Printers -Workstation Setup

If your PACKMAN system has several computers connected in a network, each computer is allocated a unique identifying number. Settings up printers for PACKMAN involve choosing a printer to use for each printing task. The printing task includes:

  • Foils & Foil Summary
  • Signing sheets
  • Labels
  • Foil Labels (i.e. Header Label)
  • Reports

To set up the computer identity:

Step Action
1

From Options menu, choose Workstation Setup. The Workstation Setup screen is displayed.
2

Select the Identity tab.
3

Type the computer’s identifying number into the Workstation # box.
4

Type the computer’s identifying number into the Workstation # box.

To set up the printers:

Foil Printers tab
Step Action
1

For Foil Printer, select the Foil Type from one of the following:

  • Manrex Webster-pak
  • Medico Blister Pak
  • PractiCare
2

Under each printing task, select the printer from the Printer drop-down list.

  • Std Foil Printer –Standard Foil Printer
  • Jmb Foil Printer –Jumbo Foil Printer
  • Meg Foil Printer –Mega Foil Printer
3

Enter/adjust the width & height if required.
4

Enter/adjust Send Before and Send After if required.These codes are comma-delimited strings of ASCII(for DOT Matrix Printer) values and differ between printer modes. Consult yourprinter manual if you need to set or change them.
5

Enter/adjust the value of into Vert Adj.& Hor Adj.boxes if required.
6

For Foil Summary Printer, select the printer from the Printer drop-down list.
7

Select Laser Printer check box if the selected printer is laser.
Multi Dose HC & Backing Sheet
1

Select the printer from the Printer drop-down list.
2

Choose the following Multi Dose Header Card options if required:

  • Print Dosage Heading on the front section
  • Print Drug on Dosage Heading
  • Enable Frame Round When Printing
  • Show Patient’s Photo
3

Enter/adjust the value of into Vert Adj. & Hor Adj. boxes if required.
4

For Backing Sheet Printer, select the printer from the Printer drop-down list..
5

Select Blank Paper check box if not pre-printed Backing Sheet.
Foil Header Label Printers Tab
1

For Foil Header Label Printers, select the printer from the Printer drop-down list.
2

If DOT Matrix printer, choose if required:

  • Paper Size, Printer Font
  • Send Before & Send After
3

Select the Label Format from Stationery drop-down list.
4

Select Thermal Label (Medico) check box if using Medico thermal label.
5

For the 7-Day Unit Dose Lablel Printer, select the printer from the Printer drop-down list.
6

Select the Label format from Stationery drop-down list.
For Medico stationery select “PACKMAN –Medico 7 DayUnit Dose”.
For Manrex stationery select “Manrex –7 Day Unit Dose”.
7

Select Unit Dose Laser Header card (Manrex) checkbox if you are using Manrex 7-Day Unit Dose Header card.

Select Thermal Label (Medico) check box if you are using Medico thermal label

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Select Show Patient’s Photo check box if you want toprint patient’s photo on label.
Label Printer Tab
1

For Label Printer, select the printer from the Printer drop-down list.
2

Select the Label format from Stationery drop-down list.
3

For Prescribed/Nonpacked Drug Label, select the Label format from stationery drop-down list.
Signing Sheet & Report Printers Tab
1

For Signing Sheet Printer, select the Signing Sheet
Type from one of the following:

  • Manrex Signing Sheet
  • Medico Signing Sheet
  • PersoCare Signing Sheet

Select Blank A4 check box if you want your Signing Sheet to be printed on A4 blank paper Laser printer.

Select Laser –Preprinted Form if you are using preprinted signing sheet.

Select Show Patient’s Photo check box if you want toprint patient’s photo on Signing Sheet.
2 Select the printer from the Printer drop-down list.
3 For Report Printer, select the printer from Printer drop-down list.
4 Choose OK.