PowerWave Operator’s Manual 3-3
The Main Menu Screen
Once the system is initialized, the Main Menu Screen is displayed (Figure 3-
2). The keyboard’s four “soft keys,” located below the on-screen menu
options (Read, Define, Report and Util), are activated, and may be selected.
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Figure 3-2: Main Menu Screen
Press the “soft key” that corresponds to a displayed menu option to activate
that option:
• READ option (or, press the key labeled READ on the keyboard) for
plate reading prompts. The user will be asked to select an assay
from a list of choices.
• DEFINE option: Allows the creation of a reading and data
reduction protocol. The user will be prompted to select an assay
from an assay definition list.
• REPORT option: Allows printing of results and protocol
descriptions. The user will be prompted for the name of a
previously run assay with valid data.
• UTIL option: The user will be prompted to select options from the
list of onboard utilities.