Manual

Table of Contents
Page
Section 1 General Safety Information........................................................................1
1.1 Caution Symbol..........................................................................................................1
1.2 Precautions .................................................................................................................1
Section 2 Product Description.....................................................................................1
2.1 Packing List................................................................................................................1
2.2 Identification of System Components........................................................................2
Section 3 Installation ....................................................................................................4
3.1 Environmental Requirements.....................................................................................4
3.2 Power On and Initial Display.....................................................................................4
Section 4 Introduction..................................................................................................5
4.1 Setup ...........................................................................................................................7
4.2 Serial Port Functions................................................................................................10
Section 5 Key Pad Descriptions.................................................................................11
Section 6 Quick Guide................................................................................................13
Section 7 Operating Instructions..............................................................................15
Section 8 Description of Assays.................................................................................23
Section 9 Troubleshooting..........................................................................................46
9.1 Troubleshooting Table .............................................................................................46
Section 10 Maintenance ...............................................................................................47
10.1 Cleaning Up a Fluid Spill.........................................................................................47
10.2 Cleaning Quartz Cuvettes ........................................................................................47
10.3 Changing Thermal Printer Paper .............................................................................48
Section 11 Specifications ..............................................................................................49
11.1 Specifications ...........................................................................................................49
11.2 Calculations..............................................................................................................49
Section 12 System, Accessories, and Reagents for SmartSpec
Spectrophotometer.....................................................................................51
12.1 Product Information .................................................................................................51
12.2 Bio-Rad Protein Assays ...........................................................................................51
12.3 Cuvette Selection Guide...........................................................................................52
12.4 Selecting the Appropriate Cuvette...........................................................................52
12.5 PC Serial Connection Instructions...........................................................................53
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(1-800-424-6723).