Parr Instrument 6100 - Manual (Page 69)

Communications Interfaces
6100 D
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Bar Code Port
The use of barcodes in the laboratory has become
a highly accurate, rapid and inexpensive way to
identify samples. When purchasing this feature,
the user must supply Parr with the MAC address of
the calorimeter (found in the Software & Hardware
Info menu screen). This allows Parr to activate the
feature key.
In order to enable the calorimeter to use the bar
code feature, the feature key needs to be entered
into the instrument.
Select the “Program Information and Control” key
from the Main Menu. Next, select “Feature Key”
and enter the feature key purchased from Parr
Instrument Company into the instrument by using
the touch pad. Pressing the key labeled “ABC”
allows the user to switch from upper case letters,
to lower case letters and finally to numerals.. A CD
containing all the necessary documentation and
setup information for using both the scanner and
the printer is provided at the time of purchase. A PC
based program used for printing bar coded labels is
also provided on this CD.
Network Data Devices
These keys allow the user to specify the IP address-
es of one or more Balance Interface devices on the
network. Balance Interface devices are polled from
device 1 to 15 for sample and/or spike weights when
the weight entry mode is set to Network.