User`s manual

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Illustrations 11
Figure 1-1 The GeneAmp PCR System 9600. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Figure 1-2 Sample block and heated cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Figure 1-3 The control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Figure 2-1 DIP switch Settings on the Epson C82302 serial interface card. . . 2-8
Figure 2-2 Side panel of the GeneAmp PCR System 9600 and rear
panel of the printer showing DIP switch settings and cable
connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Figure 3-1 A common CYCL program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Figure 3-2 Setting temperature and time values for Setpoint #1. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Figure 3-3 Location of power switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Figure 3-4 Moving through the CYCL program displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Figure 3-5 Sliding the heated cover forward for a trial run. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Figure 4-1 Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Figure 4-2 Access to the major functions of the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Figure 4-3 HOLD, CYCL, AUTO, and METH programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Figure 4-4 A HOLD program held for an indefinite time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Figure 4-5 A HOLD program held for a specific time interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Figure 4-6 A common CYCL program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Figure 4-7 An AUTO program used to increase hold time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Figure 4-8 An example of a PCR method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Figure 5-1 Heating ramps on the DNA Thermal Cycler 480 and
GeneAmp PCR System 9600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3