Bio-Rad Microplate Manager Software - Manual (Page 4)

Introduction
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents........................................................... ii
Introduction .................................................................... 1
Microplate Manager 6 Overview............................................................1
Menu Bars and Icons.............................................................................2
File Menu .................................................................................................. 3
Window Menu ........................................................................................... 4
Installation and Instrument Setup ................................ 5
Minimum Requirements.........................................................................5
iMark Reader Instrument Setup.............................................................6
xMark Instrument Setup ........................................................................8
Quick Start.................................................................... 10
Setting Up an Experiment....................................................................10
Instrument Controls................................................................................. 11
Incubator Controls................................................................................... 12
Shaker Controls ...................................................................................... 12
Reading Microplates............................................................................13
Data and Protocol Files ............................................... 14
File Storage by Operating System.......................................................14
Opening Files ......................................................................................15
Saving Files .........................................................................................15
Data AutoSave ....................................................................................16
Importing and Exporting Data..............................................................16
Importing Data......................................................................................... 16
Entering Data Manually........................................................................... 17
Exporting Data or Reports ...................................................................... 18