Luminex 100 IS Version 2.3 - Manual (Page 134)

Luminex 100 IS User Manual Version 2.3
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To back up the database:
1. On the Tools menu, click Database Backup. The Backup
Database To dialog box opens.
2. Choose the file name and location of the database that you want
to back up. The default name is LX100IS(month-date-year).
3. Click Save. The LX100 IS Database Backup dialog box opens
informing you the backup is in progress to the specified location.
Delete Database
Entries
You can erase sample information from the database at any time.
You will see a warning when the database is 80% full
(approximately 200 MB free of a two GB hard drive limit). This
provides advanced warning to erase database information.
When the database is 98% full, sample acquisition is prevented.
System calibration and control information is not affected when you
erase sample information. The system also does not affect standard
and control information while erasing data from the database.
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To erase information from the database:
1. On the Tools menu, click Erase Database. The Choose Date
calendar opens.
2. Choose the day after the last day of the database entries that you
want to erase. For example, all data prior to January 16 are
erased. January 16 is kept.
3. Click OK. The Delete Database Entries dialog box opens and
warns that you are about to delete database records.
4. If you are sure you want to delete this data, click Yes. The
system deletes all events stored before the day you select.
Restore Database
Data
Restore the database from a previously saved database.
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To restore information to the database:
1. On the Tools menu, click Database Restore. The Restore
Database dialog box warns you that the Luminex IS 2.3
software will shut down after restoring the database.
2. Click Yes to continue to restore a database.