Patent ID: 8151190

Claim:
An analysis device comprising an analysis unit for analyzing a sample, a storage unit for storing plural kinds of device control program information for said analysis unit and corresponding job guidance information, a display unit for displaying the plural kinds of device control program information and the job guidance information, and a control unit configured to control said analysis unit, said storage unit and said display unit, wherein the plural kinds of device control program information stored in said storage unit are provided with respective identification symbols and the job guidance information is stored in said storage unit corresponding to the identification symbols; said control unit is configured to control said display unit to display one kind of device control program information selected by an operator from among said plural kinds of device control program information along with a specific key, and when the displayed specific key is manipulated by the operator, said control unit is configured to store the identification symbol of the one kind of device control program information selected by the operator in said storage unit and change said display unit to display the job guidance information corresponding to the stored identification symbol; when the operator, while the job guidance information is displayed, selects a procedure explained in the displayed job guidance information, the control unit is configured to store into the storage unit the identification symbol of another kind of device control program information which corresponds to the selected procedure; and when the operator instructs the end of display of the job guidance information, said control unit is further configured to change said display unit to display the another kind of device control program information which corresponds to the selected procedure with the identification symbol stored in said storage unit and which differs from the one kind of device control program information displayed before the specific key is manipulated.