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DCA Vantage Operator’s Guide 37
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2. Use the numeric keypad to enter the Port Number.
3. To save the Port Number, select Save .
Setting up Auto Send
When you have enabled communications with an LIS, you can configure the
system to automatically send all patient and control test results to the LIS as
soon as the test result has completed, or as soon as you have finished
entering or modifying patient demographic data. Automatic sending of results
(Auto Send) to an LIS is disabled by default. For more information about Auto
Send, see
Automatically Sending Data to an LIS ‚ page 202.
To enable Auto Send, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Home screen, select
Menu > System Settings > Additional
Settings > Connectivity
.
2. Select the type of connection, Ethernet or Serial , and the protocol, ASTM
or POCT1A .
3. To enable Auto Send, select the
Automatically Send
check box.
This selection is disabled by default.
To enable manually sending selected results, clear this check box.
4. Select Configure to set up the Ethernet or Serial port connection.
NOTE:
At this stage, the system does not verify whether a connection
exists.
5. Continue configuring the Ethernet or Serial connection parameters.
6. When finished, select
Save
.
The Auto Send setting is included in the backup and restore data so an
administrator can copy the settings from one DCA system to another.