Dako Autostainer Plus - Manual (Page 33)

Dako Autostainer Plus | User Guide 33
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.
If you do not wish to use the Bar Code feature for slide labels, go to the CUSTOM
OPTIONS area of the OPTIONS menu on the INITIALIZE screen, and select “Disable Bar
Code.”
Slide Labels without Bar Code
If you have selected the “Disable Bar Code” option, the Autostainer Plus will provide labels in the
same way as the earlier Autostainer, as follows.
NOTE: Slide labels are printed from the print button on the PROGRAMMING GRID or the PRINT
SLIDE LABELS screen accessed by the NEXT button in the PROGRAMMING GRID. Do not print
labels while the Autostainer Plus is operating.
1. Select the SLIDE LABELS button. The DESIGN SLIDE LABEL screen appears with six
fields displayed representing the six lines of information to be printed on each slide label.
NOTE: Each field offers 10 options: Slide ID, Case #, User, Primary 1, Primary 2,
Pretreatment, Today’s Date, Run Name, Doctor and Tissue. The information printed 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 10 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