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Operating the 7900HT Instrument Using the SDS Software
Monitoring
Instrument Progress
The SDS software displays instrument status and run progress in the Real-Time tab
(real-time runs) or the Plate Read tab (end-point runs) of the respective plate
document. The following figure shows examples of the tabs during operation of the
7900HT instrument.
Real-Time Tab
(Real-Time Runs)
Plate Read Tab
(End-Point Runs)
Report Displays…
Status the condition of the 7900HT instrument
Time Remaining the calculated time remaining in the run
Temperature group box (Real-Time Plate Documents Only)
Block the actual temperature of the sample block module
Cover the actual temperature of the heated cover
Sample the calculated temperature of the samples
Cycle group box (Real-Time Plate Documents Only)
Rep the current cycle repetition
Stage the current stage of the thermal cycling
State the current condition of the cycle stage
Step the current step being run
Time the calculated time remaining in the current step
Data Collection Stamp group box (End-Point Plate Documents Only)
Post the date that the post-reada was performed.
a. A ‘post’ read is a plate read performed after a plate has undergone thermal cycling.
Note For more information on the elements of the Real-Time and Plate-Read tabs, click the
button and see the SDS software online help.
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