
Chapter 2
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Console Basics
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Pyxis MedStation 4000 System Console User Guide
Using the console
This section includes information on the menu bar and features and functions.
Menu bar
After logging on to the console, a menu bar appears. The menu bar provides
access to all the functions available to you, based on your user access privilege
level. Functions are grouped into the following menu categories:
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Inventory
—Assign medications to station pockets, replace medications or assign
more medications to pocket, or make pockets unavailable.
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Reports
—Access Inventory reports, Activity reports, System Activity reports,
and System reports. The Reports option also allows you to view the print queue
and to add to or edit the list of batch reports.
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System Setup
—Customize your system site information and selections lists, and
define all system components such as devices, formulary, users, patients, and
areas.
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Utilities
—Globally edit your formulary, devices, and users, and archive data.
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Change Password
—Change your password.
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Window
—Turn display of the Attention Notices pane and XQ Viewer pane on
and off. Do not leave the XQ Viewer open—use only as a support tool.
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Help
—Access Online Help to get information about the console.
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CommStatus
—View the communication status between all non-console devices
including stations and Procars.
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Logoff
—Log off the console. To prevent unauthorized use of the system, use
Logoff whenever you step away from the console.
Features and functions
The console uses standard features and functions found on most devices.
However, you may not be familiar with Quick Keys. Those are explained below.
Quick key
In addition to accessing menus using the mouse, you can use quick keys to access
menus, menu options, and onscreen buttons. This involves using the Alt key, the
first letter of the menu name, followed by the first letter of the menu option (or
whichever letter in the name that is underlined).
To display quick keys
➤
To toggle the display of quick keys (that is, to hide or show the underlined
letters), press
A
LT
.
NOTE
In some of the dialog boxes that you will encounter throughout the product,
yellow is used to highlight fields that you are required to complete.
Summary of Contents for Pyxis MedStation 4000
Page 26: ...Chapter 2 Console Basics 16 Pyxis MedStation 4000 System Console User Guide...
Page 146: ...Chapter 3 Setting Up the System 136 Pyxis MedStation 4000 System Console User Guide...
Page 190: ...Chapter 6 Reports 180 Pyxis MedStation 4000 System Console User Guide...
Page 220: ...Appendix D Cerner 210 Pyxis MedStation 4000 System Console User Guide...
Page 236: ...Glossary 226 Pyxis MedStation 4000 System Console User Guide...
Page 246: ...Index 236 Pyxis MedStation 4000 System Console User Guide...