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 PI007-D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide

 

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Содержание P51001-E

Страница 1: ...Pi Cassette Printer Operator Guide Model P51001 E ...

Страница 2: ...does not form part of the instruction Copyright 2019 Pyramid Innovation Ltd All rights reserved Pyramid Innovation Ltd is an ISO 9001 2015 Accredited Company Pyramid Innovation Ltd is the trading name of Pyramid Innovation Ltd All other trademarks are the property of Pyramid Innovation Ltd and its subsidiaries Pyramid Innovation Ltd makes every endeavour to ensure that the information contained in...

Страница 3: ...ot defined Back panel and connections 13 Printer Operation 14 Ribbon Meter 15 Changing the Ribbon 15 Loading Cassettes 17 To load Cassettes into the hopper 17 Cassette Selection 17 Main User Interface 18 User Mode 18 Adding a new user 18 To log into the system 21 User Properties 23 User Control 23 Logon Timeout 23 Home Screen 24 Printing Cassettes 26 Printing a batch of Cassettes 26 Reverse Order ...

Страница 4: ... 36 Reset Printer 36 Setup Password ON 36 Auto print ON 36 Y Flip 36 Software Menu 37 Upgrade Software 37 Configuration Files 39 Sound Menu 44 Windows Printer Setup 44 Config Menu 45 Data Menu 46 Export 46 Import 46 Manage Database 47 Using the Internal Label Design Function 48 Setting up a Basic Label Design 49 Items Menu 50 Name 51 Data Type 51 Character Count 51 Default Text 51 Translators 52 A...

Страница 5: ...Barcodes to the Template 73 Template Settings 76 Advanced Printing Functions 77 Template Editor 77 Selecting Templates 78 Creating Cassette Sequences 79 Creating a Protocol 82 Recalling a protocol 88 Translator Rules 89 Creating a New Rule 90 Create List 93 Run Protocol 93 Set Item 93 Set Delimited 93 Cassette Requirements 106 Ribbon Burn Possible causes 106 Icon Glossary 107 Button Glossary 108 P...

Страница 6: ...the proper operation The electromagnetic environment should be evaluated prior to operation of this device Safety Information Introduction Pyramid Innovation Ltd instruments are designed for convenient and reliable service however improper use or handling by a user may damage the instrument or cause a hazard to health The following sections contain important information for the safe setup and use ...

Страница 7: ...such that it is possible to interrupt the Mains supply at the source by removing the plug from the socket Use only factory approved accessories or replacement parts within the instrument If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by Pyramid Innovation Ltd the protection offered by the equipment may be impaired Any problems should be reported to your Pyramid Innovation Ltd supplier Correct ...

Страница 8: ...y practice Environment This instrument is required to comply with the European Union s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive 2012 19 EU It is marked with the following symbol At the end of the product life it must be recycled in accordance with local regulations It can be returned to a Municipal Collection Facility or to the retailer when a replacement is purchased Where applica...

Страница 9: ...on Specific details can be found in the delivery documentation or from your dealer or representative Please note that your warranty may be invalidated if This instrument is modified in any way or not used as intended by Pyramid Innovation Ltd Accessories and reagents which have not been approved by Pyramid Innovation Ltd are used The instrument is not operated or maintained in accordance with the ...

Страница 10: ...ttes Placement of Equipment Check the environment is suitable for the instrument Ensure the instrument is positioned away from the edge of the bench on a stable level surface Recommended cleaning method Use a damp soft cloth or paper towel with a mild detergent Getting Started This takes you through from opening the box to printing a test Cassette Printer Operation This takes you through the proce...

Страница 11: ...lead into the wall socket Warning Before powering the unit on you must ensure the hopper is not installed on the printer Failing to do so may result in incomplete initialization of the printer To turn the printer ON Select the power switch to the ON position on the back of the printer Wait for the printer to run through its initialisation process which checks that the internal mechanism is operati...

Страница 12: ...ssette Operator Guide 12 Chapter 1 Installation and Setup Identification of Parts A Removable hopper B Touch display C Cassette collection chute D Mains adaptor E Barcode scanner F Connections and power input D E F C B A ...

Страница 13: ...Used to connect the printer to a PC running the Windows driver Used to connect the printer to a PC or network point Scanner The barcode scanner mounted under the left front edge of the Cassette printer uses an LED light source requiring no special eye protection during use of the scanner The scanner has a motion sensor that activates the scanner function and illumination If the sensor sees no moti...

Страница 14: ...scanner intentionally reads only specific symbologies by default Datamatrix QR and Code 128 will be decoded Before attempting to print Cassettes the hopper will need to be filled with Cassettes please refer to the list of approved Cassette types later in the operator guide The Cassettes must be loaded with the writing surface to the left and the cassette opening to the top Cassettes should not be ...

Страница 15: ... is getting low it will indicate two Yellow bars When it is critically low it will indicate one Red bar Changing the Ribbon The printer is supplied with one ribbon preloaded inside the Pi Cassette printer The ribbon will last approximately 12 000 Cassettes before a new ribbon is required Use only the correct ribbon identified by the Red core The Red side of the ribbon core should always face out a...

Страница 16: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 16 A Ribbon matte side B Sliding door C Ribbon guide pin D Print head E Collection spool F Supply spool D C F A B E ...

Страница 17: ...Cassettes into the hopper 1 Place a string of cassettes into the hopper 2 While pressing downward on the top of the stack firmly pull the plastic string out of the cassettes 3 Add Cassettes as necessary until the hopper is full the Cassettes should never be stacked higher than the top of the hopper Cassette Selection It is critical that the Pyramid Innovation cassettes are used in the Pi Cassette ...

Страница 18: ...de 18 Chapter 2 Main User Interface User Mode Adding a new user The printer will power up with User Mode enabled a single admin user and temporary user will be displayed To add a new User 1 Press the settings button 2 Press the User Button ...

Страница 19: ...040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 19 3 Press the button 4 Delete the text User_00 before entering the Forename of the user 5 Press keys to enter the Forename of the user 6 Press the Check button when complete ...

Страница 20: ...PIN and enter a pin number each user PIN must be unique 10 Enter a scan code if needed this code will be used to automatically log a user in or out when a barcode containing the code is scanned 11 Press the Check button then press the Home button Special Note The scan code must be a sequence of characters that would never be used to create a Cassette label ...

Страница 21: ... log into the system 1 Select the correct user and enter the passcode 2 Enter the correct passcode 3 Press the check button 4 Once the correct code is entered the home screen will be displayed If the incorrect code is entered the user screen will be displayed ...

Страница 22: ...y press the Home button If the system is set to use a Logon timeout the printer will log out automatically after the set time If the Logon timeout is set to never the unit will not automatically log the user out To log into the system using a scan code simply scan a barcode with the correct SCANCODE embedded when this code is scanned the home screen should appear Once at the home screen scanning t...

Страница 23: ...3 PRESS THE SETTINGS BUTTON 4 THE USER PROPERTIES MENU SHOULD APPEAR User Control To disable User Mode uncheck the box next to User control Logon Timeout To set a Logon timeout press the Logon timeout button and select the desired time This time will automatically log the user out after a period of inactivity by the user Once the user has logged in the printer is ready to print Cassettes The defau...

Страница 24: ... The home bar appears on all software screens Pressing this bar from anywhere will bring you back to the home screen If pressed at the home screen the current user will be logged out and the User login screen will be displayed C Scanner Bar The scanner bar displays data scanned using the integrated scanner or typed into the on screen keyboard To enter data into this box using the keyboard press th...

Страница 25: ...e screen or information changes to allow or disallow operations The buttons will be explained further throughout the operator manual however common buttons are Check button this button might also be referred to as confirm or OK when pressed any changes will be saved or processes confirmed This button activates fast mode Cancel this button cancels the current action Settings this button opens the s...

Страница 26: ...spense and print errors will occur after the printing process has been performed The printer may be uncertain that a fully printed label has been printed When clearing any printing or dispense errors care should be taken to avoid second prints of the same Cassette data Where Cassette labels have been successfully printed the cancel button should be pressed and the queue inspected and cleared of an...

Страница 27: ... To print in reverse order create the Cassette batch and press the Move All Cassettes Left button then begin printing Once the Cassettes are printed the first Cassette ordered will be at the top of the stack in the Cassette collection Cassette Queue Quantity The Numbers at the top center of the home screen indicate the total number of Cassettes in the queue and the position of the front Cassette w...

Страница 28: ...ete individual Cassettes use the trash bin button Pressing this button will delete the front Cassette only Any Cassette to be deleted must be moved to the front position prior to pressing the trash bin button Trash bin or Discard this button allows the user to delete the Cassette at the front of the queue ...

Страница 29: ...displayed If the Home screen is being displayed and the home button pressed the user will be automatically logged out and the user list screen will be displayed Back Button When pressed any changes will be saved and the previous software menu will be displayed Settings Menu Icons When any of the settings menu icons are pressed the appropriate menu item will open ...

Страница 30: ...Date Time Menu To set the time and date press Settings and the Calendar Icons If the printer is connected to a network or PC it is recommended that the USE NETWORK TIME setting is used This will ensure the printer is synchronized with other systems in the laboratory To use the network time 1 Place a check into the Use Network Time box 2 Set the Region 3 Select a city in your same time zone 4 Press...

Страница 31: ...WN ARROWS TO SET THE CORRECT VALUES 4 ONCE THE INFORMATION IS CORRECT AND THE DATE AND TIME AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN IS CORRECT PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON Note The Date and Time Data Items in Templates use the system date and time Display Menu Screen grab If this is ticked the screen image can be saved to a USB stick by touching the bottom left corner of the display This can be done from any software ...

Страница 32: ...d set to English language To select a different language 1 PRESS SETTINGS 2 PRESS THE GLOBE ICON 3 PRESS THE LANGUAGE BUTTON 4 SELECT THE REQUIRED LANGUAGE 5 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON AND SELECT OK 6 THE POWER WILL AUTOMATICALLY CYCLE WHEN THE CASSETTE PRINTER POWERS UP THE NEW LANGUAGE SHOULD BE DISPLAYED 7 TO SEE THE LANGUAGE CHANGE YOU MAY NEED TO ENTER THE MENU SCREENS BY PRESSING SETTINGS ...

Страница 33: ...ter this is Accuratus part number KYB500 K82A Network Menu Network settings is used to connect the Cassette printer to networks and network services The printer can be connected to networks via an RJ45 connector located at the back of the Cassette printer To establish this connection with the power to the printer turned off insert a standard network cable into the RJ45 connection on the back of th...

Страница 34: ... of the home screen Connect to Hub Used to connect one or more printers to the HUB Data Port Used to set a specific data port when connecting to a network typical is 9100 If connection to a network is successful you should see an IP Address displayed in the box labelled IP Address If the network is set up to automatically assign IP Addresses and DNS is selected you should see an IP Address display...

Страница 35: ... ONSCREEN KEYBOARD ENTER THE CORRECT INFORMATION AND PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON TO CONFIRM NEW ENTRY 4 WHEN THIS IS COMPLETE POWER CYCLE THE PRINTER TO RESET THE IP ADDRESS Once the Cassette printer is connected to the network it can receive information from other applications including the Pyramid Innovation Windows print driver Pyramid Innovation Hub label design programs such as NiceLabel or other ...

Страница 36: ...int head moving to the bottom and back to the top of the print cycle Setup Password ON Activates password requirement at main screen to enter Administration menus Production and Setup Properties are password protected and cannot be entered by a routine user Auto print ON Activates automatic print start when sending images or text files to the printer This feature does not work for internally gener...

Страница 37: ...emory stick To Upgrade the software The Upgrade function is used to install new user interface software files onto the printer The process is simple and automated within the Cassette printer software To upgrade the software 1 A VALID SOFTWARE VERSION MUST BE COPIED TO THE ROOT OF A USB MEMORY STICK 2 PLUG THE USB STICK WITH THE NEW SOFTWARE VERSION INTO ONE OF THE USB SOCKETS IN THE BACK OF THE PR...

Страница 38: ...hought to be valid may not be seen by the system as new 7 IF A VALID UPGRADE FILE IS FOUND AN END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT WILL BE DISPLAYED IF THE CANCEL BUTTON IS PRESSED THE UPGRADE WILL BE CANCELLED IF THE CHECK BUTTON IS PRESSED THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION WILL CONTINUE 8 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 9 PRESS THE YES BUTTON 10 PRESS OK ON THE INFORMATION BOX THE PRINTER WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESET VIA A PO...

Страница 39: ...ny machine settings To perform a Factory reset of the Configuration XML files 1 PRESS THE SETTINGS BUTTON 2 PRESS THE SOFTWARE BUTTON 3 PRESS FACTORY DEFAULT 4 THE PASSCODE WILL NEED TO BE ENTERED TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS THE PASSCODE IS 7251 5 PRESS THE X BUTTON TO CANCEL OR THE CHECK BUTTON TO CONFIRM 6 ONCE THE CHECK BUTTON IS PRESSED THE FILES WILL BE RESTORED WITHOUT FURTHER CONFIRMATIONS THE ...

Страница 40: ...ration once the Cassette printer has been configured Having a back up copy will be useful should anything be lost or inadvertently changed in the configuration To Export download a copy of the XML files 1 PLUG THE USB STICK INTO ONE OF THE USB SOCKETS IN THE BACK OF THE PRINTER THE USB STICK SHOULD NOT HAVE AN XML FOLDER IN THE ROOT DIRECTORY 2 PRESS THE SETTINGS BUTTON 3 PRESS THE SOFTWARE BUTTON...

Страница 41: ...AGE WILL APPEAR AS THE XML FILES ARE BEING EXPORTED WHEN THE PROCESS IS COMPLETE THE XML MENU WILL AGAIN BE DISPLAYED THE FILES CAN BE COPIED TO OTHER STORAGE DEVICES USING NORMAL FILE COPY METHODS Warning Manually editing the xml files may cause the software to operate incorrectly 8 IF THE FILES ARE BEING EMAILED IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY ARE ZIPPED PRIOR TO SENDING VIA EMAIL ...

Страница 42: ...pload a copy of the XML files 1 PLUG THE USB STICK INTO ONE OF THE USB SOCKETS IN THE BACK OF THE PRINTER THE USB STICK SHOULD HAVE A VALID SET OF XML FILES IN THE ROOT DIRECTORY OF THE DRIVE 2 PRESS THE SETTINGS BUTTON 3 PRESS THE SOFTWARE BUTTON 4 PRESS THE CONFIG FILES BUTTON 5 PRESS IMPORT ...

Страница 43: ...OWNLOAD PRESS NO TO CONTINUE THE DOWNLOAD PROCESS PRESS YES Warning this process will overwrite the current XML configuration files on the Cassette printer 7 A MESSAGE WILL APPEAR AS THE XML FILES ARE BEING IMPORTED WHEN THE PROCESS IS COMPLETE THE XML MENU WILL AGAIN BE DISPLAYED 8 REBOOT PRINTER ...

Страница 44: ...ing a Windows driver to manage the queue and send the images to the printer The connection from the PC or Server to the printer can be either USB or Ethernet connection and can be set up and configured automatically using the drivers The Cassette printer hardware is digitally signed and usable with Microsoft Windows operating systems Versions Windows 7 Windows 8 and Windows 10 for both 32 and 64 b...

Страница 45: ...ata The data menu sets up and configures the data within the database Items The Items menu enables configuration of the items used by the system Objects The Objects menu sets up items so that Request Forms Containers Cassettes and Cassettes can be automatically identified by the system Template The Templates menu designs the label image configuring the orientation of text and numbers Translator Th...

Страница 46: ...ort Import is used to import different types of files onto the printer These files will be either text files or image files depending on the system sending the files It is critical that the unit is configured prior to sending any type of file to the printer If the printer is not set to the correct type of file and a file is sent the unit may reset or display something unexpected Several formats ar...

Страница 47: ... other printer driver is used when sending files from other types of Windows drivers or LabWriter software For additional information on setting up the Windows driver see the Pyramid Innovation Windows Printer Operator Guide Manage Database This menu is used to manage export or reset data stored on the printer Oldest Days Sets the number of days data will be held on the Cassette printer Max Transa...

Страница 48: ...o create printable Cassette labels The label is designed using several processes within the Data Menu that convert the data to label image A simplified example of the process is shown below Each step will be further explained in this section of the operator guide Delimited data is sent to the software via the barcode scanner on screen keyboard or Generic Text Only Windows driver The data is captur...

Страница 49: ...emplate Items The Items menu allows setup and configuration of the items used by the system Objects The Objects menu allows setup of items so that Request Forms Containers Cassettes and Cassettes can be automatically identified by the system Templates The Templates menu designs the label image configuring the orientation of text and numbers Translator The Translator enables incoming data to be use...

Страница 50: ... the Item names across the top of the sheet and the data organized into columns below the headers There is a fixed set of Items in the printer software these Items can be modified New items cannot be added nor can items be deleted The Items menu allows the user to modify each Item customizing it to the laboratory staff preference An example of editing the Generic 1 Item is shown below 1 PRESS SETT...

Страница 51: ...e same as any another item Data Type This is used to select specific type of data that will be sent to the database Choices are Text Numeric List and Datetime Character Count This should be set to the maximum number of characters that might be sent to this specific item Default Text This is the default data that will populate an item If data is sent from an external source it will overwrite this d...

Страница 52: ...r similar to the image below Translators Translators are used to control how incoming and outgoing data is filtered and formatted Incoming data is passed through a Translator to extract sections of data and move it into data items Outgoing data is created by using a Translator to build a text string of data items with or without delimiters Example incoming data from a scanned barcode S19 12345 A 0...

Страница 53: ...d to separate data elements in this case the dash is used as the delimiter The data elements can vary in length S19 12345 A 01 Fixed length data Fixed length data has data elements of fixed length S1912345A01 Adding a Translator Delimited data 1 PRESS SETTINGS 2 PRESS DATA 3 PRESS TRANSLATOR Prefix S19 CaseNo 12345 Suffix1 A Suffix2 01 Translator ...

Страница 54: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 54 4 PRESS ADD 5 TYPE A NAME FOR THE TRANSLATOR 6 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 7 THE SCAN OR ENTER CODE BOX WILL OPEN WITH NO DATA IN THE BOX ...

Страница 55: ... SHOULD APPEAR IN THE SCANCODE BOX 9 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 10 THE SELECT DELIMITER BOX WILL OPEN THE TRANSLATOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY HIGHLIGHT A DELIMITER IF ONE IS FOUND WITHIN THE STRING OF DATA IF THIS DELIMITER IS TO BE USED PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 11 IF A DIFFERENT DELIMITER IS REQUIRED SELECT THAT DELIMITER AND PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 12 THE TRANSLATOR WILL BE CREATED ...

Страница 56: ...ator To change this select Object and choose from the dropdown menu Code Shows the code used to create the translator or a more recent code from the scan box It is not possible to modify the data in this box Item Assignments This identifies the item assigned specific data in the translation process 13 TO ADD ADDITIONAL DELIMITERS PRESS DELIMITERS 14 THE LIST OF DELIMITERS USED IN THE TRANSLATOR AR...

Страница 57: ... CONFIRM THE CHANGE PRESS YES NOTE THIS WILL CAUSE LOSS OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS AND RULES 16 SELECT THE REQUIRED DELIMITER AND PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON TO ADD ADDITIONAL DELIMITERS REPEAT STEPS 13 15 Item Assignments 17 TO CHANGE AN ITEM ASSIGNMENT SELECT THE ITEM AND PRESS THE EDIT BUTTON ...

Страница 58: ...E CURRENT ASSIGNED ITEM WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED 19 PRESS THE UP OR DOWN BUTTONS TO DISPLAY ADDITIONAL ITEMS 20 SELECT THE NEW ITEM 21 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 22 THE NEW ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DISPLAYED 23 ONCE ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE CORRECT PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON ...

Страница 59: ...d the order in which the translator populates data items can be customized using the translator properties menu From the Translators menu press the settings button Delimiters Delimiters can be added to the available list 1 TO ADD A DELIMITER PRESS THE DELIMITERS BUTTON 2 PRESS THE PLUS BUTTON ...

Страница 60: ...ER REMAINS AND PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON Assignment order The order in which the data is automatically assigned can be adjusted for local preferences To change the order 1 PRESS THE ASSIGNMENT ORDER BUTTON PRESS THE SOLID UP AND DOWN ARROWS TO SCROLL THE LIST UP AND DOWN PRESS THE DOTTED ARROWS TO MOVE THE HIGHLIGHTED ITEM UP AND DOWN THE LIST 2 ONCE THE ITEMS ARE IN THE REQUIRED ORDER PRESS THE CHEC...

Страница 61: ...he data must always be the same length If the length of data is changed the data will not be delimited in the expected way Example incoming data from a scanned barcode S1912345A01 Example outgoing data used to create a printed barcode S1912345A01 Adding a Translator Fixed Length data 1 PRESS SETTINGS 2 PRESS DATA 3 PRESS TRANSLATOR Prefix S19 CaseNo 12345 Suffix1 A Suffix2 01 Prefix S19 CaseNo 123...

Страница 62: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 62 4 PRESS ADD 5 TYPE A NAME FOR THE TRANSLATOR 6 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 7 THE SCANCODE OR ENTER CODE BOX WILL OPEN WITH NO DATA IN THE BOX ...

Страница 63: ...NG THE KEYBOARD SCANNED IN USING THE INTEGRATED SCANNER OR SENT FROM THE SOFTWARE THE DATA SHOULD APPEAR IN THE SCANCODE BOX 9 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 10 THE SELECT DELIMITER BOX WILL OPEN THE TRANSLATOR WILL NOT SEE A DELIMITER SO WILL OFFER THE NONE OPTION 11 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON ...

Страница 64: ...has to be divided up into the required data elements A Select next divider Data Divider B Add a new divider C Remove selected divider D Move divider one character to the left Selected Divider E Move divider one character to the right 12 TO ADD A NEW DIVIDER PRESS THE PLUS BUTTON A B C D E ...

Страница 65: ...E DIVIDER RIGHT TWO SPACES BY PRESSING THE RIGHT ARROW TWICE 14 THE DIVIDER SHOULD HAVE MOVED TO THE RIGHT TWO SPACES AND S19 SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE FIRST BOX UNDER ITEM DATA 15 PRESS THE ADD DIVIDER BUTTON 16 A SECOND DIVIDER SHOULD APPEAR IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE SPACE 17 PRESS THE RIGHT BUTTON TO CAPTURE THE NEXT DATA BLOCK IN THIS EXAMPLE THE RIGHT ARROW BUTTON WILL BE PRESSED FOUR TIMES X2 X4 ...

Страница 66: ...19 PRESS THE ADD DIVIDER BUTTON 20 THE DATA IS NOW DELIMITED BASED ON NUMBER OF SPACES 21 TO ASSIGN THE FIRST DATA BLOCK TO AN ITEM PRESS THE EDIT BUTTON WITH THE FIRST BLOCK HIGHLIGHTED 22 PRESS THE TARGET ITEM 23 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 24 REPEAT THIS UNTIL ALL DATA BLOCKS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO ITEMS ...

Страница 67: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 67 25 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON If required the object can be assigned The translator is now created and ready for use ...

Страница 68: ...d keep some white space around the edge of the template and around barcodes Template creation is made easier if a Translator is selected when creating a new Template Selecting a translator will automatically populate the template with the items used in the translator reducing the effort needed to create the new template Creating a New Template 1 PRESS SETTINGS 2 PRESS DATA 3 PRESS TEMPLATE 4 PRESS...

Страница 69: ...5 THE NAME MENU WILL OPEN 6 ENTER THE DESIRED TEMPLATE NAME 7 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 8 A USE TRANSLATOR BOX WILL OPEN IF A TRANSLATOR CAN BE USED PRESS YES IF A TRANSLATOR IS NOT USED ALL LABEL ITEMS WILL NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE TEMPLATE MANUALLY ...

Страница 70: ...de 70 9 SELECT THE TRANSLATOR AND PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 10 THE ITEMS DEFINED IN THE TRANSLATOR WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADDED TO THE TEMPLATE 11 THE ITEMS CAN BE MOVED AROUND AND FONT AND FONT SIZE ADJUSTED TO CREATE THE DESIRED LABEL DESIGN ...

Страница 71: ...ese items will need to be entered The items default setting will be displayed and can be changed by entering the data from a keyboard selecting from a dropdown menu or using an incrementing setting Toggles between two formatting menus Rotates highlighted object left and right Moves highlighted object up and down Moves highlighted object left and right Toggles highlighted object between normal and ...

Страница 72: ...tte Operator Guide 72 From the Template menu 1 PRESS THE ITEMS BUTTON 2 A LIST OF CURRENT ITEMS WILL BE DISPLAYED 3 PRESS THE PLUS BUTTON 4 THE LIST OF ITEMS WILL BE DISPLAYED SELECT THE CORRECT ITEM 5 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON ...

Страница 73: ...uires additional configuration which is explained further here To create a barcode from the template editor menu 1 PRESS THE ITEMS BUTTON Show on Template When this is checked the item will show on the template for printing Normal When checked will be displayed on the template but the item will not be able to be edited Incrementor When this is checked the item will increment with each additional C...

Страница 74: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 74 2 PRESS THE PLUS BUTTON 3 SELECT THE ITEM 4 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 5 THE ITEM PROPERTIES MENU WILL BE DISPLAYED 6 CHECK THE BARCODE BOX ...

Страница 75: ... SELECT CHECK DIGIT TYPE IF REQUIRED 11 SELECT SIZE OF BARCODE REGARDLESS OF THIS SELECTION THE BARCODE WILL AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE IN SIZE WHEN NEEDED TO PRINT A QUALITY BARCODE 12 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON THE TEMPLATE WITH THE BARCODE WILL BE DISPLAYED THE BARCODE CAN BE ORIENTED USING THE DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS 13 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON WHEN FINISHED ...

Страница 76: ...anufacturer will provide a slightly different surface the smoother the Cassette the less heat required to transfer the print Generally the lowest heat setting that achieves good print results should be used for most reliable performance The Name button is used to change the name of the template The Translator button is used to select a translator to be used with the template The Heat button is use...

Страница 77: ...o edit template items 1 PRESS THE LABEL AREA OF THE CASSETTE 2 THE TEMPLATE EDITOR WILL BE DISPLAYED ANY EDITABLE ITEMS WILL HAVE A HIGHLIGHT The tab key toggles between editable items Editable items can be edited based on the way they were set up in items and the translator Some items will require information to be entered via a keyboard while others will use a dropdown box for selection Changes ...

Страница 78: ...ng templates can be created and used for printing To select a different template 5 PRESS THE TEMPLATE AREA OF THE HOME SCREEN 6 THE TEMPLATE EDITOR WILL BE DISPLAYED PRESS THE TEMPLATE BUTTON 7 THE LIST OF TEMPLATES WILL BE DISPLAYED SELECT THE DESIRED TEMPLATE 8 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON ...

Страница 79: ...ting Cassette Sequences It is possible to print multiple Cassettes from a single entry of data this will be referred to as sequence printing Sequence printing can only be performed using templates where an incrementor is configured To create a sequence of Cassettes a user should be logged in the main screen should be displayed 1 SCAN A BARCODE CONTAINING APPROPRIATE DATA ...

Страница 80: ... and FROM data Pressing the up and down arrows will increase or decrease the highlighted data The left box data will be printed on the first Cassette in the sequence the data in the right box will be printed on the last Cassette in the sequence There will be one Cassette for each number between the two data 4 TO CREATE A SEQUENCE OF FIVE CASSETTES PRESS THE UP ARROW FOUR TIMES X4 ...

Страница 81: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 81 5 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 6 FIVE CASSETTES WILL BE CREATED 7 TO PRINT THE CASSETTES PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON ...

Страница 82: ... create batches of Cassettes quickly Any custom part of the sequence will be saved with the protocol including Template Incremented items Editable items Example 1 Save a protocol with edited items For this example a user edit item has been created with five cassettes 1 SCAN A BARCODE WITH DATA FORMATTED FOR CASSETTE 2 THE LABEL SHOULD POPULATE WITH THE CORRECT DATA 3 CREATE A SEQUENCE OF FIVE CASS...

Страница 83: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 83 5 MAKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 6 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 7 PRESS THE MOVE SINGLE CASSETTE LEFT BUTTON 8 PRESS THE LABEL AREA OF THE CASSETTE ...

Страница 84: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 84 9 MAKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 10 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 11 PRESS THE MOVE SINGLE CASSETTE LEFT BUTTON 12 PRESS THE LABEL AREA OF THE CASSETTE ...

Страница 85: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 85 13 MAKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 14 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 15 PRESS THE MOVE SINGLE CASSETTE LEFT BUTTON 16 PRESS THE LABEL AREA OF THE CASSETTE ...

Страница 86: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 86 17 MAKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 18 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 19 PRESS THE MOVE SINGLE CASSETTE LEFT BUTTON 20 PRESS THE LABEL AREA OF THE CASSETTE ...

Страница 87: ...rator Guide 87 21 MAKE SELECTION FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU 22 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 23 FIVE CASSETTES ARE NOW CREATED WITH EDITED ITEMS THE PROTOCOL BUTTON IS USED TO SAVE A PROTOCOL OR RECALL A PROTOCOL 24 PRESS THE PROTOCOL BUTTON ...

Страница 88: ... THE PROTOCOL Recalling a protocol When a sequence of Cassettes is displayed the Protocol button opens the Save Protocol menu If a single Cassette is displayed the Protocol button opens the Protocol selection List 1 SCAN A BARCODE WITH THE APPROPRIATE DATA 2 PRESS THE PROTOCOL BUTTON 3 SELECT THE SAVED PROTOCOL 4 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON ...

Страница 89: ...fully understand Rule operation Rules are applied against items within the translator these rules compare the incoming data to a rule statement and either apply or not apply the rule This comparison process is applied every time a record is scanned entered manually or imported from the Windows printer driver Within the translator rules can be applied against any or all items When data is entered a...

Страница 90: ...m in the translator to create a new rule 1 PRESS THE SETTINGS BUTTON 2 PRESS THE DATA BUTTON 3 PRESS THE TRANSLATOR BUTTON 4 SELECT THE TRANSLATOR TO BE EDITED 5 PRESS THE EDIT BUTTON 6 PRESS THE ITEM ASSIGNMENTS BUTTON 7 SELECT THE ITEM THAT THE RULE WILL BE CREATED AGAINST 8 PRESS THE RULES BUTTON ...

Страница 91: ... BOX 11 THE RULE CONFIGURATION MENU WILL OPEN A rule is a function that includes a Test and an Action The Test is an equation that will produce a pass or fail for the data that the test is run against If the Test produces a PASS the rule action will be carried out If the Test produces a FAIL the rule action will not be carried out ...

Страница 92: ...s equal to the item This operator determines if the data is not equal to the item This operator determines if the data is equal or greater than the item This operator determines if the data is greater than an item This operator determines if a specific delimiter is included in the text string This operator determines if a specific delimiter is not included in the text string The value is the data ...

Страница 93: ...ill need to be set in the action When this action is selected and a barcode scanned the screen will automatically populate with the number of Cassettes in the protocol Set Item This object will set an item to a specific value when the test is passed Set item can set any item to a specific value including the item the rule is being run against The item to set and value must be defined in the rule S...

Страница 94: ...r an example of how these may be used is shown below Example For this example a translator will have already been set up to translate the following data S19 12345 A Liver H E The translator uses only the comma and later the semicolon will be used for IsDelimited and SetDelimited Creating the new rules 1 FROM THE TRANSLATOR MENU PRESS ITEM ASSIGNMENTS BUTTON 2 HIGHLIGHT THE ITEM FOR WHICH THE RULE ...

Страница 95: ...7 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 95 4 THE RULES MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE ADD BUTTON 5 ENTER THE RULE NAME 6 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 7 THE MENU WILL APPEAR FOR THE DELIMIT 1 RULE 8 PRESS THE TEST BUTTON ...

Страница 96: ...sette Operator Guide 96 9 THE TEST MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE OPERATOR BUTTON 10 THE OPERATORS MENU WILL APPEAR HIGHLIGHT THE ISDELIMITED OPTION 11 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 12 THE TEST MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE VALUE BUTTON ...

Страница 97: ... Operator Guide 97 13 ENTER THE DELIMITER INTO THE VALUE BOX 14 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 15 THE TEST MENU WILL APPEAR WITH THE SELECTIONS DISPLAYED PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 16 THE DELIMIT 1 MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE ACTION BUTTON ...

Страница 98: ... 98 17 PRESS THE TYPE BUTTON 18 THE SELECT ACTION TYPE MENU SHOULD APPEAR SELECT SET DELIMITED 19 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 20 THE ACTION MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE UP ARROW ONCE TO SET THE DELIMITED INDEX TO 0 21 PRESS THE ITEM TO SET BUTTON ...

Страница 99: ...ssette Operator Guide 99 22 THE SELECT ITEM MENU SHOULD APPEAR SELECT GENERIC1 23 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 24 THE DELIMIT 1 MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 25 THE RULES MENU WILL BE DISPLAYED PRESS THE ADD BUTTON ...

Страница 100: ...Pi Cassette Operator Guide 100 26 THE NAME MENU WILL APPEAR ENTER THE RULE NAME 27 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 28 THE DELIMIT 2 MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE TEST BUTTON 29 THE TEST MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE OPERATOR BUTTON ...

Страница 101: ...e 101 30 THE OPERATORS MENU WILL APPEAR HIGHLIGHT THE ISDELIMITED OPERATOR 31 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 32 THE TEST MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE VALUE BUTTON 33 THE VALUE MENU SHOULD APPEAR ENTER THE CORRECT DELIMITER 34 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON ...

Страница 102: ...D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 102 35 THE TEST MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 36 THE DELIMIT 2 MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE ACTION BUTTON 37 THE ACTION MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE TYPE BUTTON ...

Страница 103: ...BE DISPLAYED SELECT THE SET DELIMITED ACTION TYPE 39 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 40 THE ACTION MENU WILL APPEAR PRESS THE UP ARROW TWICE TO SET THE DELIMITED INDEX TO 1 41 PRESS THE ITEM TO SET BUTTON 42 THE SELECT ITEM MENU SHOULD APPEAR SELECT THE GENERIC2 ITEM 43 PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON ...

Страница 104: ...040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 104 44 THE ACTION MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 45 THE DELIMIT 2 MENUS SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON 46 THE RULES MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE CHECK BUTTON ...

Страница 105: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 105 47 THE DATA ASSIGNMENT MENU SHOULD APPEAR PRESS THE HOME BUTTON ...

Страница 106: ...heck the resistance on the print head is the same as entered on the printer settings Build up of debris on the print head Uneven Cassette surface can cause local tape burn if the head is not in contact with the Cassette surface If the print head has debris stuck on it this can move and hold the head away from the Cassette causing an air gap The heat cannot transfer to the Cassette resulting in the...

Страница 107: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 107 Icon Glossary Information Data Date and Time Display International Keyboard Network Printer Software Sound User Items Objects Templates Translators Data ...

Страница 108: ...PI007 D040 v1 Pi Cassette Operator Guide 108 Button Glossary Home Settings Trash Bin Cancel or Delete Tab Up Down Confirm Edit Add Sequence Protocol Items Template Rules Fast Mode ...

Страница 109: ...nds typical full area print Cassettes Pyramid Innovation cassettes must be used on the instrument Environment Altitude up to 2 000m Temperature 5 C to 40 C Recommended 15 C to 30 C 59 F to 86 F Performance may deteriorate if operated outside recommended range Storage environment 25 C to 45 C 13 F to 113 F Short period only Relative Humidity Max 80 RH up to 31 C Decreasing linearly to 50 RH at 40 C...

Страница 110: ...P50008 Mains lead UK SP50009 Mains lead EU SP50010 Mains lead USA SP50007 Mains lead China SP50015 Mains lead Japan SP50016 Print head cleaning kit P30001 E Cassette Dispense Hopper P52001 E Appendix A Recommended Cassettes Types Manufacturer Brand Recommended heat setting Pyramid Innovation Embedding type 8 Pyramid Innovation Biopsy type 8 Pyramid Innovation Micro Biopsy type 8 ...

Страница 111: ...e returned to Pyramid Innovation Ltd please note the following 1 If the instrument or any part of it has been exposed to or been in contact with potential pathogenic or radioactive material it is essential that it is decontaminated 2 Set procedures are laid down in the European Health and Safety Directives for decontamination To avoid any misunderstanding we request that all instruments or parts r...

Страница 112: ...e that the instrument being returned is ready for collection All reagents wax removed from instrument including vapour traps if applicable Accessories are secured itemised Instrument has had transit clamps fitted as per Operator Guide if applicable Instrument is packed in original packaging YES NO RMA No Carrier For Attention of ...

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