Biotek PowerWave - Define; Select Assay

3-4 Operation
Define
The Main Menu option, DEFINE, allows the user to edit previously defined
assays stored in memory.
• From the Main Menu, press the soft key beneath the DEFINE menu
option to access the SELECT ASSAY NUMBER screen.
Select Assay
At the Select Assay Number screen,
• Use the NUMERIC keys to enter the number of any predefined
Assay Definition Files stored in the reader’s memory, or the
OPTION key to advance one assay at a time. The cursor is
positioned at the first editable field, and advances automatically.
The numeric range depends on the number of assays programmed
in the reader’s memory. (The reader has 55 “open” assays available.)
The assay’s name and number are displayed on the screen (Figure 3-3).
S
E L E C T A S S A Y N U M B E R : 0 1
N A M E : H B S -A G 1
Figure 3-3: Assay Selection screen
Press ENTER to advance to the EDIT ASSAY NAME screen. You may
change the default assay number to a more descriptive one (see assay name
below):
• CLEAR: Clears the reader’s LCD display.
• MAIN MENU: Returns the display to the Main Menu screen.
• PREVIOUS SCREEN: Returns the display to the previous screen.
• ENTER key: Saves the screen and advances the display to the next screen.
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Note: Throughout this manual, these keys will continue to have these
functions within each screen.