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8-24 Rapidlab 1200 Operator’s Guide: System Configuration
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3. Select the barcode symbology that your institution uses.
• 128, the default
• Code 39
• Code 39 with check digit
• Codabar
• Interleaved 2 of 5 (I/2 of 5)
• Interleaved 2 of 5 (I/2 of 5) with check digit
4. If the symbology is Interleaved 2 of 5, enter the number of characters:
a. Select
I/2 of 5 Length
.
b. Enter the physical number of characters, including check digit if present.
The physical length of the barcode may be up to 32 characters. The system can
read the first 20 characters and accepts up to 20 characters for the patient ID, and
up to 13 of these 20 characters for the accession number.
c. Enter 0 in a field or enter the same value in both fields if all barcodes are the same
length.
d. Select
Save
.
5. Define the characters for the patient ID, accession number, or password barcodes:
a. Select the appropriate barcode button.
b. Scan the appropriate barcode.
The barcode you scan can be up to 20 characters in length. The system can accept
up to 20 characters for the patient ID, but accepts a maximum of 13 characters for
the accession number and password. If your barcode for these settings is longer
than 13 characters, you must indicate the characters the system can ignore.
c. Select any characters you want to exclude from the barcode.
For example, if the barcode you scanned is 12345 and you turn positions 1 and 2
off, the system ignores characters in those positions. The patient ID from the
barcode is then 345.
d. Select
Save
.
e. Repeat Steps a through d for each type of barcode.
6. At the Bar Code Setup screen, select
Save
.
If you want to set up... Select...
patient ID barcodes,
Patient ID barcode
.
accession number barcodes,
Accession No. barcode
.
password barcodes,
Password barcode
.