Hologic ThinPrep 5000 - Page 188

USER INTERFACE
6.54 ThinPrep™ 5000 Processor with AutoLoader Operator’s Manual
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C. Touch the name Start at character to select it.
D. Touch the empty box to access the keypad.
E. Use the keypad to enter the character that starts the segment of the vial ID used in the slide
ID. This character is treated like a boundary, and this character is not included when the
segment of the vial ID is used in other areas of the Configure Barcodes settings.
F. Press
Done to close the keypad.
3. Indicate where, in the vial ID, the segment that is used on the slide ID ends.
If the end of the segment to use in the slide ID is the end of the vial ID, leave the “Segment
length” field blank.
If the ending point of the segment of the vial ID used in the slide ID is always the same number
of characters from the starting point of the segment, use the “Segment length” field.
A. Touch the empty box to access the keypad.
B. Use the keypad to enter the character that ends the segment of the vial ID used in the slide
ID.
If the ending point of the segment of the vial ID used in the slide ID is a certain character, touch
the triangle next to “Segment length” to see the “End at character” field.
A. Touch the name
End at character to select it.
B. Touch the empty box to access the keypad.
C. Use the keypad to enter the character that ends the segment of the vial ID used in the slide
ID. This character is treated like a boundary, and this character is not included when the
segment of the vial ID is used in other areas of the Configure Barcodes settings.
D. Press
Done to close the keypad.
4. Press Save Changes to save the details.
Replace characters
The ThinPrep 5000 processor with Autoloader can be configured to etch slide IDs that are the vial IDs
with certain characters replaced.
1. Touch the
Replace characters button.
2. Touch the box next to the “Characters to replace” to access the keypad.
3. Use the keypad to enter the characters to replace in the vial ID.
4. Use the keypad to enter the characters that replace the vial ID characters in the slide ID.
5. Press
Done to close the keypad.
6. Press
Save Changes to save the replaced characters’ information.
Accession ID section
of the vial label
Slide ID
Example
AB-CD-1234 AB-XY-1234