Bio-Rad TC20™ Automated Cell Counter User Manual
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LCD screen
Keys for navigation
USB ports A and B
Slide port
Power switch
Fig. 1. TC20 cell counter.
Fig. 2. Home screen.
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Introduction
User Interface
The user interface contains a color LCD
screen and the four navigation keys
listed below:
• Home — for accessing the
Home screen or for exiting
any screen
• Up and down arrow keys —
for moving to the desired
setting within a screen
• Enter — for confirming a
selection
Home Screen
The Home screen can be accessed from any screen by pressing Home. This screen
(Figure 2) provides access to the following choices:
Count cells — initiates a cell count. When this option is selected, the instrument will
automatically start counting if a slide is already inserted.
If there is no slide in the instrument, the Insert slide screen will be displayed
Current count — for returning to the current count screen
Gating setup — for setting up histogram gating parameters
Previous counts — for viewing results from up to 100 previous counts stored in the
instrument; results are organized by date/time stamps, with the most recent count
shown first
Export data — for exporting results and image from the most recent count from the
instrument onto a USB flash drive