Dako Autostainer - Manual (Page 41)

Dako Autostainer | User Guide 41
The buttons on the SLIDE INFORMATION screen and their functions are:
FINISH ENTRY saves the entered information and returns to the Programming Grid.
DELETE deletes selected programmed cases for the selected Slide Identification or
Case #.
CANCEL cancels any entries made and returns to the Programming Grid.
HELP displays information to aid in understanding and utilizing the features of the
SLIDE INFORMATION screen.
Entering Slide Information Through the SLIDE INFORMATION Button
1. Select the PROGRAM button on the MAIN MENU screen. The PROGRAMMING GRID is
displayed.
2. Select the SLIDE INFO button on the PROGRAMMING GRID. The SLIDE
INFORMATION screen is displayed. The information to be entered on this screen is
determined by a user, with high security level, during initialization (see Initializing the
Dako Autostainer, Section 6.) The minimum entry required is a Case # and the #
slides/case.
NOTE: The following describes the steps required if all options are selected during
initialization. Information entry is required in all activated fields except Doctor, Block ID,
and/or Tissue.
NOTE: An entry is required to proceed from one field to the next. Each field requires at
least one key stroke. Type the specified information or press the SPACE BAR before
moving to the next field. The Slide/case box requires entry of the actual number of slides.
3. Type in the slide identification’s last name and press TAB or ENTER. Boxes for the first
name and middle initial appear with the cursor in the First name box.
4. Type in the first name or press TAB or ENTER. The cursor moves to the middle initial
box.
5. Type in the middle initial or press TAB or ENTER. The cursor moves to the Case # box.
NOTE: The software allows the entry of as many characters as can be displayed in each
entry box. Once the box is filled an audible signal is made and no additional characters
can be entered. A maximum of 33 characters (last name 28 characters, first name 5
characters and middle initial) will be displayed on the programming grid. The software
shortens name entries to fit available space on the PROGRAMMING GRID.
NOTE: Steps 2-4 can be condensed by entering slide identification’s last name, (comma)
first name, (comma), and middle initial. Press ENTER to move to the Case # box.
6. Type in the case # and press TAB or ENTER. The cursor moves to the Doctor box.
7. If a default doctor was selected during initialization the name appears in the Doctor box.
To maintain the defaulted doctor, press TAB or ENTER. The cursor moves to the Block
ID box.
To select an alternative doctor press the DOWN arrow key on the keyboard until the
name appears highlighted in the Doctor box and press ENTER. If the doctor’s name is not
listed it can be typed in the box followed by pressing the ENTER key. The cursor moves
to the Block ID box.
8. Type in the Block ID information for the case and press TAB or ENTER. The cursor
moves to the Tissue box.
9. Type in the tissue information for the slide identification and press TAB or ENTER. The
cursor moves to the # Slides box.