Dako Autostainer - Manual (Page 33)

Dako Autostainer | User Guide 33
for each field is the data entered in the SLIDE INFORMATION screen and appearance of the
Programming Grid.
NOTE: If Slide ID, Doctor or Tissue is selected to print on the label, then these items must
be selected from the OPTIONS button in the INITIALIZE screen. If these Program Grid items
are not selected from the OPTIONS button in the INITIALIZE screen, then these fields will not
be present in the SLIDE INFORMATION screen.
2. Move the mouse pointer over the down arrow to the right of the information box and press
the left mouse button. A list box with the 11 options is displayed.
3. Select the desired option for the field. The list box disappears and the selected option is
displayed in the field.
NOTE: Static information can be entered into the field. This information is printed on
every label. For example, the institution name can be printed on every label. To enter
static information, highlight the text in the desired field and type the text in the text box.
Press ENTER.
4. Select the number of characters for each line (10, 12, 14, or 16) by selecting a number
from the LENGTH list. (Selecting 10 characters will display bold text.)
NOTE: The greater the number of characters, the smaller the text will appear on the
labels.
Reagent Labels
The REAGENT LABELS button is displayed on the INITIALIZE screen and it is used to access
the DESIGN REAGENT LABEL screen for configuring and adjusting reagent label printing.
NOTE: Reagent labels are printed from the print button in the PROGRAMMING GRID. Do
not print labels while the Autostainer is in operation.
1. Select the REAGENT LABELS button. The DESIGN REAGENT LABEL screen appears
with six fields displayed representing the six lines of information to be printed on the
reagent label.
NOTE: Each field offers 8 options: Reagent Name, Short Name, Lot, Exp. Date,
Incubation Time, Today’s Date, Reagent Name 1/2, and Reagent Name 2/2. The
information printed for each field is the data entered from the EDIT REAGENT LIST
screens for each reagent.
NOTE: Reagent Name 1/2 and Reagent Name 2/2 are used together on adjacent
lines to split a long reagent name into 2 separate lines. Reagent Name 1/2 will
contain the first half of the reagent name, and Reagent Name 2/2 will contain the
second half of the reagent name. The length of each line is set up using the
LENGTH tool. (See below.)
2. Move the mouse pointer over the down arrow to the right of the information box and press
the left mouse button. A list box with the 8 options is displayed.