• To sign-in to an existing account:
a. Enter your user name and password.
Note:
To sign-in to an existing account as an administrator, enter your
user name as "Administrator" and password as "password".
b. Touch Sign In.
Note:
Once you have signed into your account, the Sign In button on the Home
screen turns to My Account. The user name (custom or administrator) appears in
the bottom-left of the Home screen.
3. New Method: Touch New Method to create a new run method with the help of
the default templates that are pre-loaded with the instrument. Touching New
Method takes you to the Setup Run screen that allows you to create a new run
method by using the default templates or existing methods. You can also create a
run method for incubation from the Setup Run screen.
4. Open Method: Touch Open Method to select an existing run method to start a
run. Touching Open Method takes you to the Select Method screen that displays
the existing run methods. The run methods are sorted and stored in various
folders. Select a folder to display the run methods within the folder. Touch a run
method under the Method name to edit that run method in the edit mode.
5. Incubate: Touch Incubate to use the instrument as a precise incubator for non-
PCR workflows.
6. Settings: Touch Settings to configure the instrument.
Chapter 2
Start, sign on, and configure the instrument
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