User guide
Table Of Contents
- 3M™ Digital Library Assistant Software License
- Overview
- Getting Started
- Staff-level setup options
- Setting general options
- Adjusting the sound volume
- Changing the item width setting
- Selecting a language
- Changing the Reader Timeout setting
- Changing the Items Order Right-to-left setting
- Enabling Check Shelf alerts
- Enabling Backgound inventory
- Changing the Verify setting
- Changing the Time and Date settings
- Setting screen contrast
- Setting screen alignment
- Setting the find function default prefix
- Using the Setup Lists screen
- Administrator level setup options
- Accessing the Admin menu
- Using the administrator setup options
- Tag Data Format option (Model 803/804)
- TDFM Status option (Model 803/804)
- End Admin Mode option
- Shelf reading basics
- Straightening the shelf
- Aligning the antenna
- Adjusting the antenna
- Separating the tags from metal
- Practice exercise
- Managing the DLA work flow
- Customizing the DLA item display information
- Performing tasks
- Preparing the DLA for user
- Battery management
- Common DLA tasks
- Selecting DLA functions
- Using the Change Battery function
- Using display lists
- Saving Item IDs to the memory card
- Using the DLA trigger lock
- Using the Background Inventory function
- Using the screen light option (Handheld Model 702 and Model 802 only)
- Using the Verify option
- Quick access to Volume, Change Battery, About DLA (Model 803/804 only)
- Task quick reference guides
- Using the Check Shelf Order function
- Using the Collect Data function
- Using the Pull Items function
- Using the DLA to locate and pull items
- Using the Sort-and-shelve function
- Using the Find Items function
- Using the Search for Items function
- Using the Shelve Items function
- Using the Change Security function
- Using the Show Item Info function
- Only for libraries using location tags
- Using the Check Location function
- Using the Check Location+Order function
- Using the Inventory Location function
- Troubleshooting
- DLA staff training
- Warranty
- 3M Service

3M™ Digital Library Assistant User Guide
order-limit range).
• Errors are NOT reported if the misshelved item is four or fewer items away from its correct location (inside
order-limit range).
Incorrect Order-limit settings may cause excessive shelf-order errors or reduced accuracy.
(See Item width recommendations on page 20 for more information.)
Recommended order limit values
You should enter order-limit settings that approximate the
number of items that will fit in four inches (10 cm) of
shelf space.
• Thin—9
• Medium—5
• Thick—2
3M recommends using the Medium setting for most
Shelf-order tasks.
Changing the Color Scheme (Model 803/804)
To change the color scheme for the DLA screen:
1. Enter Admin mode.
2. From the Admin menu, select Settings.
The Admin Settings screen appears.
3. From the Color Scheme drop-down list, select a color scheme.
4. Press OK.
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(4 items)
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Correct Location
(1 item away from current location)
Correct Location
(6 items away from current location)
Order Limit
Range
Order Limit
Range
Shelf-order Error
Not Reported
Shelf-order
Error Reported
Misshelved item
Misshelved item
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OK Cancel
Admin Settings
Order Limits
Tag Protocol
D1
ISO
Admin Timeout:
Bkgr Inventory:
Color Scheme:
Thin Items:
Medium Items:
Thick Items:
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User Choice
Standard
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