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CFX96 Touch, CFX96 Touch Deep Well, CFX Connect, and CFX384 Touch Systems Instruction Manual

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To Create a New Protocol:

1. Select New Protocol on the home screen to open a new protocol template (Figure 39).

Figure 39. Default real-time PCR protocol.

NOTE: By default, the protocol template contains a plate read step when a
CFX96™, CFX96 Deep Well™, or CFX384™ optical reaction module is inserted in
the C1000 Touch thermal cycler chassis.

2. To change the target temperature and the hold time in a temperature step, touch the

appropriate button. Enter a new value using the keypad that appears. Touch OK to
accept the value entered.

TIP: As an alternate method of navigation, an optical mouse can be connected via
a USB port on the C1000 Touch thermal cycler chassis.

3. (Optional) To insert a new step, select the step prior to the step to be inserted and touch

the Insert button. The steps that can be entered are Temperature, Gradient, Goto, Plate
Read, and Melt Curve. To delete a step, touch the Delete button (Figure 39).

4. (Optional) To change step options, select the step and touch the Options button

(Figure 39). In the Step Options window, the step parameters that can be changed