Bio-Rad Gene Pulser MXcell™ Electroporation System - Manual (Page 19)

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Overview of Options in the Home Screen
The Gene Pulser MXcell system home screen includes all the options you need:
• Program and run protocols: Define the parameters of your electroporation
experiment.
• System functions: View data, test your buffer, or adjust the screen.
The home screen provides access to all the operations in the system, including options to
program protocols:
Figure 7. The home screen options.
TIP: To return to the home screen from anywhere in the program, press the HOME
key on the control panel.
The options include two types of operations:
• Protocols: Use one of the four protocol options to create, store, or open protocols to
run with any of the Gene Pulser electroporation plates. Within a plate, well sets and
quadrants can be programmed to run separate protocols. Within each protocol the
parameters can vary for each individual well, each well set, or each quadrant.
• System functions: Use one of four functions to access data or adjust system
parameters.
Clear Remove the entire line of the field.
ENTER Press this key to confirm a selection or to move the cursor
to the next location.
Arrow Press one of the four arrow keys to move the cursor in the
direction of the arrow. Up and down Arrow keys move the
cursor up or down one row at a time. Depending on the
screen and location of the cursor, the right and left Arrows
will move the cursor to the right or left one space at a time,
toggle forward and backward one screen when there are
multiple screens for the same menu, or increase or
decrease numerical input values.
PULSE Pressing this red key initiates an electric pulse. When a
pulse is delivered to the plate, the screen displays
Pulsing
and the system emits a sound. When the system delivers
multiple pulses, a sound emits after the last pulse is
delivered.
Table 3. Function of the keys on the control panel.
Keys Function
1. Protocol Set-up
2. Gradient Protocol
3. User Protocols
4. Pre-set Protocols
5. Last Pulse
6. Data Management
7. Screen Intensity
8. Measurements
System functions
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Program and run protocols