Manual

Negative Controls.................................................................................................... 21
Defining Specific Rinses .............................................................................................22
Auto Programming ...................................................................................................... 22
Deleting an Auto Programming Item .......................................................................23
Using an Auto Programming Item ...........................................................................23
Copy/Paste..............................................................................................................23
Editing a Protocol Step................................................................................................ 24
Printing Options........................................................................................................... 24
Slide Labels............................................................................................................. 24
Reagent Labels ....................................................................................................... 25
Reports....................................................................................................................25
Viewing Programmed Slides .......................................................................................25
Assigning Reagent Dispense Locations.................................................................. 26
Printing a Slide Layout Map .................................................................................... 26
Selecting a new reagent-dispense location for all slides:........................................ 26
Reagent Management..................................................................................................... 27
Adding Detection Reagents (Secondary, Tertiary, Substrate, etc.) ............................ 27
Adding Primary Antibodies.......................................................................................... 28
Editing and Deleting Reagent Lists ............................................................................. 28
Updating a Reagent Lot Number and Expiration Date................................................ 28
Compatibility Check ....................................................................................................29
Loading Reagents...........................................................................................................31
Reagent Layout Map Screen ......................................................................................31
Missing Reagent Notice .............................................................................................. 32
Loading Slides.................................................................................................................33
Load Slides .................................................................................................................33
Starting a Staining Run ................................................................................................... 35
Preparing the System for a Staining Run.................................................................... 35
Quick Start ..................................................................................................................35
Run Log Screen ...................................................................................................... 36
Shutting Down the Autostainer.................................................................................... 36
Maintenance and Troubleshooting.................................................................................. 37
Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................37
System Specifications ..................................................................................................... 43
Hardware Specifications .............................................................................................43
Software Specifications............................................................................................... 43
Standard Configuration ................................................................................................... 45
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