Filter
Top Products
DSD/00001/7194.5
2
REPLY systems with operating software versions below version 2.4 cannot be upgraded using the
special software disk.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: After December 31, 1999, a four-digit year must be used to
define the date in the OLYMPUS AU560 “SET DATE & ROUND” and OLYMPUS REPLY “SET
DATE & CAROUSEL” menus. If existing data indexes have a two-digit year entry they must be
searched separately from those data indexes having a four-digit year entry.
• OLYMPUS AU5200 Automated Chemistry Analyzer:
To ensure the year 2000 compliance of the OLYMPUS AU5200, the system MUST be powered off
(by performing an “END PROCESS”) prior to midnight on December 31, 1999. The system must
remain off during the brief transition from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000. If this process is
followed completely and correctly, the date field will be correctly displayed as “01/01/2000” upon
initial power on after 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2000, no further corrective action will be necessary,
and the system will be year 2000 compliant. However, if the OLYMPUS AU5200 is not powered off
during the transition from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000, the date displayed in the upper
right-hand corner of the monitor will be incorrectly listed as “01/01/1900” on January 1, 2000. In
such event, you must follow the steps set forth in the attached Year 2000 Conversion Instructions
and Test Procedures to correct the displayed date.
• OLYMPUS AU800 and OLYMPUS AU1000 Automated Chemistry Analyzers:
Much of the information contained in the following paragraph has been gleaned from Hewlett-
Packard and certain independent test laboratories. Olympus has relied upon the information
provided by Hewlett-Packard and these independent test laboratories.
The OLYMPUS AU800 and OLYMPUS AU1000 utilize a number of different Hewlett-Packard
computers. If the computer installed with a system is a Hewlett-Packard Vectra VL 5/133 or higher
clock speed unit, no corrective action will be required. OLYMPUS AU800 and OLYMPUS AU1000
units which utilize these higher clock speed computers are year 2000 compliant. Within the
OLYMPUS AU800 and OLYMPUS AU1000 software program, on systems utilizing Hewlett-
Packard computers with slower clock speeds (all 386, 486, 5/75, and 5/120 units), the display date,
data index, and printout date appear to change properly from “12/31/1999” to “01/01/2000”.
However, upon powering off, the computer’s internal clock will revert to 1980 when the system is
next powered on. Therefore, those Hewlett-Packard computers with slower clock speeds will require
manual updating of the current date by using the MS-DOS “DATE” command to set the date to
2000 upon initial use AFTER 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2000. No action should be taken prior to
12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2000. Please follow the Year 2000 Conversion Instructions and Test
Procedures attached to this Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure Statement. This update MUST be
performed on all Hewlett-Packard computers with clock speed slower than the Hewlett-Packard
Vectra VL 5/133.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
¬ The OLYMPUS AU800 and OLYMPUS AU1000 incorporate features that allow data to be
stored on floppy disk. The “OFFLINE FLOPPY DATA OUTPUT” menu stores data in a form
that can be used offline for functions such as spreadsheet applications. When performing the
“OFFLINE FLOPPY DATA OUTPUT” function using a Data Floppy Disk initialized after
January 1, 2000, program execution will be interrupted. As a result, program status information
may appear on the PC monitor. Patient data residing in the system hard drive is not affected and
operation can be easily resumed by re-booting the system.
It is recommended that a sufficient quantity of Data Floppy Disks be initialized prior to January
1, 2000 in order to support offline floppy data output for a period of one month. In the event