The Operating System; The Xl Or Xl-Mcl Flow Cytometer And The Ms-Dos ® Operating System; Restarting The Software From The Ms-Dos Operating System - Beckman Coulter COULTER EPICS XL Getting Started

7.1 THE XL OR XL-MCL FLOW CYTOMETER AND THE MS-DOS
SYSTEM
CAUTION System integrity might be compromised and operational failures might occur if:
r This equipment is used in a manner other than specified. Operate the instrument as instructed in the
Product Manuals.
r You introduce software that is not authorized by Coulter into your computer. Only operate your system's
computer with software authorized by Coulter.
r You install software that is not an original copyrighted version. Only use software that is an original
copyrighted version to prevent virus contamination.
Your XL or XL-MCL flow cytometer software runs under the MS-DOS operating system.
When you select the Exit item from the Applications menu, you turn off the XL or XL-MCL
flow cytometer software and enter the operating system. (See the MS-DOS manuals for more
information.) The Cytometer remains on.
The computer drive designations are:
C:\ hard disk
A:\ 3.5-in. diskette drive
Note: For instruments with a 5.25-in diskette drive:
C:\ hard disk
A:\ 5.25-in. diskette drive
B:\ 3.5-in. diskette drive

Restarting the Software from the MS-DOS Operating System

To return to the XL or XL-MCL flow cytometer software from the MS-DOS operating system,
type XL2 at the C:\XL> prompt and press Û. If the Cytometer is off, restarting the software
turns it back on.
The XL command has the following syntax:
C:\XL> XL [+h] [+l] [+m] [–a] [–l] [–m] [–u]
where the items in square brackets are optional switches.
The [+letter] switches force rebuilding of the Histogram, Listmode, and Macros
directories, respectively.
The [–letter] switches force the software to start in a particular application. Respectively,
these are Acquisition, Listmode, Multigraph, and Utilities.
To turn off the Cytometer from the operating system, enter this command at the C:\XL>
prompt:
C:\XL> xloff
Note: Do not use MS-DOS keyboard commands (such as Ý+S) while using the XL or
XL-MCL flow cytometer.
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