Adding A Plate Document To The Plate Queue (Using The Sds Software) - Applied Biosystems 7900HT User Manual

Adding a Plate Document to the Plate Queue (Using the SDS Software)

Applied Biosystems 7900HT Fast Real-Time PCR System and SDS Enterprise Database User Guide
A plate document must contain a bar code before you can add it to the
IMPORTANT!
plate queue. See page 3-28
with bar code information.
1. In the SDS software, select the Instrument tab.
2. In the Instrument tab, select the Queue tab.
3. In the Queue tab, click
Have you saved the plate document?
– Yes, then the software automatically saves the plate document.
– No, do the following:
a. In the Look in field of Save As dialog box, navigate to a directory where
the software can save the new file.
b. Select Files of type > SDS 7900HT Document (*.sds).
c. Click the File name field, then do one of the following:
– Enter a name for the plate document file.
– Enter or scan the bar code number of the plate into the field.
d. Click
4. When prompted, click
After you have added a plate document to the plate queue, the software locks the
file, preventing any changes from being made to it until the plate document is
run or removed from the queue.
Note: To release the plate document from the queue, start the Automation
Controller Software and remove the plate document from the queue, as
explained on page
5. Click .
6. Select File > Close. The SDS software closes the plate document.
7. Repeat the procedures in this chapter to create plates and add plates to the queue
as needed.
8. When you finish creating plate documents, run the queued plates as explained in
"Starting and Configuring the Automation Controller Software for Operation"
on page 4-39.
Operating the Software without an SDS Enterprise Database
for more information on configuring a plate document
.
. The software saves the plate document.
to submit the document to the plate queue.
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