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troughs with reagents in the working chamber following the protocol of technological
program, and check the expiry date of reagents.
The bottom part of the screen has the following buttons:
TECHNIQUES START OF PROCESS CONFIGURATION
TECHNIQUES – to switch to the menu section «PROGRAMMING» (choice of a
technological program from the available ones, correction of parameters of a program and
programing a new technological program).
START OF PROCESS – to switch to the menu section
«
PROCESS
»
(
loading and
unloading of racks,
processing of racks with slides according to a chosen program).
CONFIGURATION – to switch to the menu section «CONFIGURATION» (changing
configuration of the Stainer: changing properties of stations, including the choice of
reagent and delay time above a trough for draining of reagent; changing the interval for
introduction of new racks; switching to the menu «SERVICE»).
5.2 Menu section «PROGRAMMING».
Programming of new techniques, editing
of parameters of previously downloaded techniques
To access the menu section
«PROGRAMMING», press the button
TECHNIQUES
in the main menu.
.
Figure 11. Menu section
«PROGRAMMING»
.
The upper line indicates the application of the current screen: current menu section
<PROGRAMMING> and current program: <DEMO>.
In the middle part of the screen, there is a choice of available programs, which have
been recorded into the memory of the Stainer. To choose a program, press the button with