Bar-Code Scanner - Beckman Coulter COULTER ACT 5diff Operator Training Manual

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT
BAR-CODE SCANNER (OPTIONAL)
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b. Check the Printer routinely as part of the Start-Up procedure to ensure it has
sufficient paper and is ready to print.
3. Identify the following Printer components.
a. Power ON/OFF switch. This switch internally connects and disconnects the power
source to the Printer.
b. ONLINE/OFFLINE button. This switch internally connects (on-line) and
disconnects (off-line) the data source to the Printer.
4. In the Printer' s Users manual, locate the procedure for installing an ink cartridge and
help the trainee do it.
5. In the Printer' s Users manual, locate the procedure for loading paper, and help the
trainee do it.
1.4 BAR-CODE SCANNER (OPTIONAL)
A Objectives
When you have completed this topic, you will be able to:
B State the function of the optional Barcode Scanner.
B References
In the Online Help System or the Instructions for Use manual, refer to:
Heading 5.6 WORKING WITH BAR-CODE LABELS
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Appendix B BARCODE SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPTIONAL BARCODE WAND
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C Special Instructions
The system must be powered up only if you want to demonstrate using the Barcode Scanner.
D Topic Notes and Tasks
1. The Barcode Scanner is an optional component for the A
Point out the Analyzer, Workstation, Printer, and the optional Bar-Code Scanner if you
have not already done so.
2. The function of the Barcode Scanner is to read barcode labels on specimen tubes and
control vials and to transmit that information to the Workstation.
a. The types of bar-code labels the Analyzer can accept is covered under
BARCODE SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPTIONAL BARCODE WAND
the Instructions for Use manual.
b. Your Beckman Coulter Representative will ensure your Barcode Scanner is set up
correctly to read your laboratory' s bar-code labels.
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configurations available and, if needed, to obtain help installing an approved
Printer driver not resident in the software.
The procedure for selecting the default Printer is covered under Heading 3.4,
SYSTEM SETUP OPTIONS in this Training Guide.
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Appendix B,
, in the Online Help System or
PN 177196BB