Leica Biosystems ST5020 - Manual (Page 51)

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5. Operation
5.4.10 Data backup
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This menu allows all instrument data to be written to a PCMCIA card. It is even possible
to load saved data from such a card into the multistainer memory. The data can only be
backed up in supervisor mode (9, fig. 48). If a staining program is running, it is therefore
impossible to write data to a PCMCIA card or load data from the card into the memory.
Fig. 49
The following data is saved or loaded:
• All settings in the USER INTERFACE and
MOVE menus as well as the print settings
from the DISPLAY/PRINT menu.
• The current station settings.
• The reagent list.
• The program list with all program details.
• All saved clips (code and color allocation).
• The error log (Errorlog.txt).
Formatting a PCMCIA card:
• Change to the Supervisor mode.
• Call up the keyboard (e.g. as required for en-
tering the password, see
Chapter 5.4.3 )
• Enter the command “#format a:“.
The card is formatted. At the end of the pro-
cess, the information line indicates whether the
formatting was successful or not.
Only the error log can be read directly from the card. All other data is stored in code form
and cannot be edited with normal PC tools (e.g. text editing).
Fig. 48
To ensure compatibility of card and instrument, the card must be formatted IN THE IN-
STRUMENT before its initial use. Using a PCMCIA card that was formatted on a PC (e.g.
with Windows XP) can lead to loss of data.