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1.  Power-cycle the 3M Molecular Detection Instrument, or right-click the instrument icon in the software status bar to 

display the context-sensitive menu. You can also double-click the instrument icon to open the instrument tab.

2.  Select 

3.  The instrument icon will change to white and the

 Instrument Status will change to Diagnose. You can view the 

Self-Check progress bar in the instrument tab. 

4.  When the Self-Check is complete, a pop-up notification appears and shows the result (i.e., passed or failed). The 

instrument status bar and icon also indicate the result, as shown in the table below:

Solid Orange or Green

 

Pass

Flashing Red

 (Flashing)

Fail

5.  Click the 

[OK] button to dismiss the notification or the [View Report] button to view the results of the individual tests. 

6.  You can view past Self-Check results by selecting

 Instrument Self-Check Results in the Reports menu. Refer to the 

section in this manual on Generating Reports for more information. 

7.  Refer to the Troubleshooting section for information about troubleshooting Self-Check failures.

The 3M Molecular Detection Software generates an error log file that assists in troubleshooting software errors. Error 
messages displayed in the software may refer to this file for more information about the specific error. Only one copy of this 
file exists per user account on the computer, and it is used during every 3M Molecular Detection Software run. The file is 
located in the following folder:

Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\3M\3M Molecular Detection System\LOG
Windows Vista/7
C:\Users\<Username>\3M\3M Molecular Detection System\LOG

1.  Do not attempt to upgrade the instrument’s firmware unless directed by a 3M representative. If a firmware upgrade is 

required to improve the performance of the instrument, a 3M representative will contact you and will provide you the 
media containing the upgrade. 

2.  Use Windows Explorer to copy the firmware upgrade file, firmware.bin to the C:\Program Files\3M\3M Molecular 

Detection System\Firmware\DFU folder. This is the default installation Destination folder. If you selected a different folder 
during software installation, the this folder is found in the location you defined. Replace the existing firmware.bin file.

3.  After you copy the firmware.bin file into the correct folder, you must start the upgrade process. Upgrading the firmware 

is restricted to Administrator users. You can start the upgrade by clicking 

Upgrade firmware in the instrument’s context-

sensitive menu or the 

[Upgrade Firmware] button in the instrument tab. When you start the upgrade process, the 

instrument is logically disconnected from the system and the instrument icon will disappear from the status bar.

4.  A black UpgradeIt command window opens.