User manual

Smart Carrier Station Smart Carrier Station Overview

VITEK

2 Instrument User Manual 2-7

510731-10EN1

Figure 2-4: The Smart Carrier Station

1 — SCS Base Unit. The SCS base contains the microprocessor. There are

connection ports on the back of the base for the keyboard and the bar code

scanner. The top of the base is specifically shaped to accept a cassette.

Metal contacts on the base connect the unit’s computer to a button memory

chip on the cassette. Ensure that the cassette is fully seated in order to make

an electrical connection to the cassette memory. This memory chip stores the

information you entered to be transferred to the workstation.

2 — SCS Display Screen. The display for the SCS is a liquid crystal display

(LCD). Use the display to view and confirm the information you are entering

for the test cards and specimens.

3 — SCS Bar Code Scanner. The SCS is equipped with a bar code scanner

that allows you to enter data with a simple bar code scan rather than

repeated typing. You can scan most data fields. The data appears

automatically on the display. The scanner can be hand-held or used while

mounted in its holder.

4 — SCS Keyboard. The SCS keyboard has a standard set of alphanumeric

keys, plus several specially designed keys for SCS functions. The SCS