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3. Power on the Modulus™ Microplate Reader.
4. The FOUND A NEW HARDWARE wizard will
appear. Follow the step-by-step instructions below to
complete the wizard.
5. Select the option NO, NOT AT THIS TIME on the
WELCOME screen then click on the NEXT button to
continue.
6. When asked, “What do you want the wizard to do?”
select the default option INSTALL THE SOFTWARE
AUTOMATICALLY. Click on the NEXT button to
continue.
7. The driver will begin to install. A warning message
will appear to inform the user that the driver has not
passed Microsoft

Windows Logo testing. Click on
the CONTINUE ANYWAY button.
8. When the driver finishes installing, a status window
will appear.
9. Click on the FINISH button when all of the
installation steps have been completed
10. A message reading “Your new hardware is installed
and ready to use” will appear on the Taskbar to
confirm successful installation.
6.2.6 Connecting to a PC Using a USB Cable
1. Power on the instrument and PC.
2. Connect the Modulus™ Microplate Reader to the PC
using a USB cable. Use the USB port on the back
panel of the instrument. The USB port on the front of
the instrument is only used for data transfer.
3. From the HOME screen, go to the INSTRUMENT
CONTROL screen and touch the TOOLS button.
4. Touch the EXTERNAL PC CONTROL button.
5. Launch the Modulus™ Microplate Reader PC
software from the PC.
6. Check the INSTRUMENT STATUS bar of the PC
software for connectivity. When the connection is
successful, the INSTRUMENT STATUS bar should
read “Ready”.
7. If not, touch the TOOLS button of the INSTRUMENT
CONTROL screen of the PC and confirm that the
Instrument Port setting is on “USB”.
All instrument control should be done from the computer
at this point. To return control back to the Modulus™
Microplate Reader, follow the instructions in Section
6.2.8.
Figure 6-2: Step 5 of Installing the
Drivers
Figure 6-3: Step 6 of Installing the
Drivers
Figure 6-4: Step 8 of Installing the
Drivers
Figure 6-5: Step 9 of Installing the
Drivers
Figure 6-6: Step 10 of Installing the Drivers