Resetting The Barcode Scanner - Siemens Rapidlab 1200 Operator's Manual

Rapidlab 1200 Operator's Guide: Troubleshooting

Resetting the Barcode Scanner

Reset the barcode scanner if the scanner no longer scans barcodes.
1. Scan the barcode shown below.
2. Shut the system down and then restart it.
Refer to Shutting Down the System‚ page 2-6.
Use the following table to identify the cause of problems with barcodes or the
barcode scanner.
Problem
Nothing is
displayed when
scanning the
barcodes.
Scanning the
patient ID or the
accession number,
the barcode is
displayed in the
wrong field on the
screen.
Scanning the
patient ID or the
accession number,
the data entered on
the screen does not
match the barcode.
Probable Cause Corrective Action
The system does Refer to Setting up Barcode Options‚
not recognize the page 8-23.
barcode, the
The barcode scanner was not connected to
barcode is turned
the system correctly. For information
off in Setup, the
about connecting the barcode scanner,
wrong symbology
refer to Connecting the Barcode Scanner‚
was selected, or the
page 8-26.
format was not
specified.
The wrong field Select the button for the appropriate field
was selected when or select the field, and then scan the
you scanned the corresponding barcode. For example,
barcode. select
ID barcode.
The patient ID was 1.
entered or scanned
incorrectly.
2.
If the problem persists, ensure that the
barcode format is correctly defined for
patient and accession number barcodes.
Refer to Setting up Barcode Options‚
page 8-23.
and then scan the patient
Patient ID
Ensure that the field is empty before
scanning the barcode.
If the field is not empty, select the
field and then select
Clear
the data in the field.
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