Order Numbers:
Q: I have several APMs printing to the same Lab 50 installation - how do I know from which APM the order originated?
Each APM has a unique ID. This ID also appears as the first four to five digits in every order number depending on the number of digits in the APM ID. For example, order# 73453002 comes from APM 7345. To find an APM’s ID, open the Setup Wizard. In some instances, this order number can also be used as part of the image name or back print for several of the interfaces available.
Supported Printers:
Q: What printer interfaces are currently supported within the APM?
A: The APM or Lab 50 software can print to any printer that uses a Windows driver as well as all minilab interfaces listed in the appendices. Additionally, a generic hot folder may be setup to drop the files in folder for manual processing.
General Workflow:
Q: How do my orders get from the APM to Lab 50?
A: There are several ways to configure the APM and Lab 50 to communicate with each other. By default, the APM saves the order locally to a shared folder. Lab 50 looks in that folder and pulls the order over the network to the Lab 50 machine, which then processes it to the printer(s).