Bio-Rad BioLogic Signal Import Module (SIM) - Manual (Page 120)

Procedures for creating a run in the Browser
1. Enter a New User.
Enter a new User to allow you to define your Methods and to group Projects, Methods, and Runs within
the Browser.
a. Click once on the Users icon in the Browser.
b. Click once on the New... button and select New User. You will be prompted for a new User Name.
Enter the name you would like to use.
c. Press OK to accept the new name.
If you define a new User, you must also assign a Project to the User before writing a new Method.
Hint: Alternatively, highlight a User icon, right-mouse click, and select New User with a left-mouse click.
2. Define a New Project.
The Browser is further segmented into Projects within a User’s domain. To define a new project:
a. With the new User Name highlighted, click once on the New... button.
b. Select New Project. Enter the project name and description.
c. Press OK to accept the new name.
Hint: Alternatively, highlight the User icon, right-mouse click, and select New Project with a left-mouse
click.
3. Write a New Method.
To begin writing a new method from the Browser:
a. Select the Project folder or a Method in the Project folder where you want the new method to be
located.
b. Click once on the New... button.
c. Select New Method. Enter the method name and press OK. This transfers you to the hardware
Setup screen.
Hints: 1. Alternatively, highlight the Project icon, right-mouse click, and select New Method with a left-
mouse click.
2. You can also use the New Method button in the toolbar. By default the system assumes that
the current user and project shown in the window title bar is the path for the new method.
4. Name a New Run in a previously defined Method.
To start a new run from the Browser:
a. Select a Method or a Run in the Method where you want the new Run to be located.
b. Click once on the New... button.
c. Select New Run. Enter the Run name and press OK. The Run screen appears. Pressing the Start
button in the toolbar will begin your sample run.
Hints: 1. Alternatively, highlight the Method icon, right-mouse click, and select New Run with a left-
mouse click.
2. You can also use the New Run button in the toolbar. By default the system assumes that
the current User, Project, and method shown in the window title bar is the path for the new
Run.
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