Dako Autostainer - Manual (Page 53)

Dako Autostainer | User Guide 53
Section 10 | Programming Slides
The Autostainer can process a maximum of 48 microscope slides in a single staining run. Each slide
can be stained using an independently designed protocol. After the slide information is entered and
protocol template is selected, specific reagents are assigned to each slide. This is accomplished from
the PROGRAMMING GRID. The following section describes how to program the specific reagents for
a staining run.
Defining Slide Specific Reagents
Defining Detection Reagents (Secondary, Tertiary, Substrate, etc.)
1. Enter slide information and select a protocol template as described previously. (See
sections 8 and 9). The PROGRAMMING GRID is displayed listing the slides identified
during Slide Count or Slide Information entry. The first programmable field is highlighted
(blinking) and a list of available reagents for the step is displayed.
List of reagents
available for
the highlighted
step.
Each row
represents
one slide and
its
information.