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Running PCR Samples 4-3
Selecting a Method
If the method you want to run has already been created and stored, you can select it
from a list. If the method you want to run has not been created, see Chapter 5,
“Creating and Editing Methods.”
To select a method:
Step Action
1 From the Main menu, press Run .
Note If a PC card is inserted, choose whether to run the method from the PC
card or the instrument.
The
Stored Methods
screen appears.
Note
Stored
represents the date the method was last saved. In the appropriate
case, this column designates the date last used.
2 The units for the
Size
field are based on a calculation of the complexity and length
of a method relative to a maximum size of 1102 size segments for the storage
capacity of the instrument.
If you need help deciding which method to select you can:
♦
View method parameters.
♦
Sort methods by different categories.
♦
Search for a method by user name.
3 Select a method by using the Circular Key Pad to move the highlight box to a
method listed on the
Stored Methods
screen.
Note You can use the up and down keys as repeat keys for quick scrolling.
4 The top line of the display continuously cycles between the following three lines:
♦
Methods on Inst User Size Stored.
♦
Used Mem: xxx methods xxx segments.
Note The
Used Mem
field displays the number of size segments used by all
stored methods.
♦
Free Mem: xxx methods xxx segments.
Note The
Free Mem
field displays the number of size segments available to store
created methods.
5 Press
Start
and start running your samples (see “Running a Method” on page 4-6).
Methods on Inst User Size Stored
exp001 lisa 10 06/23/96
exp002 lisa 15 06/25/96
F1 F3 F4 F5 F2
Start Cancel Sort User View