(continued)
File location
Description and function
Network drive
• Plate files can be retrieved from a network drive.
• Data files can be saved to a network drive.
• The instrument must be connected to a network or a computer.
USB drive
• Plate files can be retrieved from a USB drive.
• Data files can be saved to a USB drive.
• A USB drive must be inserted into the instrument.
My instrument
• This location is only available to a user who is signed in. Guest users cannot
access this location to retrieve plate files or save data files.
• This location is specific to a user. Files are not accessible to any other users,
except for administrators.
• Plate files can be retrieved from this location.
• Data files are always saved to this location.
Post-read
• In endpoint PCR, the pre-read data is saved in this folder for post-read
analysis.
Files
IMPORTANT!
Plate files and data files are not included in a back-up of the
instrument and are not restored when a backup of the instrument is restored.
Plate files and data files must be transferred separately. See Chapter 6, “View and
manage files”.
System templates are included in the back-up and are restored when a backup of the
instrument is restored.
Item
Description and function
Supported in
System template
• A non-editable template.
• Accessed from
(Load plate file)
and the
Templates
folder
(only system templates are stored in this folder).
• Accessed from the
Set up run
button.
• Is saved as a separate plate file if it is edited.
• Contains the thermal protocol for the real-time PCR.
• Does not contain the sample information.
• Does not contain the target information.
• Sample information and target information must be added
(saved as a separate plate file). The sample information and
target information can be added on the desktop software or
on the Connect platform after the run is complete.
Instrument
Desktop
Connect
Chapter 1
Product information
Software description
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