System information

1 Instrument
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8. To save the modified protocol:
1. Touch the white text button with the protocol name. See Figure 1-7(C).
2. Touch the YES button in the dialog box.
3. To save the protocol under the same name, touch the SAVE button.
4. To save the protocol under a new name, touch the EDIT button. Use the
activated keypad to enter the new name and touch the OK button when editing is
complete. Then touch the SAVE button to save the renamed protocol.
5. Modified protocols are saved in the User list. See Figure 1-9.
To delete a protocol from the User list, highlight the protocol then touch the DELETE
button. Protocols from the Preset list cannot be deleted.
1.5 Instrument Control
The INSTRUMENT CONTROL screen sets parameters for a run, selects wells on a
sample plate, sets up the injector system, manages results, manages system tools, and
accesses the interior of the instrument.
1.5.1 Plate Mapping
• The instrument reads from A1 to A12, B2 to B12, etc. The read speed is similar in the
horizontal and vertical reading direction.
NOTE: In the PLATE MAPPING screen, green indicates selected wells, gray indicates
deselected wells, and REF indicates reference wells (used in absorbance mode).
• Touch the PLATE button to open the PLATE MAPPING screen. Select
wells to be read. Green indicates a well is selected. Grey indicates a well
is deselected. REF indicates a reference well when in absorbance mode.
• The message box below the wells summarizes the well selection.
• Touch the OK button to commit changes made in the PLATE MAPPING
screen. Touch the X button to cancel any changes made.
• The wells selected to be read are saved with each protocol setting. When using a saved
protocol, make sure the well selection is set to read the intended wells.
Figure 1-7: PLATE MAPPING Screen