Dako Autostainer Plus - Manual (Page 49)

Dako Autostainer Plus | User Guide 49
Deleting a Protocol Template
NOTE: Low level security does not allow access to deleting Protocol Templates.
1. Select the PROTOCOL TEMPLATE button on the PROGRAMMING GRID. The
PROTOCOL TEMPLATE DESIGN screen appears.
2. Select the GET TEMPLATE button. The GET TEMPLATE screen is displayed with the
cursor flashing in the File Name box.
3. Select the template to be deleted by either scrolling and clicking on the file name or using
the DOWN arrow key. The name appears in the file name box.
4. Select the DELETE TEMPLATE button. A dialog box asks if you want to delete the
selected protocol template.
NOTE: If the Default Template is deleted, a new template must be selected from the
GET TEMPLATE window and saved as the default template from the SAVE TEMPLATE
window. Deleting the Default Template will result in an error message when attempting to
program a new run.
5. Select the YES button. The selected Protocol Template is deleted and the GET
TEMPLATE screen is displayed.
Select the NO button to return to the GET TEMPLATE screen without deleting.
6. Select the CANCEL button to return to the PROTOCOL TEMPLATE DESIGN screen.
Using a New Protocol Template Without Saving It
1. After a Protocol Template has been created or modified, click on the USE TEMPLATE
button in the PROTOCOL TEMPLATE DESIGN screen. A dialog box asking “Save on
disk now?” is displayed.
2. Select the NO button and the PROGRAMMING GRID is displayed with the new protocol
template in the header row.
NOTE: If a staining run had already been programmed and the new protocol template
omits previously programmed steps, a warning message is displayed stating that
programmed steps will be discarded if the new protocol template is applied.
Using a Saved Protocol Template
1. Select the PROTOCOL TEMPLATE button in the PROGRAMMING GRID. The
PROTOCOL TEMPLATE DESIGN screen appears with the default protocol template
displayed in the Protocol Outline column.