Changing The Number Of Cycles Or Steps (F4-Add/Del); Soft Key Functions For The Edit Screen; Completing Protocols - BIO RAD MyCycler Instruction Manual

5.4.4 Changing the Number of Cycles or Steps (F4-Add/Del)
The Add/Del soft key (F4) allows you to change the number of cycles or steps.
When F4 is pressed, a menu of editing choices is displayed: Add cycle before,
Add cycle after, Add step before, Add step after, Delete step, and Delete
cycle. Steps and cycles are added before or after, relative to the current cursor
position. If Delete step or Delete cycle is chosen, the step with the cursor, or
cycle with the cursor, is deleted.
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5.5 Soft Key Functions for the Edit Screen
Softkey Option Description
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
«Cycle
»Cycle
Option
Add/Del
Done
Shifts the protocol display to the left by one
cycle
Shifts the protocol display to the right by one
cycle
Adds or removes increments or decrements
Adds or removes cycles and steps
Allows you to save, revisit, or reject changes
made to the protocol. Also allows you to run
the protocol without saving changes.
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5.6 Completing Protocols
When you have finished editing the protocol, press F5-Done to display a menu
of options. The choices are:
• Run Protocol: To run the protocol immediately, without first saving it. The Run
Setup screen is displayed. This is documented in section 6.1.1.
• Save Protocol: To save changes made to an existing protocol. This option is
unavailable when editing a Bio-Rad template protocol.
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