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Instructions for Use, V2.0, RevG - 07/2016
5. Operation
5.4.10 Data backup
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Fig. 49
Formatting a PCMCIA card:
• Change to the Supervisor mode.
• Call up the keyboard (e.g. as required for en
-
tering the password, see
chapter
5.4.3
)
• Enter the command "
#format a:
".
The card is formatted. At the end of the pro-
cess, the information line indicates whether the
formatting was successful or not.
The following data is saved or loaded:
• All settings in the
USER INTERFACE
and
MOVE
menus as well as the print settings
from the
DISPLAY/PRINT
menu.
• The current station settings.
• The reagent list.
• The program list with all program details.
• All saved clips (code and color allocation).
• The error log (Errorlog.txt).
Fig. 48
This menu allows all instrument data to be written to a PCMCIA card. It is even possible to load
saved data from such a card into the multistainer memory. The data can only be backed up in
supervisor mode (9,
Fig. 48
). If a staining program is running, it is therefore impossible to write
data to a PCMCIA card or load data from the card into the memory.
To ensure compatibility of card and instrument, the card must be formatted IN THE INSTRU-
MENT before its initial use. Using a PCMCIA card that was formatted on a PC (e.g. with Win-
dows XP) can lead to loss of data.
Only the error log can be read directly from the card. All other data is stored in code form and
cannot be edited with normal PC tools (e.g. text editing).
