Dako Autostainer Plus - Manual (Page 94)

94 Dako Autostainer Plus | User Guide
3. Position the slide rack for unloading slides by picking up the slide rack, tilting it at a 30°
angle away from you and mounting the posts on the rack handles into the slots in the sink
frame.
4. Unload slides by placing your thumb and forefinger on each slide of the slide (away from
the frosted end) and pull the slide straight out.
NOTE: If the run is not ended immediately after the program is finished, then the
instrument will idle rinse the slides with deionized water every hour until the run is ended
(idle rinses will be with buffer every hour until the run is ended with “01” hardware
versions of the Dako Autostainer Plus).
Printing a Run Log
Printing a Run Log Without Saving
1. At the completion of the staining run select the OK button on the RUN LOG screen. A
dialog box appears: “Save Run Log?”
2. Select NO. A dialog box appears: “Print Run Log?”
3. Select the YES button to print the Run Log. Select NO to display the MAIN MENU screen.
Printing and Saving a Run Log
1. At the completion of the staining run select the OK button on the RUN LOG screen. A
dialog box appears: “Save Run Log?”
2. Select the YES button. The SAVE LOG screen appears with the cursor in the file name
box and a suggested file name identical to the saved program file name is displayed.
3. Select the OK button or type a new Run Log name. Press ENTER. The Run Log name
cannot exceed 8 alpha-numeric characters; symbols and spaces cannot be used. A
dialog box prompts “Print Run Log?”
4. Select the YES button. The Run Log is printed and the MAIN MENU screen appears.
5. Select the NO button to display the MAIN MENU screen.
Printing a Temporary Run Log
If the Autostainer Plus comes to an unexpected stop (i.e., power failure), a temporary copy of the Run
Log is maintained on the computer. This record can be retrieved and the current step of each slide
can be identified so that a run can be restarted.
1. Restart the computer.
NOTE: If the Autostainer Plus was not shut down properly, then a Scan Disk may occur
when you start up the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen if a Scan Disk
occurs.
2. Select the Start button from the Task Bar at the lower-left hand corner of the screen.
Select Programs and then select Windows Explorer. THE EXPLORING – (C:) window will
appear.
3. Under the Folders section on the left side of this window, click on the Autostain folder to
highlight this folder. All the contents of this folder will appear on the right side of the
window. At the top of this list are the headings of each column: Name, Size, Type, and
Modified.