3M Attest Mini Auto-reader 490M Benutzerhandbuch Seite 12

HOME PAGE – Firmware Update
1� To check for firmware updates, connect the 3M™ Attest™ Auto-reader 490M to your PC when all incubation wells are empty� Open your PC's System Tray,
right click on the 3M™ Attest™ Connect icon
Install Update button will appear on the Home page� Click the Install Update button to initiate the firmware update�
Notes:
- Firmware updates are available only to registered users who have installed 3M™ Attest™ Connect� You will be prompted to install the latest version of
3M™ Attest™ Connect software, if an update is available, before installing the firmware update�
- The 3M™ Attest™ Mini Auto-reader 490M must be empty (i�e�, have no incubating BIs) when a firmware update is installed�
HISTORY PAGE
Navigate to the History page by clicking
the History button on the Home page�
The History page provides a summary
of the data for all incubated BIs� While
the 3M™ Attest™ Mini Auto-reader
490M saves only the last 1,250 records,
3M™ Attest™ Connect can save
all records� Records are numbered
sequentially� Any positive (+) results for BIs
which have not been designated a control
BI are highlighted in red (e�g�, Record 11 in
screenshot)� The data in the History page
can be sorted by clicking on any of the
column headers�
For additional analysis, if desired, click
the Export button to create a �csv file
which will be assigned a unique file name
and stored in C: > 3MAttestConnect. The
exported file includes both the Auto-reader
Values and the User Values for each record�
There are two ways to navigate to a specific BI Details page from the History page:
1� Find the desired record, highlight the row, and click Details.
2� Find the desired record and double click anywhere in the row�
, and click on About� Click on the Check for Updates button� If 3M has released a firmware update, an
BI DETAILS PAGE
This page is used to document BI type,
BI lot number, control status, and
associate a processed BI with a specific
sterilization cycle� Only one BI Details
Page can be open at a time�
The top five fields (Auto-reader Values)
are populated automatically by the
3M™ Attest™ Mini Auto-reader 490M
and cannot be changed by the user�
The remaining fields (User Values) are
completed by the end-user�
3M™ Attest™ Connect learns entered
values to create a drop-down list of entries
specific to your facility� Selections may
be eliminated from the dropdown list by
right-clicking on the targeted value and
responding Yes to the Delete message�
The data entered in the User Values
section of the BI Details page may be
edited before or after the data is saved�
IMPORTANT: To create a permanent
record, click Print to generate an individual BI record which can be printed from a
networked printer and saved as a paper file or saved as an electronic record (file is
saved to C: > 3MAttestConnect)�*
* Refer to your facility's record keeping policy and procedure�
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