3M MDS100 User Manual

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Performing Runs

1.  Launch the 3M Molecular Detection Software using the 

 icon located on the Desktop.

2.  Enter your User Name and Password to log in. 
3.  To setup a new run, select 

File on the menu bar, and then select New Run. You can also click Setup New Run next to 

the Setup New Run 

 icon on the Start page, or you can click 

Setup New Run next to the Setup New Run 

 icon 

on the Sidebar to start a new run. 

4.  You can define runs using a variety of methods, including a grid view, a list view, or via data import. These methods 

are defined in the following subsections. Refer to the section in this manual on Importing runs for more information on 
importing runs. 

5.  The 3M Molecular Detection Software automatically assigns a Run ID based on the template selected for Run IDs 

during the software installation process. You can modify the Run ID by clicking in the 

Run ID field and updating the 

automatically assigned Run ID. The Run ID must be unique.

6.  Use the Technician dropdown menu to select the user who defines the new run. The user who is currently logged in is 

the default Technician.

7.  You can click in the 

Comment field and enter an optional run comment.

8.  Use the grid in the Setup (Grid) view to select the wells for the new run using any or all of these methods:

•  Select a single well in the 96-well grid display by clicking on a single well.
•  Select multiple non-adjacent wells by pressing and holding 

[Ctrl] while clicking on multiple wells.

•  Select a series of wells, in columns, by clicking on the first well and pressing and holding 

[Shift] while clicking 

on the last well.

•  Select multiple adjacent wells using click and drag over multiple wells.
•  Simply do not select a well that will not be used for the run.

The 3M Molecular Detection Software highlights the wells you select with a blue border.
9.  Select the 

Assay Type for the highlighted wells by clicking the appropriate colored dropdown menu located above the 

grid. Select the Well Type for the highlighted wells by selecting the appropriate 

Well Type from the dropdown menu. 

These are all the possible combinations of Assay Type and Well Type:

Sample

Reagent 

Control

Negative 

Control

E. coli O157 (Including H7)

Matrix Control

Incomplete Specification