Bio-Rad Gene Pulser MXcell™ Electroporation System - Manual (Page 12)

Writing Conventions Used in This Manual
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Writing Conventions Used in This Manual
This manual is for scientists and technicians who run the Gene Pulser MXcell
electroporation system and accessories. It explains how to safely set up and operate the
Gene Pulser MXcell system. This manual also contains important tips about how to
successfully run electroporation experiments on the Gene Pulser MXcell electroporation
system.
This manual uses the writing conventions shown in Table 2 to quickly provide relevant
information.
For information about safety labels used in this manual and on the Gene Pulser MXcell
electroporation system, see “Safety and Regulatory Compliance” on page iii.
Table 2. Conventions used in this manual.
Convention Meaning
TIP: Provides helpful information and instructions
NOTE: Provides important information, including information explained in
further detail elsewhere in this manual
WARNING! Explains very important information about something that might
damage the researcher, an instrument, or cause data loss
Screen message Indicates an LCD screen message or a command that you select
or type. For example, “select
Protocol Set-up in the home
screen” means highlight the word “ Protocol Set-up located in
the list in the home screen
NAME of control panel
key
A word in capital letters and Courier font indicates the name of a
key on the Gene Pulser MXcell electroporation system control
panel. For example, these keys have the following names:
• The ENTER key is the key named ENTER on the control
panel
• The
RIGHT
arrow key is the arrow key that points to the
right
Select X Select X by pressing the arrow keys. The word “select” means to
press the arrow keys to highlight the word. For example, “select
Protocol Set-up ” means “use the arrow keys to highlight the
Protocol Set-up option on the LCD screen”
Select X > Y From menu X , select Y . For example, “Select Protocol Set-up
>
WHOLE PLATE
” means highlight the
Protocol Set-up
option
and then select WHOLE PLATE in the next screen. In general, the
word “select” means to highlight the word on the screen. For
example, “Select
WHOLE PLATE ” means press the arrow keys to
highlight the word
WHOLE PLATE
on the screen
Press X Press X key on the control panel. For example, “press ENTER ”
means “Press the ENTER key on the control panel”