Dynex Agility Automated ELISA System, Operator'S Manual

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Chapter 4 Operating the Agility System
Agility System
Operator’s Manual
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5. Check that the Quiet Zone is sufficiently wide at both ends of the barcode label. This
distance must be at least 5 mm from the actual barcode to the end of the label. Be sure that the
Quiet Zone is not reduced at the corner of a plate; otherwise a blank scan could occur.
6. The test tube barcodes must be properly aligned so that the barcode label faces out of
the sample rack slot.
7. For plate barcode scanning, ensure that the selected scan area (left, right, or center) is
consistent with the placement of the barcode labels on the plates.
8. Place the printed side of the barcode label as close to the top of the plate as possible.
This requirement is dependent upon the barcode type and density, and may require trimming
the top of the label.
9. Check that the digits, letters, and other characters are correct for the barcode
symbology that is being used. Use the correct number of data digits for a specific barcode
symbology.
10. The following symbologies are supported by Agility: Codabar, Code 39, Code 93,
Code 128, Standard 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, MSI/Plessey, and UPC / EAN / JAN.
Symbologies with poor internal verification or partial decodes (such as Interleaved 2 of 5,
Standard 2 of 5, and MSI/Plessey) should be avoided if possible.
11. Enable only the barcode symbology (or symbologies) that will be used in the Agility
software.
12. Be sure that the barcode scanner module windows are unobstructed, clean, and
unscratched.
To load samples in the system:
1. Pull out a sample rack and insert sample tubes in the rack so that the bar code label is
visible as shown in Figure 4-11. If the tubes do not have a barcode label, the sample ID
can be entered manually at a later time. For best results (the fastest processing) start
with rack #1 and proceed contiguously to load subsequent racks. For best results, do not
scan samples while any SmartKit packs are being scanned.