Sakura Tissue-Tek Prisma Plus - Specifying Start and End Steps

Operating Procedure
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How to Start Stain Process by Specifying the Start and End Steps
You can start stain process by specifying the start and end steps only in the batch mode. If a desired
step is specified as the start step, the staining program will start from the specified step. If a desired step
is specified as the end step, staining process will end at the specified step and the baskets will be
transferred to the end station specified in the applicable staining program.
The start and end steps only represent temporary changes in the start and end stations. The settings
will become ineffective once the series of staining runs are completed or aborted. The start and end
steps cannot be set on the stations shown in the table below.
If the start step is set on a drying station, the drying station heater is turned on at the start of staining.
If the start step is set on a heating station, the baskets are held in the start station until the heating
station reaches the specified temperature.
Stations that cannot be set as the start step
Stations that cannot be set as the end step
End stations, PE station
Start stations, End stations, PE station