Dako Autostainer Plus - Manual (Page 61)

Dako Autostainer Plus | User Guide 61
Editing a reagent in a staining step for one run only:
1. To edit a reagent in a staining step or to use a reagent not listed in the reagent list, click
on the step and select the (edit slide) item from the reagent list. The EDIT INDIVIDUAL
SLIDE REAGENT box displays the information associated with the reagent.
NOTE: Lot and date cannot be edited here and are grayed out. Only the reagent long
name, short name, compatibility, and incubation time can be edited.
2. Add a new reagent by typing in the appropriate information. Select the OK button. The
new reagent is added for the current staining run only and will not be added to the
available list of reagents for this step. A dialog box appears asking if the new reagent is to
be assigned to all following unprogrammed fields of the reagent column.
NOTE: If there are no remaining unprogrammed fields of the reagent column, this dialog
box will not appear.
NOTE: If the newly added reagent is a primary antibody, the dialog box “Assign to all
following unprogrammed slides” does not appear.
3. Select the YES button and all subsequent unprogrammed fields of the reagent column
are filled with the edited reagent.
Select the NO button and the PROGRAMMING GRID appears with only one slide edited.
NOTE: Do not use symbols when entering reagent information. Doing so may cause
errors during the run.
Printing Options
The Autostainer Plus software allows the user to print out various reports including information on
each program, run, and reagents stored in the Autostainer Plus. Slide labels with program related
information and bar codes and reagent labels with information stored in the software can be created
using the software. The Print Slide Labels feature provides the option to print all, none, or those labels
not previously printed.
Slide Labels
There are two options for printing slide labels: here or by selecting the NEXT button at the bottom
of the PROGRAMMING GRID screen. When that is selected, a pop-up box will appear, offering a
PRINT SLIDE LABELS option.