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7.5 Instrument Status Box
The cleaning protocol will be completed when the window disappears. If a high pressure
cleaning has been chosen, run a QC using ProLine
™ calibration beads before sorting.
7.5 Instrument Status Box
The instrument status box is located at the bottom of the instrument control panel. The
notification and the color of the box will change depending on the state of the instrument. Table
26 describes the notifications and colors.
Table 26. Instrument Status Box notifications and colors.
Color
Notification Action Example
Gray Off Nothing Off
Green Ready Can begin acquisition or sort Acquiring sorting
Yellow Information Perform requested action Require QC
before proceeding Fluids Low/High
Orange Warning Nothing, system is running Calibrating
Red Error Perform required maintenance Not maintaining droplets
7.6 Status Bar
The status bar is located at the bottom of the ProSort Software window with nine status
indicators (Figure 82). Table 27 describes the status indicators.
Table 27. Description of each status indicator.
Number
Description
1 Software connectivity to instrument
2 Current date
3 Temperature control status
4 Event rate (events per second)
5 Total event number
6 Acquisition time elapsed
7 Sort time elapsed
8 Current user
Fig. 82. Status bar with the status indicators numbered.
Fig. 81. Cleaning protocol final stage.