The User-Dialog; Baud Rate; Lcd-Contrast; New Hg Lamp - CAMAG TLC SCANNER 4 Instruction Manual

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The USER-Dialog

With the USER-Dialogs you have access to the setup parameters
Scanner Baud rate and Display Contrast of your Scanner 4. To enter
the USER-Dialog:
• Press and hold the RESET key, press . Now release RESET
and then release . The Scanner 4 now shows "USER-Dialog"
in the display.
New values for the parameters are saved by means of the  key;
RESET discards any change in the current parameter. The key 
moves between the two functions Baud rate and LCD-Contrast.
Quit the USER Dialog with the  key.

6.1 Baud rate

The Baud rate is the RS232 communication speed between com-
puter and Scanner 4. To change the Baud rate:
• Select the function Baud rate in the USER-Dialog (by means of
the  key)
• Use the keys  and/or  to select the desired Baud rate.
• Press  or  to save the new value. The new Baud rate is now
valid. (recommended 19`200 baud)
The new Baud rate will be recognized automatically by the CAMAG
software at the next connection.

6.2 LCD-Contrast

The keypad display of the Scanner 4 can be adapted to the current
light conditions by means of this function in the USER-Dialog. To
change the LCD-Contrast:
• Select the function LCD-Contrast in the USER-Dialog (by means
of the  key).
• Use the keys  and/or  to select the desired contrast.
• Press  or  to save the new value.

6.3 NEW HG LAMP

Use this function to automatically optimize a new Mercury lamp in
the ray path and measure the lamp emission. It may take as much
as 7 minutes to run this task.
•
In the USER-Dialog advance to the function NEW HG LAMP (by
means of the  key).
• Use the key  to select the Hg lamp optimizing function; the
message CONFIRM: LOAD POS appears.
Instruction Manual, June 2018
TLC Scanner 4
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