Dako Autostainer - Manual (Page 31)

Deleting an Auto Programming Item
1. Select Auto from the menu bar on the Programming Grid.
2. Select Setup from the Auto menu. The word Auto changes to Setup.
3. Select any activated tile in the Programming Grid to display the Save Auto
Program window.
4. Click the Auto Program to be deleted.
5. Click the Delete Program button.
6. Click the Yes button to delete the program.
Using an Auto Programming Item
1. Select Auto from the menu bar in the Programming Grid.
2. Select Program from the Auto menu.
3. Select a tile in the row where the Auto Program is to be inserted. A list displays the
saved Auto Program files that can be assigned for this slide.
4. Select the desired Auto Program file name to insert the program.
5. If the Auto Program does not contain a primary antibody, a message prompts
“Assign to all following slides.”
6. Click Yes to assign the Auto Program to all unprogrammed slides. Click No to assign
the Auto Program to only this slide.
Note: Skip is the first item in the Auto Program list. Select this option when you
want to leave a slide unprogrammed.
7. Select Program.
8. Click the Next button. The system checks the grid for missing rinses. If a rinse is
missing between two reagents, a message asks if you want to continue.
9. Select Yes and, if the program is new, a dialog box prompts “Save program on
disk?” Otherwise, the Slide Layout Map screen appears. Select No to return to the
Programming Grid and the missing rinse appears in the grid.
Copy/Paste
1. The Copy/Paste feature copies reagents from one slide to another during slide
programming.
2. Select Copy from the menu bar on the Programming Grid. The word Copy
changes to Select.
3. Use the mouse pointer to select the steps to be copied by clicking and dragging
across the desired tiles. Once the tiles or rows have been highlighted, the word
Select will change to Paste.
4. Click in the area where you wish to insert the copied selection.
Note: Copied rows can only be pasted under the same heading and cannot be
pasted over areas that are currently highlighted.
5. Select Paste on the menu bar to deactivate the Copy function.
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