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3200 System Operator’s Manual
9140181H—October 2001
Bar Codes
Bar Code Operation
Appendix A
If the Instrument is configured for Code 39 with Check Digit OFF, the Instrument
will:
a. read all four bar code symbologies’ labels with a check digit.
The bar code reader reads the entire number including the check digit and
the Work List is searched. Because the bar code label has one extra digit
(check digit), no matching entry will be found in the Work List (which
should not contain the check digit). The specimen is identified in the Data
Log by the tube bar code number in the Specimen ID field.
b. read all four bar code symbologies’ labels without a check digit.
The “read” is assumed to be good (without a check digit the bar code
number cannot be verified) 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.
