blank.

  1. To change the password, select Change.

The next time someone logs in with this ID, the new password will be required.

Displaying version information & read or write a memo

Use this procedure to get information about the files currently in the system software.

  1. At the System menu, select Version info.

The Version Information window displays the system version number and other information.

  1. To close the window, select Return.

Printing the screen

  1. At the System menu, select Screen Print.

The entire screen (as it displays on your monitor) prints.

Print the screen to the clipboard.

Logging on as a different user

Use this procedure to log on a different user. All results obtained for this operator annotates to the corresponding user code from the User Code Settings window.

  1. At the System(S) menu, select Change User.

  2. In the Please enter password box, enter the user password.

User passwords assigned in the User Code Settings window are not case sensitive.

  1. Select OK.

You are now logged in as the new user.

Exiting the System

Use this procedure to close the system software.

  1. At the System(S) menu, select Exit (x).

  2. When prompted, select Yes, then select Yes when prompted again.

In a few seconds, the Startup window opens. From there, you can restart the software or shut down Windows.