CELL-DYN
®
3200 System Operator’s Manual
5-105
9140181H—October 2001
Section 5
Operating Instructions
Work List Review
General
1. The Work List is always ON.
2. A host can download Work List records at any time. The instrument will
accept any record with data in the <Specimen ID> field. This field may
contain a bar code number or other Specimen ID.
3. If a record is sent with a blank <Specimen ID> field, the instrument will
reject that record and respond by sending a message back to the host
identifying the record that was rejected and stating the reason for the
rejection.
4. The Work List can contain “mixed” records: Some records may have bar
code numbers in the <Specimen ID> field and some may have other
Specimen ID numbers.
5. The Work List can hold a maximum of 600 records. If a batch of records is
sent by the host but there is insufficient space in the Work List to accept all
the records, the instrument will not accept any of the records and responds by
sending a message back to the host stating the Work List is full.
6. When fields have been turned ON in the
WORK LIST SET UP
menu, those
fields are highlighted on the Work List. The cursor automatically skips to the
next highlighted field when the Enter key is pressed.
7. If the operator types in a bar code number or non-bar code Specimen ID into
the Specimen ID field on the
RUN
screen and presses the Return key, the
system immediately searches the Work List for a matching entry. If a match
is found, the demographic information is displayed on the
RUN
screen.
NOTE:
This feature is not possible on the SL model Closed Mode because
the operator cannot input data to the
RUN
screen.
Download from Host
1. In most cases, it is expected that Work List data will be downloaded from a
host. As an alternative, the operator may enter all demographic data —
including either a Bar Code, other Specimen ID, or Rack and Tube # — at the
instrument.
2. If Work List records with Bar Codes are downloaded from the host, the
samples given to the operator for processing must also have Bar Codes,
otherwise no matches can occur.
3. If Work List records with Specimen IDs (non Bar Code) are downloaded
from the host and the operator is given samples with Specimen IDs, the
operator may do the following:
a. For SL models Closed Mode: Enter the Rack and Tube # of each sample
into the <Rack and Tube> field for the appropriate Work List entry.
b. For SL models Open Mode: Enter the Specimen ID of each sample into
the <Next ID> field on the
RUN
screen before processing the sample.
c. For CS models Open and Closed Modes: Enter the Specimen ID of each
sample into the <Next ID> field on the
RUN
screen before processing the
sample.
