Editing A Stored Program; Initiating Editing - BIO RAD PTC-200 Operation Manual

DNA Engine Operations Manual

Editing a Stored Program

The DNA Engine
make it easy to extensively edit stored programs by:
• Changing individual values in program steps
• Adding new steps
• Deleting steps
• Adding options to temperature and ramp steps.
Note: The editing tools do not include a renaming function. To rename a program,
see "Renaming a Program," chapter 8.

Initiating Editing

To initiate editing, select Edit from the Main Menu, then press «Proceed». One of two
types of screen will be displayed, depending on whether your programs have been stored
in the <MAIN> folder or in custom folders.
• If all programs have been stored in <MAIN>:
The screen will list the contents of <MAIN>:
Select the program to be edited, then press «Proceed».
• If programs have been stored in custom folders:
The screen will list all the folders residing in the machine:
Select the folder containing the program, then press «Proceed». A list of all programs in
the folder will be displayed. Select the program to be edited (CUSTOM1 is used in the
following and all succeeding examples in this chapter), then press «Proceed».
In either instance, after you press «Proceed», the first editing screen will be displayed.
4 Tip: To retain the original version of a program, copy the program (see "Copying a Program,"
chapter 8), and then edit the copy.
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® cycler's editing tools, available through Edit on the Main Menu,
Edit: <MAIN>
_C U S TOM1
C U S TOM3
2-STEP 3-STEP
E d i t :
_<MAIN> <FOLDER1>
<FOLDER2>
CUSTOM2
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