Utilities; The Utilities Menu; View Reports; Instrument Information - BIO RAD MyCycler Instruction Manual

Section 8
Utilities
You can access the Utilities menu by pressing F4-Utilities from the Home
screen. The Utilities menu provides access to basic, miscellaneous options related to
instrument operation and access to the Set Preferences menu, which is a sub-menu
containing additional options related to preferences and instrument defaults.
8.1 The Utilities Menu
The Utilities menu contains the Set Preferences option (See Section 8.2 Set
Preferences Menu) as well as the following options:
8.1.1 View Reports
Choose this option to browse through an index of past runs and to view individual
Validation Reports and Run Reports. The runs are stamped and sorted by date
and time, with the most recent runs listed at the top of the list.
8.1.2 Instrument Information
Choose this option to display the Instrument Name, serial number, firmware
version, and the number of user-defined protocols saved to memory.
8.1.3 Set Date and Time
Choose this option to set the current date and time. The changes you make will
not be saved unless you press F5-Accept Changes. You may press F1-Cancel at
any time to cancel the changes you have made and to close the Set Date and
Time display.
8.1.4 Set Display Contrast
Choose this option to adjust the display contrast of the LCD screen. The
changes you make will not be saved unless you press F5-Accept Changes. You
may press F1-Cancel at any time to cancel the changes you have made and to
close the Set Display Contrast display.
8.1.5 Service Options
For Bio-Rad internal use only.
8.2 Set Preferences Menu
The Set Preferences menu, which is accessed from the Utilities menu, contains
the following options:
8.2.1 Default Hot Start Options
Choose this option to set the default Hot Start? and Hot Start Temperature
settings as they appear on the Run Setup Screen. The changes you make will not
be saved unless you press F5-Accept Changes. You may press F1-Cancel at
any time to cancel the changes you have made and to close the Default Hot Start
Options display.
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