Following is the procedure you can use for your evaluation. If you are installing the application for use with patients, please also read the "IntelliVue XDS Installation and Configuration Guide".

You need to:
1. configure the XDS Print Server component
2. configure the monitor to print to XDS print server

Configuring XDS Print Server:
- right click on the XDS tray icon and select "Configuration"
- make sure the correct network card has been selected and the BootP server is auto-configured
- In the "Files" tab, select the main folder where you want the reports to go to, and select the folder cleanup options as necessary
- Go to "Printing" tab. Enable the printing component, enable at least one print queue.
- Edit the print queue. Select paper size, and disable legacy PCL5 support. In the "File output" container, select "Add". Select file type (eg. PDF, JPEG, TIFF).
- select the Script Name. This item determines how the application automatically sorts the print files coming from multiple monitors and patients. For example, if you select the script "Sorted by BedLabel#MRN#MRN_Title_Time.wsc", the program will automatically create a new folder with the bed label, create a new folder underneath it for the MRN, and name the file using the MRN, report title and time. Eg. /Bed5/80386/80386_ST MAP Report_30 July 09 08_43_32.pdf

Now, connect the monitor to the PC using a cross cable. If your PC has more than one network card, connect to the card that you selected for the XDS configuration.

Configuring the monitor:
For electronic printing, your IntelliVue must have software revision F.0 or higher. Below F.0, you can only do Legacy PCL 5 printing to a hardcopy printer.
- in config mode, go to "Reports"
- go to "Set up Reports" menu item
- select the type of report you want to print, and set the target device to PRN1 (or the name you selected for the print queue). Set the paper size to A4 where available.
- Repeat the above step for each type of report you want to send to the PC
- save the changes to the Monitor Settings block, and exit config mode

Now, whenever you print one of the reports you configured, the monitor will capture the report and store it in the internal database. Whenever a network connection to a PC with the XDS Print Server becomes available, the reports will be automatically sent to the PC, and stored in the specified format, in the specified folder.

If you need further information, please don't hesitate to ask. You can also ask the Philips Sales Specialist handling your account for a demonstration.

Chandana Samaranayake MD

Chandana Samaranayake is an employee of Philips Healthcare.
All comments made on this forum are made on a personal capacity, and do not necessarily represent the views of my employer.

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