CELL-DYN
®
3200 System Operator’s Manual
A-9
9140181H—October 2001
Appendix A
Bar Codes
Bar Code Operation
The system can take a number of actions depending on the Bar Code Set Up
configuration and the symbology of the label. A brief description of each possible
action is given below.
Code 39
If the Instrument is configured for Code 39 with Check Digit ON, the Instrument
will:
a. read a Code 39 label with check digit.
If the check digit on the label matches the check digit calculated by the
Instrument, the “read” is good and the Work List is searched for a
matching bar code number in the Specimen ID field. If a matching entry
is found in the Work List, the entry details are displayed in the
Demographics section of the
RUN
screen. When the result is available, it
is saved in the Data Log and the entry is deleted from the Work List. If
no matching entry is found, the specimen is identified in the Data Log by
the tube bar code number in the Specimen ID field.
If the check digits do not match, the “read” is not good and the Work List
is not searched. For SL models, the Rack and Tube # is assigned to the
Specimen ID field for that specimen in the Data Log. For CS models,
only the Sequence # is used to identify that specimen in the Data Log.
b. ignore all other bar code symbologies.
The Work List is not searched. For SL models, the specimen is identified
in the Data Log by the Rack and Tube number assigned to the Specimen
ID field by the Instrument. For CS models, the specimen is identified in
the Data Log by the Sequence number only and the Specimen ID field is
left blank.
