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Abaxis Data Manager Installation Instructions

The Abaxis Data Manager (ADM) is a 32 bit Windows® application that saves Blood

Chemistry Analyzer and VetScan HM5. Analyzer results as files on a 32 bit or 64 bit

Windows® PC.

Using the Abaxis Data Manager you will:

Save Abaxis Blood Chemistry Analyzer results as files on a Windows® PC.

Save VetScan HM5 Analyzer results as files on a Windows® PC.Save Piccolo

Classic, Piccolo xpress, VetScan and VetScan VS2 results in PDF format.

Save VetScan HM5 / HM5c results in PDF format.

Save Blood Chemistry Analyzer and VetScan HM5 Analyzer results as a

Combined Report in PDF format.

Automatically print PDF reports and text files.

Send results from the Blood Chemistry Analyzer and / or VetScan HM5 Analyzer

directly to Abaxis Data Manager and PMS applications at the same time.

Upload results from Blood Chemistry Analyzer and VetScan HM5 Analyzer for

remote diagnostics.

Automatically establish a connection with up to eight (8) Abaxis Analyzers

simultaneously.

This installation guide describes the essential tasks needed to install and configure the

Abaxis Data Manager. You will have successfully completed the Abaxis Data Manager

installation when you can transmit data from the Abaxis Analyzer and VetScan

HM5Analyzer and view analyzer result files stored on the local PC.

Required Materials

Abaxis Blood Chemistry Analyzer.

Abaxis VetScan HM5 or HM5c.

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Piccolo xpress and VetScan VS2 require software version 2.1.33 or greater.

VetScan HM5 require software version 1.40 or greater. VetScan HM5c require

software version 2.0 or greater.

Windows Vista, 7 or 8.1 (x86 or x64) PC, Professional or higher with 2GB or more of

RAM, high speed Internet connection and administrator privileges.

USB Type A Male / Type B Male Cable for Piccolo xpress and VetScan VS2

Analyzers.

USB Type A Male / Type B Male Cable for VetScan HM5 Analyzers.

Serial Cable - Male / Female for Piccolo Classic and VetScan Classic Analyzers.

USB and serial cables are available from Abaxis Technical Support 1-800-822-2947.

The screen shots in these instructions are from a typical Windows 7 installation. Dialog

boxes shown may vary slightly in other versions of Windows.

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Abaxis Data Manager Installation

Install Abaxis Data Manager

Open Internet Explorer.

Navigate to:

http://www.abaxis.com/ad

m

If Adobe Reader is not

installed on your PC select

the Get Adobe Reader®

logo.

Follow the onscreen

instructions to download and

install Adobe Reader®.

Select the link Abaxis Data

Manager Download to

download the software

File Download

Save AbaxisDataManager_v1.X.X

.exe

Run As Administrator

AbaxisDataManager_v1.X.X

.exe from the saved location

The installation files start

extracting to the same folder

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Abaxis End User

Agreement

Accept

Accept

Not all users will be

prompted with this dialog

box.

Accept

Not all users will be

prompted with this dialog

box.

Accept

Not all users will be

prompted with this dialog

box.

Install components

Not all users will be

prompted with this dialog

box.

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Installing Microsoft .NET

Framework 4 (x86 and x64)

Not all users will be

prompted with this dialog

box.

Installing PDF Printer

User Account Control > Yes

Not all users will be

prompted with this dialog

box.

Installing Serial Port Splitter

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User Account Control > Yes

Not all users will be

prompted with this dialog

box.

Installing SQL Server 2012

Express

Not all users will be

prompted with this dialog

box.

User Account Control > Yes

Not all users will be

prompted with this dialog

box.

Installing Database Installer

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User Account Control >

Yes

Database Setup

Abaxis Data Manager will

get installed

Reboot the computer.

If Update Available > OK

If Update Available this

command prompt is shown

Database update Finished

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Ensure that no Analyzers are

running or transmitting data.

> OK.

Installation is complete when

the Abaxis Data Manager

starts.

Configure Abaxis Data Manager Enter your clinic

information.

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Select output formats.

Specify a Save Folder Path.

The Save Folder Path is the

location where result files

will be stored.

Specify how often the Abaxis

Data Manager should check

for Updates.

Save

Continue to either

Piccolo xpress and VetScan

VS2 Configuration. Or

Piccolo Classic and

VetScan Classic

Configuration.

or

VetScan HM5 and HM5c

Configuration.

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Piccolo xpress and VetScan VS2 Configuration

Configure Analyzer

Verify the Analyzer is not running

a rotor analysis.

Connect the USB Cable to the

Analyzer.

Connect the USB Cable to the PC.

Turn ON the Analyzer, if it is not

already on.

Home > Hand

More Options

Analyzer

ASCII or XML

or

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Home

Establish Connection with Analyzer

Abaxis Data Manager > Refresh.

Ensure no analyzers are running an

analysis or transmitting data. >

OK.

Locate your Blood Chemistry

Analyzer in Analyzers list.

Transmit Results

Home > Folder

Last Disc/Rotor

Print

Select Xmit

Results

Locate Save Folder Path in the

Abaxis Data Manager Settings.

Windows Explorer (Windows

Key + E) > Navigate to the Save

Folder Path.

Open a file created by the Abaxis

Data Manager.

Success: If there are Blood Chemistry Analyzer

files created by the Abaxis Data Manager in the

Save Folder Path directory you have successfully

completed the installation.

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Piccolo Classic and VetScan Classic Configuration

Configure Analyzer

Verify the Analyzer is not running

a rotor analysis.

Connect the Serial Cable to the

Analyzer.

Connect the Serial Cable to the

PC.

Turn ON the Analyzer, if it is not

already on.

Configure Piccolo Classic - VetScan Classic customers skip this section.

Press Menu four (4) times >

Analyzer setup menu is displayed

on the screen. Enter.

Press Menu two (2) times > set

data format is displayed on the

screen. Enter.

Right Arrow until ASCII Text

Dump is displayed on the screen.

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Enter

Press Exit two (2) times.

Establish Connection with Analyzer

Abaxis Data Manager > Refresh

OK.

Locate your Blood Chemistry

Analyzer in Analyzers list.

Transmit Results

Recall

Press Enter two (2) times.

1 (1 - Single Result Card)

Enter

2 (2 - Transmit Patient)

Press Enter two (2) times.

Press Exit five (5) times.

Open drawer to run a disc is

displayed on the screen.

Locate Save Folder Path in the

Abaxis Data Manager Settings.

Windows Explorer (Windows

Key + E) > Navigate to the Save

Folder Path.

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Open a file created by the Abaxis

Data Manager.

Success: If there are Blood Chemistry Analyzer

files created by the Abaxis Data Manager in the

Save Folder Path directory you have successfully

completed the installation.

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VetScan HM5 and HM5c Configuration

Configure Analyzer

Verify the Analyzer is not running

an analysis.

Connect the USB Cable to the

Analyzer.

Connect the USB Cable to the PC.

Turn ON the Analyzer, if it is not

already on.

Configure VetScan HM5 to

transmit results to PC:

Click Utilities key

Select 5. Settings > 2.

Customize > 1. General

Settings Set PCLink to USB /

Enabled

Set Serial Protocol Version

to 3.1

Set VSx Link to Offline

Click on Accept

Click Database key

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Configure VetScan HM5c to

transmit results to PC:

Touch Settings

Touch Measurement

Touch Settings

Set PC Link to Enabled

Set Auto Send to Enabled

Set VSx Link to Disabled

Set PC Link Baud Rate to

9600

Touch Database

(Refer to your VetScan HM5c

User Manual PDF for any details)

Establish Connection with Analyzer

Abaxis Data Manager > Refresh.

Ensure no analyzers are running an

analysis or transmitting data. >

OK.

Locate your VetScan HM5 in

Analyzers list.

Transmit Results

Transmit Results from VetScan

HM5:

Click on Database key

Select the result to

Transmit by using

arrow keys

Click OK key

Click on Menu->4

Manage selected

records->1 Send

selected records

Transmit Results from VetScan

HM5c:

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Touch Database key

Touch the result to

Transmit

Touch Manage

Touch Send

Touch PC

(Refer to your VetScan HM5c

User Manual PDF for any details)

Locate Save Folder Path in the

Abaxis Data Manager Settings.

Windows Explorer (Windows

Key + E) > Navigate to the Save

Folder Path.

Open a file created by the Abaxis

Data Manager.

Success: If there are VetScan HM5 files created by

the Abaxis Data Manager in the Save Folder Path

directory you have successfully completed the

installation.