Owner's manual

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PROGRAMMING TEXT, TEMPERATURE AND TIME
This section gives instructions for the basic programming of text, temperature and time which are
required in later sections.
TEXT ENTRY
When giving a name to a program or stage a text entry screen will be opened.
• Touch a character/numerical button repeatedly to
cycle through the characters. Touch and hold for
numerals.
• Touch shift for upper case characters.
• Touch the 1/space bar button to enter spaces
between characters.
• To delete the last character touch the left arrow.
• Touch More for commonly used symbols.
• Touch More again to return to characters and
numerals.
Once the name is complete, touch Back.
TEMPERATURE ENTRY
When touching a temperature parameter a temperature entry screen will open. There are two forms of
temperature entry screen:
• A simple form for adjusting the temperature of the instrument parameters such as the heated lid
and program parameters such as initial denaturation and final extension.
• An advanced form when programming step temperatures within a cycling stage that includes the
options for introducing an incremented/decremented step temperature, for example in touchdown
PCR, or a temperature gradient if using the
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