Dako Autostainer Plus - Manual (Page 48)

48 Dako Autostainer Plus | User Guide
5. Additional steps can be inserted in the Protocol Outline by highlighting a step in this
column and then clicking on the desired step from the Protocol Elements. The selected
step will be inserted above the highlighted area in the Protocol Outline.
NOTE: The Dako Autostainer Plus can accommodate protocol templates containing as
many as 35 steps (including rinse steps between reagent incubations).
Saving a Protocol Template
NOTE: Low level security does not allow access to saving a Protocol Template.
Protocol templates can be used with or without saving. A saved protocol template may be
accessed for designing a future run.
1. To save a newly created template select the SAVE button on the PROTOCOL
TEMPLATE DESIGN screen. The SAVE TEMPLATE window appears with the cursor in
the file name box.
2. To save an edited template, select the USE TEMPLATE button from the PROTOCOL
TEMPLATE DESIGN screen. The TEMPLATE CHANGED dialog box appears. Select the
YES button to save and the SAVE TEMPLATE window appears with the cursor in the file
name box. Select the NO button and the PROGRAMMING GRID appears.
3. Type the name of the new Protocol Template in the File Name box. The name cannot
exceed 8 alpha-numeric characters; symbols and spaces cannot be used.
NOTE: If the new protocol will be used frequently, click on the Default Template button. A
check mark appears. The default protocol template automatically appears as the header
on the PROGRAMMING GRID and the new template is saved.
NOTE: A default template is a template that appears each time a new staining run is
programmed.
4. Select the OK button or press ENTER. The PROGRAMMING GRID displays the newly
programmed protocol template.
NOTE: When assigning a new template to an existing programmed staining run, a dialog
box appears if the new template lacks protocol elements present in the previous template.
Select the YES button and the columns of missing protocol elements disappear from the
grid while newly programmed columns appear. Select the NO button and the
PROGRAMMING GRID appears unchanged.