Chapter 4: DS850 Election Workflow 47
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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.
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