Fulcrum DRX-4C, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...DRX 4C Instruction Manual Model Fulcrum Inc 23 Carol Street Clifton NJ 07014 973 473 6900 973 777 8302 http www fulcruminc net ...

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Page 3: ...ipe Making 12 11 Printing the Recipe 14 12 Pill Counting Counting prescription drugs for the first time 15 13 Pill Counting Counting prescription drugs which have been previously stored in the scale s database 20 14 NDC Verification 23 15 Printing a pill count receipt 25 16 Maintaining and modifying the database 26 17 Calibration 29 18 Sealing the DRX 4C 32 19 Setting the Time and Date 34 20 Commo...

Page 4: ...vered under the scale s warranty Never drop or throw any articles onto the scale s pan or onto any other parts of the unit DO NOT let the scale fall or drop from its tabletop surface When moving the scale do not press or apply force onto the scales pan DO NOT pass or handle liquids directly over the scale to avoid spillage and liquid damage ...

Page 5: ...n those mentioned in this manual o Set the scale on a firm stable horizontal surface o Never stand on or lean on this product Equipment may fall or collapse causing breakage and possible injury o Before moving the product unplug it and unplug all cables connected to it o When storing transporting or returning the scale for service use the original packaging WARNING a Never attempt to repair disass...

Page 6: ...I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C Specifications 1 Specifications C H A P T E R 1 ...

Page 7: ...n Base Pan Adjustable Legs Seal Screws AC Adaptor socket RS232 Serial Port Calibration Switch Level Indicator I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C Scanner Cable RJ Connector Plugs into the scanner Rs232 Plugs into the scale AC Adaptor C H A P T E R 2 ...

Page 8: ...s the standby mode Scale stabilization indicator signals the weighing result has stabilized and an accurate reading may be taken Indicates the Auto Zeroing Setting Mechanism AZSM is active AZSM automatically maintains a center of zero condition within 6d 6mg Weighing unit in grams Print button used to print or send data to a PC Zero button used to re zero the scale I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a ...

Page 9: ...dure to begin Indicates to load the calibration weight of 300 grams on the pan in order to begin calibration The scale is calibrating Calibration procedure is finished I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C Indicates the scale is in the counting mode Indicates NDC verification is disabled Indicates NDC verification is enabled Indicates to place a container on the pan and tare it by ...

Page 10: ...ale by placing it on the pan support located in the middle of the scale Once the pan base has been installed carefully place the pan on the base as shown below I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C 3 Connect the scanner to the scale by plugging in the RJ connector to the scanner and the RS232 connector to the scale The RS232 port is located in the rear of the scale Using a small fl...

Page 11: ...ubble is in the center position of the sight glass The level indicator is located in the rear left side of the scale 5 After leveling the scale plug in the AC adaptor to the AC adaptor socket located in the rear of the scale Level Indicator Sight Glass Air Bubble Incorrect Correct I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C ...

Page 12: ...tor will light up in the upper left corner of the display signaling the scale is in standby mode i e Weighing Display in Standby Display in Weighing mode To begin weighing press the power button to turn the scale ON The scale will go through its initialization procedure and automatically enter Weighing Mode The scale is ready to begin weighing as soon as the stabilization and center of zero indica...

Page 13: ...6mg 2 The scale may be re zeroed manually to obtain a new center of zero To re zero the scale manually with a weight that is out of the AZSM range make sure the weight and the stabilization indicator are shown on the display i e 3 Re zero the scale by pressing the zero button 4 The display will show a dotted line which indicates the scale has begun the re zeroing process i e WARNING Do not touch o...

Page 14: ...ner the scale subtracts the weight of the container from the gross weight to obtain the net weight 2 To tare the weighing container place it in the middle of the pan The container s weight will be shown on the display i e Note Re zeroing the scale will reduce the capacity of the scale by the re zeroed weight The remaining capacity is displayed as a percentage on the right side of the display Displ...

Page 15: ...n to Weighing Mode The display will indicate 0 and the NET indicator will be shown on the display signaling the next weight taken is a NET result WARNING Do not touch or move the scale during the taring process Display in the taring process Display after the scale has been tared Note Taring and re zeroing are two completely separate functions Once the scale has been tared it may not be re zeroed u...

Page 16: ...e tare press the T button Display indicating a negative tare result 3 The display will show dashed lines indicating the tare is clearing Display in the tare clearing process 4 When finished clearing the tare the scale will return to Weighing Mode Display in Weighing Mode after the tare has been cleared I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C C H A P T E R 9 ...

Page 17: ...ients The display will show SUM to indicate this function is activated Display indicating SUM has been activated 4 Place the first ingredient in the container and wait until the weight is stable i e Display showing the first ingredient to be 3g The DRX 4C is an excellent tool for compounding and recipe making The compounding feature will help you in adding up all of your ingredients as well as pri...

Page 18: ...weight has stabilized I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C Display showing the second ingredient to be 4g 8 To add up and check the total weight of the ingredients at any time press the sum button The TOTAL weight of the ingredients in the container will appear on the display for approximately 5 seconds To continue compounding simply wait until the total weight disappears from the...

Page 19: ...the display with the total compound weight The detail will not print once the display locks the total compound weight For more on printing please turn to chapter 11 of this manual Printing the Recipe 1 To print a recipe at any time during the compounding process simply press the P button The display will read PRINT indicating that printing is in process Display indicating command PRINT 2 The print...

Page 20: ...lar drug is counted and it has not been previously stored in the scale s database follow the steps below If the drug has been previously counted please turn to Chapter 13 of this manual 2 The display will read NDC and pcs will appear to indicate the scale is ready for counting 3 The scale will then ask you to place a container on the pan and tare it CONT ON THEN PRESS T will appear sequentially ap...

Page 21: ...de associated with the drug 4 To tare the container press the T button Note If NDC Verification has been enabled two NDC codes must be scanned to allow the scale to check whether there is a match between the two codes For more information on NDC verification please turn to Chapter 14 of this manual 6 Scan the NDC code by slowly placing it under the scanner light ...

Page 22: ...ch is sample size 10 The sample may be changed either to 30 pieces or 60 pieces by pressing the sum button 8 Once the sample size has been selected press the T button to confirm the sample size selection The display will read SAPL On indicating you should place the sample of 10 pieces on the pan if SPL 10 is selected 9 Manually count 10 pills and place them in the container located on the pan ...

Page 23: ...than 300mg 30e Attempting to set a sample size of 10 pieces with a total sample weight which is lower than 300mg 30e will result in a Sample Low error SAPL LO 12 The scale will store the sample weight in the internal memory and the display will indicate to begin filling The word FILL will flash on the display for approximately 5 seconds At anytime during the FILL command begin to fill the remainde...

Page 24: ... counted for the first time and its sample weight is not stored in the scale s internal memory Note If filling does not begin while the command Fill is displayed after approximately 5 seconds the scale will display 10 pcs and will begin waiting for the count to begin Important If more pieces have been placed into the container than actually desired you may use tweezers a pharmacy spoon or a simila...

Page 25: ...en previously counted on the scale and it has been stored in the scale s database follow the steps below If the drug has not been previously counted please turn to Chapter 12 of this manual 2 The display will read NDC and pcs will appear to indicate the scale is ready for counting 3 The scale will then ask you to place a container on the pan and tare it CONT ON THEN PRESS T will appear sequentiall...

Page 26: ...s been enabled two NDC codes must be scanned to allow the scale to check whether there is a match between the two codes For more information on NDC verification please turn to Chapter 14 of this manual 6 Scan the NDC code by placing it slowly under the scanner light 7 The display will then indicate to begin filling The word FILL will flash on the display for approximately 5 seconds At any time dur...

Page 27: ...e container from the pan dispense out the excess pieces and place it back on the pan to recheck the count This may be performed while the command COUNT FINISH TO START COUNT PRESS C is displayed but before pressing the C key Once the C key is pressed the counting operation will reset and a new counting transaction may begin 22 I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C Note If filling d...

Page 28: ... bottle bar code The DRX 4C is pre set with the NDC verification function disabled To enable NDC verification follow the steps below 3 Before proceeding with the counting procedure simply scan the bar code below 4 Once the bar code has been scanned the display will read NDC 1 to indicate the verification feature has been enabled To disable the feature simply scan the above barcode again Note When ...

Page 29: ... ask you to scan the second code Scan 2 will appear on the display 8 Scan the second code by placing it under the scanner light Once the code has been scanned the scale will check whether there is a match between the two codes If the match is wrong the word FAIL will appear on the display and the procedure must start over 9 If the verification is successful the scale will search its database to ch...

Page 30: ...press the P button The display will read PRINT indicating printing is in process Display indicating command PRINT C H A P T E R 1 5 2 The printer will print the date time NDC code of the counted drug average pill weight and total count If the drug is counted or printed for the first time the printer will also print NEW SAMPLE ...

Page 31: ...cine has been reformulated or comes from different lots Manufacturers do not supply piece weight information for pills For these reasons a factory stored database is not furnished with the unit and it is strongly recommended that the pharmacist builds and updates the database as new supply bottles are used 26 I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C C H A P T E R 1 6 1 Enter the count...

Page 32: ... associated with the drug Note If the verification feature is enabled both the supply bottle NDC code and the dispensing bottle NDC codes must be scanned to check for a match For more on the verification feature please turn to chapter 14 of this manual 27 5 When the sigma key is pressed the scale will allow the sample size and sample weight to be adjusted The scale will ask to select a new sample ...

Page 33: ...e sample weight must be equal to or greater than 300mg 30e Attempting to set a sample size of 10 pieces with a total sample weight which is lower than 300mg 30e will result in a Sample Low error SAPL LO 7 The weight of the new sample will be displayed as it is placed on the pan 8 Once the weight of the new sample stabilizes and the stable indicator appears on the display press the T button to conf...

Page 34: ... calibrate the scale follow the directions below 2 Once the screw has been removed and the calibration switch exposed use a pen or another pointing device to toggle the calibration switch to the right which is the ON position 3 Upon toggling of the calibration switch the balance will go into Calibration Mode For approximately five 5 seconds the display will read CAL indicating the scale is in Cali...

Page 35: ...Mode 5 Once the scale has finished taring the display will read Load 300g which indicates a single 300 gram calibration weight should be loaded Load 300g appears sequentially every two 2 seconds WARNING Do not touch or move the scale during the taring process Display indicates to Load 300g 30 I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C ...

Page 36: ...rocess is finished Display in the calibration process WARNING Do not touch or move the scale during the calibration process 8 Calibration can last anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds When it is finished the display will read CAL Fin 9 Once CAL Fin is displayed the calibration weight can be removed from the pan The rear calibration switch should be toggled back to the left which is the OFF position 10 T...

Page 37: ...ently remove the calibration wire seal screw located in the rear of the scale 2 Once the wire seal screw has been removed and the calibration switch exposed gently insert the flush sealing screw provided with the scale in the place of the wire seal screw 3 Once the flush sealing screw is in place the paper seal can be simply placed over the opening as shown in the picture below WARNING Do not atte...

Page 38: ...nto the opening of the calibration screws located in the rear of the scale 2 The seal may then be placed over the wires Do not attempt to remove the calibration screw as it will rip the wire and break the seal I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l M o d e l D R X 4 C 33 ...

Page 39: ...and date settings 2 The scale will then display commands Set t 0 and Set t 1 appearing sequentially approximately every 2 seconds To change the date and time press the T key while command Set t 1 is displayed If you want to cancel the operation press the T key while Set t 0 is displayed 3 Upon pressing the T key while Set t 1 is displayed the scale will allow you to change the time C H A P T E R 1...

Page 40: ...ded to use the zero key and to manually toggle between the digits Using the zero key will speed up the time setting The zero key may be used throughout the entire time and date setting PM 02 35 7 Upon pressing the T key the first minute digit will begin to change Press the T key while the correct digit is displayed Using our example if the new time setting is 2 35 p m wait until the digit changes ...

Page 41: ...January 16 12 The scale will then begin to adjust the first digit of the day Wait until the desired number is displayed and press the T key Per our example in order to set the date of February 16 2 16 wait until the digit changes to a 1 and press the T key while 1 is displayed January 16 13 Now select the desired month Press the T key while a number of the desired month is displayed Per our exampl...

Page 42: ...The scale will then begin to adjust the first digit of the year Per our example if the year setting is 2006 set the first digit at 0 by pressing the T key while 0 is displayed 17 The display will then indicate two dashed lines in front of the year setting If your setting is correct press the T key to accept and store the date and time setting in the scale memory Note The Date and Time setting will...

Page 43: ...ve been cleared Indicates the pan is not properly placed on the pan support or is not installed Indicates the scale exceeded its weighing capacity Indicates pan was not free of weight while the scale was initiating at startup The weight on the pan was out of the IZSM Initial zero setting mechanism range Total sample weight is lower than allowed Indicates the scanned barcode is not a compatible 10 ...

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Page 45: ...N O T E S Fulcrum Inc 23 Carol Street Clifton NJ 07014 973 473 6900 973 777 8302 http www fulcruminc net ...