SlideMate Integration Options
SlideMate Operator Guide, Revision 1.20
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3. Understanding Data Fields and Text Fields
Data fields and Text fields are information storage places.
The difference between the two is that Data Fields are dynamic. It means that they only retrieve the
information for the current print cycle and then are cleared. This data comes from an external input device
such as a barcode scanner.
Text fields on the other hand store the information until deleted, edited or overwritten. To enter information
in Text Fields go to Print Img Settings/Text Fields/Text1 and use the screen keyboard input shown in
Figure 15 to enter text. See the example in the next section where the information is entered via a
keyboard, but a scanner could be used as well.
NOTE: If information is typed or scanned while in Print Screen it will be stored in Data Fields.
Qtext is another way of storing information to print. It resembles Text Fields but it’s accessible directly from
the Print Screen. Terms most often used can be stored in Qtext for quick access (e.g. Section level or
stain name).
4. Data input fields and text formatting example
To understand how information is stored and formatted we provide the following example. Connect a PC
keyboard to the SlideMate unit and type all information you need printed. SlideMate can print a total of five
lines (text, barcode or both).
Figure 16 - Example data input and output
