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OPERATOR MANUAL
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Your guide to the StatLab
PiSmart Six Hopper Laser Cassette Printer
PISMART-CL6
ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx
ST017-D030 Issue 1.1
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  • Page 1 OPERATOR MANUAL Operating Manual Your guide to the StatLab PiSmart Six Hopper Laser Cassette Printer PISMART-CL6 ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 2 Take suitable precautions. Manufacturer Purchase and Service Contact WARNING A warning is given in the documentation if there is a StatLab Medical Products danger of personal injury or damage to the equipment or samples. 2090 Commerce Drive NOTE McKinney, TX 75069 Notes give additional information about a function or instruction but does not form part of the instruction.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety Information ......................... 6 EMC Statement ..............................6 Introduction ................................. 6 Laser Safety................................ 6 General Safety ..............................7 Chemical Safety ..............................8 Environment................................ 8 Warranty Statement ............................9 Product Return Safety ............................9 Chapter 1 - Operator Guide ..................10 1.1.
  • Page 4 3.10. Network Menu ............................. 30 3.10.1. IP Address ..............................30 3.10.2. MAC Address .............................. 30 3.10.3. Name ................................30 3.10.4. Activate Tracking Point Service ........................30 3.10.5. Data Port ..............................30 3.11. Printer Menu ............................32 3.11.1. Reset Printer..............................32 3.11.2.
  • Page 5 4.8. Advanced Printing Functions ....................... 70 4.8.1. Template Editor ............................70 4.8.2. Selecting Templates ............................ 71 4.8.3. Creating Sequences ............................ 72 4.8.4. Creating a Protocol ............................74 4.8.5. Recalling a protocol ............................. 80 4.9. Translator Rules ..........................81 4.9.1. Creating a New Rule ............................ 81 4.9.2.

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    Safety Information EMC Statement This equipment complies with the emissions and immunity requirements of EN61326- 1:2013. This equipment has been designed and tested to CISPR 11 Class A. This equipment is intended for use in a laboratory environment, by a trained and qualified professional.

  • Page 7: General Safety

    General Safety This instrument, as supplied, conforms to IEC61010-1 issue 2010; however, the addition of chemicals introduces potential hazards. Good laboratory practice must be employed and consideration must be given to the potential for hazard when dealing with chemicals. Do not remove any panels or access covers unless specifically instructed to do so. The instrument does not have any user serviceable parts.

  • Page 8: Chemical Safety

    The instrument should be placed on a suitable level surface and not in direct sunlight. Only use cleaning agents recommended in the Operator Guide. Chemical Safety The introduction of chemicals creates potential hazards. Pyramid Innovation Ltd has adopted the following position with regard to the subject of volatile chemicals used in laboratories: Do not use harmful chemicals or solvents to clean the instrument.

  • Page 9: Warranty Statement

    Warranty Statement Pyramid Innovation Ltd are proud of our quality, reliability and of our after-sales service. We continuously strive to improve our service to our customers. Please ask your distributor representative about service contracts which can help maintain your instrument in an optimal operating condition. Warranty provisions necessarily vary to comply with differences in national and regional legislation.

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 - Operator Guide

    Chapter 1 - Operator Guide 1.1. How To Use This Guide The printer is designed to print directly onto laboratory sample devices. The operator is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the information printed. Using accessories or consumables other than the ones recommended may cause irrevocable damage to the instrument.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Press to display the lower-case keyboard. Press to display the number/symbol keyboard. THE TERM LABEL WILL BE USED THROUGHOUT THIS MANUAL TO DESCRIBE THE LABEL IMAGE THAT WILL BE PRINTED ONTO THE CASSETTE OR SLIDE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH PAPER LABEL PRINTING. 1.2.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 - Installation And Setup

    Chapter 2 - Installation and Setup 2.1. Identification of Parts Carousel Removable Hopper Touchscreen Display Collection chute Barcode scanner Connections and power input Mains Input Adaptor 2.2. Back panel and connections At the back of the printer there are several connections including the 24v DC power adaptor. Signal connections suitable only for connection to equipment meeting the requirements of clause 6.3 of IEC 61010-1 or the SELV requirements of IEC 60950- 2014.

  • Page 13: Scanner

    2.3. Scanner The barcode scanner mounted under the left front edge of the printer uses an LED light source requiring no special eye protection during use. The scanner has a motion sensor that activates the scanner function and illumination. If the sensor sees no motion for a period, the illumination will cycle off – the area under the scanner will remain dark.

  • Page 14: Printer Operation

    2.5. Printer Operation The printer is designed to print the label image that is currently displayed on the printer display. The front of the unit is a high- definition, touchscreen display. To operate the unit, press specific areas of the screen to activate buttons and functions; these functions are intended to be obvious.

  • Page 15: To Load Cassettes Into The Hopper

    The printer can select between six on-board hoppers. Prior to use, the hoppers should be loaded with Cassettes, please refer to Chapter 6 for a full list of accessories and consumables. The hoppers have a capacity of approximately 40 Cassettes. The Cassettes should never be stacked above the top of the hopper as they could fall from the top if stacked too high.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 - Main User Interface

    Chapter 3 - Main User Interface 3.1. User Mode 2.1.1. Adding a new user The printer will power up with User Mode enabled, a single admin user and temporary user will be displayed. To add a new User 1. Press the settings button. 2.
  • Page 17 3. Press the + button. 4. Delete the text ‘User_00’ before entering the Forename of the user. 5. Press keys to enter the Forename of the user. 6. Press the Check button when complete. ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...

  • Page 18: User Log-In

    7. Select Surname and enter the correct information. 8. Select Initials and enter the correct information. 9. Select PIN and enter a pin number (each user PIN must be unique). 10. Enter a scan code if needed – this code will be used to automatically log a user in or out when a barcode containing the code is scanned.
  • Page 19 2. Enter the correct passcode. 3. Press the check button. 4. Once the correct code is entered, the home screen will be displayed. If the incorrect code is entered, the user screen will be displayed. The system can now be used for printing. To enter additional users, repeat the steps for additional users.

  • Page 20: User Properties

    To log into the system using a scan code, simply scan a barcode with the correct SCANCODE embedded, when this code is scanned, the home screen should appear. Once at the home screen, scanning the barcode again will log the user out and the User screen should be displayed.

  • Page 21: User Control

    2.1.4. User Control To disable User Mode, uncheck the box next to User control. Power cycle the printer. 2.1.5. Logon Timeout To set a Logon timeout, press the Logon timeout button and select the desired time. This time will automatically log the user out after a period of inactivity by the user.

  • Page 22: Home Screen

    3.2. Home Screen The home screen is used to display the status of the printer, create labels and control printing. A. Printer Status Bar The top bar of the display shows the printers status. eady Printer is ready to print. Printer is printing or busy.

  • Page 23: Printing

    Shows the data that will be printed. To edit the label, touch the middle of the template. E. Play Button Pressing the Play button will start the print process. F. Eject Button Pressing the down arrow will initiate an eject sequence. G.

  • Page 24: Printing A Batch

    To print, press the play button. Some dispense and print errors will occur after the printing process has been performed. The printer may be uncertain that a fully printed label has been printed. When clearing any printing or dispense errors, care should be taken to avoid second prints of the same data. Where labels have been successfully printed, the cancel button should be pressed and the queue inspected and cleared of any duplicate labels.

  • Page 25: Reverse Order Printing

    3.3.2. Reverse Order Printing The operator may choose to print the queue in the reverse order in which they were sent to the queue. To print in reverse order, create the batch and press the Move All Left button, then begin printing. 3.3.3.

  • Page 26: Settings Menu

    3.4. Settings Menu To open the settings menu from the home screen, press the settings button 2.4.1. Home Button When pressed from any screen, any changes will be saved and the main printing screen will be displayed. If the Home screen is being displayed and the home button pressed, the user will be automatically logged out and the user list screen will be displayed.

  • Page 27: About Menu

    3.5. About Menu Provides information regarding the printers’ software and general information. Shows: • Software Version. • Firmware Version. • Total Print Count. • Machine ID. 3.6. Date & Time Menu To set the time and date, press Settings and the Calendar Icons. If the printer is connected to a network or PC it is recommended that the USE NETWORK TIME setting is used.

  • Page 28: Display Menu

    To Adjust the date and time manually. The Region setting must have UTC selected and USE NETWORK TIME must be unchecked. To adjust the date and time: 1. P RESS SETTINGS 2. P RESS THE IME ICON 3. U SE THE UP AND DOWN ARROWS TO SET THE CORRECT VALUES 4.

  • Page 29: International Menu

    3.8. International Menu 3.8.1. Languages Used to change the displayed language. The default language is English, all printers are shipped set to English. To select a different language: 1. P RESS ETTINGS 2. P RESS THE LOBE 3. P RESS THE ANGUAGE BUTTON 4.

  • Page 30: Network Menu

    EXTERNAL KEYBOARD – It is possible to connect an external keyboard to the printer. The external keyboard can be used to enter data into specific data entry boxes. Only one model of keyboard is compatible with the printer, this is Accuratus part number: KYB500-K82A. 3.10.
  • Page 31 If connection to a network is successful, you should see an IP Address displayed in the box labelled IP Address. If the network is set up to automatically assign IP Addresses and DNS is selected, you should see an IP Address displayed. If the network is set up to use static IP Addresses a fixed IP Address will need to be entered.

  • Page 32: Printer Menu

    3.11. Printer Menu 3.11.1. Reset Printer The printer mechanisms will reset. You should hear the print head moving to the bottom and back to the top of the print cycle. 3.11.2. Setup Password ON Activates password requirement at main screen to enter Administration menus.

  • Page 33: Upgrade Software

    3.12.1. Upgrade Software The software menu is used to upgrade the printer User-Interface software or to transfer the user configured settings. These can be uploaded to the printer from a memory stick or downloaded from the printer to a memory stick.

  • Page 34: Configuration Files

    7. I F A VALID UPGRADE FILE IS FOUND AN END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT WILL BE DISPLAYED F THE CANCEL BUTTON IS PRESSED THE UPGRADE WILL BE CANCELLED F THE CHECK BUTTON IS PRESSED THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION WILL CONTINUE 8. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 9.
  • Page 35 3. P RESS ACTORY DEFAULT 4. T HE PASSCODE WILL NEED TO BE ENTERED TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS HE PASSCODE 7251. 5. P RESS THE BUTTON TO CANCEL OR THE CHECK BUTTON TO CONFIRM 6. O NCE THE CHECK BUTTON IS PRESSED THE FILES WILL BE RESTORED WITHOUT FURTHER CONFIRMATIONS HE POWER...
  • Page 36 2. P RESS THE ETTINGS BUTTON 3. P RESS THE OFTWARE BUTTON 4. P RESS THE ONFIG FILES BUTTON 5. P RESS XPORT 6. A CONFIRMATION MESSAGE WILL APPEAR TO CANCEL THE DOWNLOAD PRESS O CONTINUE THE DOWNLOAD PROCESS PRESS ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 37 7. A MESSAGE WILL APPEAR AS THE FILES ARE BEING EXPORTED HEN THE PROCESS IS COMPLETE MENU WILL AGAIN BE DISPLAYED HE FILES CAN BE COPIED TO OTHER STORAGE DEVICES USING NORMAL FILE COPY METHODS Warning: Manually editing the XML files may cause the software to operate incorrectly 8.
  • Page 38 5. P RESS MPORT 6. A CONFIRMATION MESSAGE WILL APPEAR TO CANCEL THE DOWNLOAD PRESS O CONTINUE THE DOWNLOAD PROCESS PRESS Warning – this process will overwrite the current XML configuration files on the printer. 7. A MESSAGE WILL APPEAR AS THE FILES ARE BEING IMPORTED HEN THE PROCESS IS COMPLETE...

  • Page 39: Sound Menu

    3.13. Sound Menu There are four sound levels. To adjust the sound level, press the up and down arrows to the desired level. Volume set to High. Volume set to Medium. Volume set to Low. Volume set to Off. 3.14. Config Menu The Config menu is used to configure the printer to accept data, add the data to the internal database and design the labels.
  • Page 40 Data The data menu sets up and configures the data within the database. Items The Items menu enables configuration of the items used by the system. Objects The Objects menu sets up items so that Request Forms, Containers, Cassettes and Slides can be automatically identified by the system.

  • Page 41: Data Menu

    3.15. Data Menu 3.15.1. Export Export as CSV The export feature downloads the on-board database to an external drive, the file will be in csv format. To use this feature, insert a memory stick into a printer USB port and press the csv button on the Export data menu.

  • Page 42: Manage Database

    A text file can be sent directly to the printer by placing the file into the Hot Folder (cache folder). The Windows driver will automatically retrieve files from the hot folder and send them to the printer. The Pi printer driver/folder is used to send any image file or text delimited file.

  • Page 43: Chapter 4 - Internal Label Designer

    Chapter 4 - Internal Label Designer 4.1. Using the Internal Label Design Function The printer uses an internal label design feature to convert normal text to a printable label. The data can be sent to the printer using several methods. Data can be sent to the printer as a text file or can be scanned in or typed in from the keyboard.

  • Page 44: Setting Up A Basic Label Design

    4.2. Setting up a Basic Label Design There are four steps to setting up the data import / label design configuration. The steps are: • Configure the Items. • Configure the Objects. • Configure the Translator. • Configure the Template. Items The Items menu is used to setup and configure items used by the system.
  • Page 45 There is a fixed set of Items in the printer software, some of these Items can be modified. New items cannot be added, nor can items be deleted. The Items menu allows the user to modify each Item, customizing it to the laboratory staff preference. An example of editing the Generic 1 Item is shown below.

  • Page 46: Name

    4. S CROLL TO AND SELECT ENERIC 5. P RESS THE DIT BUTTON 4.3.1. Name Name is the displayed Name of the item; this can be edited but must not be named the same as any another item. 4.3.2. Data Type This is used to select specific type of data that will be sent to the database.

  • Page 47: Translator Description

    4.4. Translator Description Translators are used to control how incoming and outgoing data is filtered and formatted. Incoming data is passed through a Translator to extract sections of data and move it into data items within the database. Outgoing data is created by using a Translator to build a text string of data items, with or without delimiters.

  • Page 48: Adding A Translator- Delimited Data

    S1912345A01 4.4.1. Adding a Translator- Delimited data 1. P RESS ETTINGS 2. P RESS ONFIG 3. P RESS RANSLATOR 4. P RESS 5. T YPE A NAME FOR THE TRANSLATOR 6. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 49 7. T HE SCAN OR ENTER CODE BOX WILL OPEN WITH NO DATA IN THE BOX 8. T HE DATA CAN BE EITHER TYPED IN USING THE KEYBOARD SCANNED IN USING THE INTEGRATED SCANNER OR SENT FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE HE DATA SHOULD APPEAR IN THE SCANCODE BOX 9.

  • Page 50: Translator Menu

    4.5. Translator Menu 4.5.1. Name This is the name of the translator. To change the translator name, select name then edit the name and press the check button. 4.5.2. Object This selects the Object that is to be linked to the translator. To change this, select Object and choose from the dropdown menu.

  • Page 51: Changing Item Assignments

    15. A CONFIRMATION WINDOW WILL OPEN O CONFIRM THE CHANGE PRESS HIS WILL CAUSE LOSS OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS AND RULES 16. S ELECT THE REQUIRED DELIMITER AND PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 13 – 15. O ADD ADDITIONAL DELIMITERS REPEAT STEPS 4.5.6.
  • Page 52 18. T HE CURRENT ASSIGNED ITEM WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED 19. P RESS THE UP OR DOWN BUTTONS TO DISPLAY ADDITIONAL ITEMS 20. S ELECT THE NEW ITEM 21. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 22. T HE NEW ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DISPLAYED 23.

  • Page 53: Translator Properties

    4.5.7. Translator Properties The list of delimiters and the order in which the translator populates data items can be customized using the translator properties menu. From the Translators menu, press the settings button. 4.5.8. Delimiters Delimiters can be added to the available list. 1.

  • Page 54: Assignment Order

    3. A N ENTRY BOX WILL OPEN WITH AN ON SCREEN KEYBOARD NEW DELIMITER CAN BE TYPED IN OR SCANNED IN THROUGH THE INTEGRATED SCANNER 4. I F THE ON SCREEN KEYBOARD DOES NOT HAVE THE DESIRED DELIMITER SCAN A BARCODE WITH THE DELIMITER INCLUDED ELETE ALL ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS UNTIL ONLY THE DELIMITER REMAINS AND PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 4.5.9.

  • Page 55: Adding A Translator- Fixed Length Data

    The fixed length translator is used to divide data that does not include delimiting characters. The fixed length translator uses number of spaces to delimit the data, therefore the data must always be the same length. If the length of data is changed, the data will not be delimited in the expected way.
  • Page 56 4. P RESS 5. T YPE A NAME FOR THE TRANSLATOR 6. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 7. T HE SCANCODE OR ENTER CODE BOX WILL OPEN WITH NO DATA IN THE BOX ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...

  • Page 57: Dividing Up The Data String

    8. T HE DATA CAN BE EITHER TYPED IN USING THE KEYBOARD SCANNED IN USING THE INTEGRATED SCANNER OR SENT FROM THE SOFTWARE HE DATA SHOULD APPEAR IN THE SCANCODE 9. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 10. T HE SELECT DELIMITER BOX WILL OPEN HE TRANSLATOR NONE WILL NOT SEE A DELIMITER...
  • Page 58 A. Select next divider. Data Divider B. Add a new divider. C. Remove selected divider. D. Move divider one character to the left. Selected Divider E. Move divider one character to the right. 12. T O ADD A NEW DIVIDER RESS THE PLUS BUTTON 13.
  • Page 59 14. T HE DIVIDER SHOULD HAVE MOVED TO THE RIGHT TWO SPACES * (S19) SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE FIRST BOX UNDER 15. P RESS THE ADD DIVIDER BUTTON 16. A SECOND DIVIDER SHOULD APPEAR IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE SPACE 17.
  • Page 60 20. T HE DATA IS NOW DELIMITED BASED ON NUMBER OF SPACES 21. T O ASSIGN THE FIRST DATA BLOCK TO AN ITEM PRESS THE EDIT BUTTON WITH THE FIRST BLOCK HIGHLIGHTED 22. P RESS THE TARGET ITEM 23. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 24.
  • Page 61 If required, the object can be assigned. The translator is now created and ready for use. ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...

  • Page 62: Template Menu

    4.7. Template Menu Templates determine how the data fields and barcodes are printed. You can design the layout utilising fonts, font sizes and barcodes. It is important to try and keep some open space around the edge of the template and around barcodes. Template creation is made easier if a Translator is selected when creating a new Template.
  • Page 63 5. T HE NAME MENU WILL OPEN 6. E NTER THE DESIRED TEMPLATE NAME 7. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 8. A U RANSLATOR OX WILL OPEN IF A TRANSLATOR CAN BE USED PRESS F A TRANSLATOR IS NOT USED ALL LABEL ITEMS WILL NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE TEMPLATE MANUALLY F NO TRANSLATOR IS SELECTED...
  • Page 64 9. S ELECT THE TRANSLATOR AND PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 10. T HE ITEMS DEFINED IN THE TRANSLATOR WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADDED TO THE TEMPLATE 11. T HE ITEMS CAN BE MOVED AROUND AND FONT AND FONT SIZE ADJUSTED TO CREATE THE DESIRED LABEL DESIGN ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...

  • Page 65: Editing The Template

    4.7.2. Editing the Template Toggles between two formatting menus. Rotates highlighted Item left and right. Moves highlighted Item up and down. Moves highlighted Item left and right. Toggles highlighted Item between normal and bold. Toggles highlighted Item between normal and italic font. Adjusts font size of highlighted Item.
  • Page 66 From the Template menu 1. P RESS THE TEMS BUTTON 2. A LIST OF CURRENT ITEMS WILL BE DISPLAYED 3. P RESS THE PLUS BUTTON 4. T HE LIST OF ITEMS WILL BE DISPLAYED SELECT THE CORRECT ITEM 5. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...

  • Page 67: Adding Barcodes To The Template

    HE ITEM CONFIGURATION MENU WILL APPEAR Show on Template - When this is checked, the item will show on the template for printing. Normal - When checked, the Item will be displayed on the template but the item will not be able to be edited. Incrementor - When this is checked, the item will increment with each additional print.
  • Page 68 3. S ELECT THE ITEM 4. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 5. T HE ITEM PROPERTIES MENU WILL BE DISPLAYED 6. C HECK THE ARCODE BOX 7. T HE BARCODE SETTINGS MENU WILL APPEAR 8. S ELECT THE CORRECT TRANSLATOR 9.

  • Page 69: Template Settings

    THE TEMPLATE WITH THE BARCODE WILL BE DISPLAYED BARCODE CAN BE ORIENTED USING THE DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS 14. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON WHEN FINISHED 4.7.5. Template Settings The template settings are accessed by pressing the settings button on a template. The settings are unique to the selected template, each template has its own settings menu.

  • Page 70: Advanced Printing Functions

    4.8. Advanced Printing Functions 4.8.1. Template Editor Any of the items that were set up for user edit when creating the template can be edited to add specific information to the label. The information in these editable items is unique to each label; not all labels are required to have the same data.

  • Page 71: Selecting Templates

    4.8.2. Selecting Templates Many different printing templates can be created and used for printing. To select a different template, 5. P RESS THE TEMPLATE AREA OF THE HOME SCREEN 6. T HE TEMPLATE EDITOR WILL BE DISPLAYED PRESS THE TEMPLATE BUTTON 7.

  • Page 72: Creating Sequences

    9. T HE TEMPLATE EDITOR WILL BE DISPLAYED PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON HE ALTERNATE TEMPLATE WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE HOME SCREEN 4.8.3. Creating Sequences It is possible to print multiple labels from a single entry of data, this will be referred to as sequence printing. Sequence printing can only be performed using templates where an incrementor is configured.
  • Page 73 2. T HE SCAN BOX SHOULD BE POPULATED WITH DATA 3. P RESS THE EQUENCE BUTTON The create sequence menu should appear. This box displays the TO and FROM data. Pressing the up and down arrows will increase or decrease the highlighted data. The left box data will be printed on the first label in the sequence;...

  • Page 74: Creating A Protocol

    6. F ABELS WILL BE CREATED 7. T O PRINT PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON 4.8.4. Creating a Protocol A protocol is a saved sequence. Once the sequence is created, the sequence can be saved as a Protocol so that it can be recalled later.
  • Page 75 5. M AKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 6. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 7. P RESS THE MOVE SINGLE LEFT BUTTON 8. P RESS THE LABEL AREA OF THE ABEL IMAGE ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 76 9. M AKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 10. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 11. P RESS THE MOVE SINGLE LEFT BUTTON 12. P RESS THE LABEL AREA OF THE ABEL IMAGE ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 77 13. M AKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 14. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 15. P RESS THE MOVE SINGLE LEFT BUTTON 16. P RESS THE LABEL AREA OF THE ABEL IMAGE ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 78 17. M AKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 18. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 19. P RESS THE MOVE SINGLE LEFT BUTTON 20. P RESS THE LABEL AREA OF THE ABEL MAGE ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 79 21. M AKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 22. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 23. F IVE LABELS ARE NOW CREATED WITH EDITED ITEMS HE PROTOCOL BUTTON IS USED TO SAVE A PROTOCOL OR RECALL A PROTOCOL 24. P RESS THE PROTOCOL BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...

  • Page 80: Recalling A Protocol

    25. T HE PROTOCOL AME MENU WILL OPEN ENTER THE DESIRED NAME 26. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON TO SAVE THE PROTOCOL 4.8.5. Recalling a protocol When a sequence is displayed, the Protocol button opens the Save Protocol menu. If a single label is displayed the Protocol button opens the Protocol selection List.

  • Page 81: Translator Rules

    5. T ABEL IMAGES SHOULD BE CREATED 6. T O PRINT PRESS PLAY 4.9. Translator Rules The translator includes a Rules feature that can automate some software and printer functions. There are several rules; these can apply change to templates, items, data, hopper, sequence and protocol.
  • Page 82 6. P RESS THE ITEM ASSIGNMENTS BUTTON 7. S ELECT THE ITEM THAT THE RULE WILL BE CREATED AGAINST 8. P RESS THE RULES BUTTON 9. P RESS THE ADD BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 83 10. T HE RULE NAME BOX WILL OPEN ENTER A NAME AND PRESS THE CHECK BOX 11. T HE RULE CONFIGURATION MENU WILL OPEN A rule is a function that includes a Test and an Action. The Test is an equation that will produce a pass or fail for the data that the test is run against.

  • Page 84: Create List

    This operator determines if the data is less than or equal to the item. This operator determines if the data is equal to the item. This operator determines if the data is not equal to the item. This operator determines if the data is equal or greater than the item. This operator determines if the data is greater than an item.

  • Page 85: Set Item

    When this action is selected and a barcode scanned, the screen will automatically populate with the number of Labels in the protocol. 4.9.4. Set Item This object will set an item to a specific value when the test is passed. Set item can set any item to a specific value including the item the rule is being run against.
  • Page 86 Creating the new rules 1. F ROM THE TRANSLATOR MENU PRESS SSIGNMENTS BUTTON 2. H IGHLIGHT THE ITEM FOR WHICH THE RULE WILL BE SET 3. P RESS THE ULES BUTTON 4. T HE RULES MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE ADD BUTTON 5.
  • Page 87 7. T DELIMIT 1 HE MENU WILL APPEAR FOR THE RULE 8. P RESS THE EST BUTTON 9. T EST MENU WILL APPEAR RESS THE PERATOR BUTTON 10. T PERATORS MENU WILL APPEAR HIGHLIGHT THE ELIMITED OPTION 11. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 88 12. T EST MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE ALUE BUTTON 13. E NTER THE DELIMITER INTO THE ALUE BOX 14. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 15. T EST MENU WILL APPEAR WITH THE SELECTIONS DISPLAYED PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 89 16. T DELIMIT 1 MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE CTION BUTTON 17. P RESS THE YPE BUTTON 18. T ELECT CTION YPE MENU SHOULD APPEAR SELECT ET DELIMITED 19. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 90 20. T CTION MENU SHOULD APPEAR RESS THE ARROW “0”. ONCE TO SET THE ELIMITED NDEX TO 21. P RESS THE TEM TO SET BUTTON 22. T ELECT TEM MENU SHOULD APPEAR SELECT ENERIC 23. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 24.
  • Page 91 25. T HE RULES MENU WILL BE DISPLAYED RESS THE ADD BUTTON 26. T AME MENU WILL APPEAR ENTER THE RULE NAME 27. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 28. T DELIMIT 2 MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 92 29. T EST MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE PERATOR BUTTON 30. T PERATORS MENU WILL APPEAR HIGHLIGHT THE ELIMITED OPERATOR 31. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 32. T HE TEST MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE ALUE BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 93 33. T HE VALUE MENU SHOULD APPEAR ENTER THE CORRECT DELIMITER 34. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 35. T HE TEST MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 36. T DELIMIT 2 MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE CTION BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 94 37. T CTION MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE BUTTON 38. T ELECT CTION YPE MENU SHOULD BE DISPLAYED ELECT THE ET DELIMITED ACTION TYPE 39. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 95 40. T CTION MENU WILL APPEAR RESS THE UP ARROW TWICE TO SET THE ELIMITED INDEX TO 41. P RESS THE TEM TO SET BUTTON 42. T ELECT TEM MENU SHOULD APPEAR SELECT THE ENERIC ITEM 43. P RESS THE CHECK BUTTON 44.
  • Page 96 45. T ELIMIT MENUS SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 46. T HE RULES MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 47. T SSIGNMENT MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE HOME BUTTON ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...

  • Page 97: Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting 5.1. Cassette Requirements Only approved consumables listed in Appendix A should be used in the Pyramid Innovation Printers in order to achieve best print quality and print durability. Use of any other types of consumables may cause damage to the printer. Use of any other consumables must be validated by the end-user laboratory.

  • Page 98: Chapter 6 - Glossary And Specifications

    Chapter 6 – Glossary and Specifications 6.1. Icon Glossary Information Data Date and Time Display International Keyboard Network Printer Sound User Software Items Data Objects Templates Translators Auto Print Y Flip ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...

  • Page 99: Button Glossary

    6.2. Button Glossary Home Settings Trash Bin Cancel or Delete Down Confirm Edit Sequence Protocol Rules Items Template Play Eject Hopper Active Hopper 6.3. Printer Specifications ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...

  • Page 100: Embedded Laser Specifications

    Instrument Dimensions 265mm Width x 382mm Deep x 576mm High (with hoppers attached) Weight 14Kg (including hoppers) Input Voltage 24V DC Current 2.7A Print resolution 600 dpi Print speed 3-5 seconds typical (full area print, not including carousel rotation time) Cassettes Only approved cassettes listed in Appendix A can be used in the Pyramid Innovation Cassette Printers...
  • Page 101 Mains lead USA SP50007 Power adaptor for Laser Printer 24V 2.7A CP50006 Mains lead UK SP50009 Mains lead EU SP50010 Mains lead, China SP50015 Mains lead, Japan SP50016 Cassette Dispense Hopper P52001-E Hopper Rack, 2 position P52002-E Collection Tray P52003-E Cassette Hopper Stand P52004-E ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx...
  • Page 102 Appendix A Recommended Cassette Types Manufacturer / Brand Cellpath / System II+ Slotted Laser Threaded Cassettes Cellpath / System II+ Biopsy Laser Threaded Cassettes Cellpath / System II+ MicroBiopsy Laser Threaded Cassettes Sakura / Tissue-Tek® Paraform® Sectionable Laser Cassette ST017-D030_v1.1_EN.docx ST017-D030 Issue 1.1...
  • Page 103 Appendix B Product return Safety Declaration Form Part1 Decontamination Certificate Any instrument or part of any instrument must be clean before being returned, and where necessary accompanied by a completed Decontamination Certificate. Should the instrument or any part of it be received in an unclean condition, or Pyramid Innovation Ltd consider it to be a hazard, the instrument or part will be returned unrepaired at the expense of the customer.

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