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System Operation
5.3.1 Program Mode’s Main Menu
To enter Program mode, press the Prog key. The Program display shows the currently opened method, and
provides a main menu consisting of four softkey selections:
• List of Methods: Selecting this softkey displays the list of stored methods. Use this softkey to
select a method to open, rename, or delete a method. For details, refer to Table 13, List of
Methods.
• New Method: Selecting this softkey allows you to begin creating a new method. For further discus-
sion, refer to section 5.3.2, Creating a New Method.
• Save Method: This softkey allows you to enter a name and save a method. For further discussion,
refer to section 5.3.7, Entering Method Names.
• View Method. This softkey allows you to view the Method List in the currently opened method. To
scroll through the list, press the Prev and Next keys on the front panel.
Table 13.
Program Mode Operation: List of Methods
Reference Description
Main Menu screen: The display shows the name of the cur-
rently selected method and its total duration.
To display the list of all available methods, select List of
Methods.
List of Methods screen: This is a list of all methods which are
stored in memory along with the duration of the method. The
duration of the method is labeled in the units chosen when the
method was written. Stored methods are displayed in the list in
alphabetical order. The current method is indicated by the
asterisk (*). The method which is selected and will be affected
by the actions of the soft keys is indicated by the double arrow-
head (>>). Use the Prev and Next keys to scroll through the
list and view all of the methods stored.
• Open: This retrieves the selected method from storage and
makes it the current method. The display will show the
Method List for the selected method. For a description of
the Method List and how to use this list see section 5.3.3.
Note: If the current method is not saved when opening
another method then it is permanently lost.
Method: name Volume: 7.00 ml
LIST OF NEW SAVE VIEW
METHODS METHOD METHOD METHOD
PM
PL
1 name_1 Volume: 7.00 ml
>> 2 name_2 Time: 10.00 min
3* name_3 Volume: 3.00 ml
OPEN RENAME DELETE EXIT
PL
PM L1 L2
(Refer to
Table 14)
(See description above)
(Deletes the
selected
method)