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
Managing the DLA work flow
Once you become familiar with the capabilities of the DLA, you should develop in-house policies and
procedures that optimize work flow.
Each site should develop a custom work-flow-management plan for using the DLA. Your plan may include
defining the following policies:
• Determine what types of information should be displayed on the DLA. This is defined using Data Manager
software and can be customized for different DLA tasks.
• Create a schedule for how often you update the various lists (using Data Manager software)
• Determine task scheduling, inventory policies, etc.
• Make sure that your staff knows where they will get a memory card before using the DLA, and where they
will take it after working with the DLA.
Best practices
Shelf order lists
If possible, export all of your shelf-order and search lists onto a single memory card.
• This ensures that the DLA can provide “shelf location” information when using
various functions.
• This also helps prevent “not in database” messages.
Updating lists
Because your search requirements are constantly changing, you should develop a
policy that specifies how often you update the search lists on your memory card(s).
You may want to update Search Lists on a regular basis.
You should periodically update your Order Lists as you add new items to your
collection.
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