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Touring the Software
• Clear Command - Select a well and click Clear Commands to remove all
maintenance commands from the well.
Plate. Specifies the plate you want to display in the plate image in the list. Add Plate adds
a new plate to the batch, and Delete Plate deletes the plate highlighted in the list.
Direction. Specifies the direction to run the plate commands. Select either horizontally or
vertically. The selected direction also dictates how wells are added to the plate when
assigning multiple unknowns, standards, and controls at one time.
Plate Navigation. Displays a smaller plate image for the current batch.
Single Step. Instructs the system to acquire one well and then stop. Use this to ensure
the system is working correctly before you run the whole batch.
Off Plate Area. Designates an alternate location for maintenance commands in the
Commands: list. Highlight a command, and then click the reservoir in the Off Plate Area
as the location for the command.
Cancel. Returns to the main Protocols tab without saving.
Back. Returns to the Analytes tab.
Save. Saves the protocol and returns to the main Protocols tab.
Stds & Ctrls Tab
Use this tab to delete, edit, export, import, and create standards and controls.
FIGURE 35. Stds & Ctrls Tab