3M Instructions for the Attest Auto Reader 490: User Manual and Configuration Guide

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE – Wells, Buttons, & Display Interpretation

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Please familiarize yourself with the face of the 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490:

Wells

1.Incubation/Reader Wells – The 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490 has ten incubation wells.

Buttons

2. Information / Up Arrow Button

3. Temperature / Down Arrow Button

4. Buzzer Alarm OFF / Enter Button

Information Display

5.LCD Display – Display is backlit.

6.LCD Display – Example of Error Message for well #6

7.LCD Display – Example of Remaining Incubation Time for well #10

8.LCD Display – Example of Positive ( + ) BI result for well #8

9.LCD Display – Example of Negative ( ‑ ) BI result for well #9

10.LCD Display – Alarm Enabled Indicator

Color‑Coded Configuration Indicator

11. Color‑coded incubation well configuration sticker

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE – 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490 Configuration

Note: Ideally, the 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490 should be empty (i.e. have no incubating BIs) when it is reconfigured.

Press the and buttons on the front of the 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490 simultaneously for 3 seconds to enter configuration mode. Once in configuration mode,

use the Up and Down buttons to set the 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490 clock,

buzzer and incubation well configuration as desired. The button acts as an “Enter” key and moves the flashing cursor to the next changeable setting.

Setting the 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490 Clock

The 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490 date and time are displayed in this format:

YYYY‑MM‑DD HH:MM, with the time displayed using a 24 hour clock. To change the year,

if necessary, push the up or down buttons to set desired year, then press to advance

to the month, adjust as necessary and press to advance to the day. Use the button to move to the time and set the hours and minutes.

Setting the Audible Alarm Function

Move across the top row of text by pushing the button. The flashing “B” in Buzzer indicates this is a changeable setting. It is recommended this be set at “Buzzer Enabled” to audibly alert the operator to a positive BI but it may be set to “Buzzer Disabled” by using either the up or down button.

Note: If Buzzer Disabled is selected, and the changes accepted, the speaker icon ( ) will disappear from the LCD panel and the alarm will be disabled for all positive 3M™ Attest™ Super Rapid Readout Biological Indicators, error codes, and caution code alarm warnings.

Note: The 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490 Display backlight flashes whenever an audible alarm sounds. Disabling the audible alarm does NOT disable the LCD display backlight flashing.

Press to select the desired option and advance to the bottom row of text.

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