SureScan System User Guide
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Slot table
Figure 20
Scan Control program slot table
The slot table is a virtual representation of the contents of your scanner cassette. It is used to set
up, start/stop, and monitor the progress of scans.
Slot Status
Indicator
Numbers to the left of the slot table are identical to the slot status indicator lights on the cassette.
The color of the number changes to indicate the status of the slot and scan, as described in
Slide ID
The Slide ID used to name the scanned image file. After you load slides into the scanner cassette
and close the scanner door, the program reads the barcode label for each slide in the cassette
and displays it in this column. You can change the Slide ID to any text acceptable in a file name.
The barcode for the slide is retained, and is shown when you move the mouse over its Slide ID in
the Scan Table.
State
Displays the current state of the slot. Possible states and the color of the slot status indicator are
shown in the following table.
Table 8
Slot states and indicators
Slot status indicator
State
Meaning
Off
Empty
No slide is present in the cassette.
Blinks blue
Present
Slide is present in the cassette slot. When barcode is read successfully, it
appears in Slide ID. Slide is not ready to add to a queue because it has no
scan protocol assigned yet.
Blinks blue
Ready for queue
The slide is ready to add to a scan queue.
