Etigam BRIGHT-CHEQ Biological Indicator Monitoring System
BRIGHT-CHEQ Incubator Operation Manual
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CONFIGURING THE INCUBATOR
The BRIGHT-CHEQ incubator must be properly congured prior to use. The following options
aect the overall operation of the incubator (items not marked as optional are required and
must be congured prior to using the device):
• IncubationTime - the length of the incubation period. Any BRIGHT-CHEQ BI that has
remained purple for this duration will be considered negative by the incubator. This
setting aects all incubation cells.
• Time - the current time in 12-hour or 24-hour format.
• Date - the current date.
• DisplayConguration (optional) - The contrast of the LCD can be adjusted for optimal
viewing. Additionally, the display can be inverted such that light items appear dark and
dark items appear light.
• SoundConguration (optional) - The input conrmation sound and test completion alarm
can be disabled. Additionally, the alarm that sounds when a BRIGHT-CHEQ BI is removed
from an incubation cell can be disabled.
ADJUSTING INCUBATION TIME
Main Menu
Setup Menu
Setup Menu Page 2
1. From the Main Menu, touch the SETUP key to
enter the SetupMenu.
2. From the SetupMenu, touch the MORE key to enter
SetupMenuPage2.
3. Touch the INC TIME key to adjust the duration of the
incubation period. Using the key pad that appears
on-screen, enter the incubation period duration in
hours. Use the ARROW keys to move the cursor
position, if necessary. To save and return to the
SetupMenu, touch the ENTER key. To return to the
SetupMenu without adjusting the incubation time,
touch the CANCL button.
4. If conguration is complete, touch the BACK key to
return to the MainMenu.
Touching the BACK key from either the Setup
Menu or Setup Menu Page2 will return to the
Main Menu.
The default incubation time setting is 24 hours. Etigam
recommends a reduced incubation time of 10 hours based
on our study using the FDA reduced incubation time (RIT)
protocol.
CONFIGURATION - GLOBAL SETTINGS
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