Dako Autostainer Plus - Manual (Page 26)

26 Dako Autostainer Plus | User Guide
The buttons on the INITIALIZE screen and their respective functions are:
Entering Institution Information
1. Select INITIALIZE on the MAIN MENU screen. The INITIALIZE screen is displayed with
the cursor in the Name box.
2. Type in the institution’s name and press ENTER or TAB. The cursor moves to the
Address box.
NOTE: Information entry is limited to the space displayed on the screen. When the end
of an entry box is reached, an audible tone is made by the computer and no additional
information can be added in that box.
3. Type in the institution’s address and press ENTER or TAB. The cursor moves to the
Department/Lab box.
4. Type in the laboratory or department where the Dako Autostainer Plus will be operating
and press ENTER or TAB. The cursor moves to the Contact Phone/Ext. box.
5. Type in the laboratory’s phone number and press ENTER or TAB. The cursor moves to
the Serial Number box.
6. Type in the Autostainer Plus serial number located on the right side of the instrument.
The number should start with “S38-“ and followed by 6 additional numbers. Press
ENTER or TAB. The cursor moves to the Users box.
NOTE: Once entered, the instrument serial number will be located in the lower right
corner of many of the screens in the Autostainer Plus software.
Cleaning Schedule The Slides/Cleaning permits you to program the
number of slides stained between routine cleanings.
Dako recommends a cleaning cycle after every 150
slides. Once the programmed number is exceeded,
the MAIN MENU screen displays the number of slides
since the last cleaning. The maximum slides allowed
between cleaning cycles is 200. Once this number is
exceeded, the PROGRAM button is not available.
SLIDE LABELS displays the DESIGN SLIDE LABEL screen used to
define slide label printing of bar-coded slide labels.
REAGENT LABELS displays the DESIGN REAGENT LABEL screen used
to define the printing of reagent labels.
OPTIONS displays the OPTION screen used to define the format
for the Program Grid, Slide Layout Map, and printing
format for IHC Reports.
OK saves the entered information and returns to the MAIN
MENU screen.
CANCEL cancels any entries made and returns to the MAIN
MENU screen.
PRINT prints a report listing all of the institution, staff, tissue,
default volume, default dispense zones, and cleaning
schedule information.
HELP displays information to aid in understanding and
utilizing the INITIALIZE screen.