After the ‘Start’ button at the end of the Instrument Procedure Wizard is clicked the Instrument Procedure Wizard window will close and the procedure can be monitored on the ‘Instrument’ tab of the GS Sequencer application main window. The Instrument tab is described in section 3.4.

If the instrument encounters any problems during the initiation of a Run, a message describing the issue will appear on the instrument tab, in the Run event message list, and Operator intervention will be required before the Run will continue. In most cases, the software will offer the choice to ‘Abort or Proceed with the Run’. In the event that an error occurs that prevents the Run from continuing or executing properly (error messages will be displayed), or if the instrument status is ‘Failure State’, the Run will not proceed. The instrument error messages are listed in the Troubleshooting section of the GS FLX+ Instrument Owner’s Manual, along with instructions on what to do in each case.

There is an ‘Abort’ button (Figure 26) in the Global Action area on the right side of the GS Sequencer application window that can be clicked to abort the sequencing Run (or other procedure) when needed. This will bring up a verification window to terminate the Run. There is no procedure for pausing and resuming a Run. If a Run is aborted, follow the abort with a pre-wash before proceeding with another sequencing Run launch.