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Chapter 4: DS850 Election Workflow 47
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Software Version 2.10
Published: February 26, 2014
Chapter 4: DS850 Election Workflow
The following is the DS850 election workflow. Click on the hyperlinks to view additional
information on the referenced steps.
1. Perform the Pre-Election Maintenance .
2. Install the UPS; see Installing the UPS .
3. Connect the scanner to the UPS; see Connecting the Scanner to the UPS .
4. Connect the printers to the scanner and the UPS; see Connecting the External
Printers .
5. Set up the printers; see Setting Up the Audit Log Printer and Setting Up the Report
Printer .
6. Turn on the UPS; see Turning On the UPS .
7. Power on the printers and the scanner; see Starting the Scanner .
8. Clear and initialize the scanner; see Clearing and Initializing the Scanner .
9. Load the election definition; see Loading the Election Definition .
10. Perform Logic and Accuracy Testing to verify that the DS850 properly reads ballot
marks.
11. Make any desired modifications to the processing mode, bin sorting, audit log
printing, and batch/bin reporting configuration options; see
Configuring the
Scanner .
12. Place the ballots on the input tray and begin scanning ballots; see Scanning .
13. After you have finished scanning the ballots, you can print reports; see Printing
Election Reports . You can also export election results, ballot images, and the audit
log; see Exporting Data .
14. When you are finished printing reports and exporting data, you can clear the
election results; see
Clearing Election Results
15. When the election results have been cleared, perform the post-Election scanner and
UPS maintenance tasks; see
Perform Scanner Maintenance and Perform UPS
Maintenance .
16. When the post-Election maintenance tasks have been completed, shut down and
power off the scanner; see
Shut Down and Power Off the Scanner .
17. After the scanner has been shut down and powered off, turn off the UPS; see Turn
Off the UPS .