3M MDS100 User Manual

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Any level user can view users. 
1. Click 

Administration on the menu bar, and then select Instruments…. 

2.  The Instrument tab on the Administration window displays all instruments that have been automatically detected. Show 

all hidden instruments by clicking the Show hidden checkbox. The instrument status bar displays only the first four 
connected instruments in the instruments tab. 

Only administrator level users can configure fields.
1.  The 3M Molecular Detection Software provides seven user-definable sample fields. You define the seven sample fields 

(column headers) during the installation of the software. 

•  You cannot change the Field Names or the Field Types after you define them during the installation. 
•  You can change the Field Type List values and the Enable checkboxes after installation.

2. Click 

Administration on the menu bar, and then select Configure Fields…. 

3. The 

Configure Fields tab displays the current Field Names, Field Types and a checkbox for enabling the field.

4.  You can add a new value to a List Field Type:

a.  Click the  

 symbol next to the drop down selector.

b.  Enter the new value for the list as shown in Figure 21. The new value can be any free-format text.

c.  Press the 

[Enter] key 

r click the   symbol.

d.  Click the 

[Apply] button to apply the addition, or click the [OK] button to apply the addition and return to the Start 

Page window.

5.  You cannot delete a value from a List Field Type.