BIO RAD SmartSpec 3000 Instruction Manual page 12

6. New Operator. When SmartSpec 3000 prints a report, it includes the name of the oper-
ator (if specified). You can add a new operators name to the list of operators in Setup.
Want to add the name of
a new operator?
Press Select to toggle from No to Yes and the screen will change to
Enter new operator's
name: (8 char):
The keyboard will automatically switch to the alpha mode and you can use the keys to
enter a name with as many as eight characters. To enter an A in the first space, press the 2
key once. To enter a B, press the 2 key twice, and to enter a C, press it three times. To
move from the first space to the second space, press the right arrow key. When the last
letter of the name has been specified, press Enter. If you want to mix numerals with letters,
you can toggle back and forth between the alpha mode and number mode by pressing
Alpha. When the LED on the Alpha key is lit, then the keyboard is in alpha mode. You can
enter a space by pressing the right arrow key twice.
7. Current operator. Press Select until the desired name is displayed on the screen and
then press Enter. This name will be printed on the final report.
8. Serial port export. When this feature is activated, absorbance data and concentration data
are sent out through the serial port in all assays. Otherwise only the Scan and Kinetic
assay data can be sent out the serial port.
Do you want to send data
through serial port?
• To export data through the serial port, press Select to toggle from No to Yes and
press Enter. If this feature is active, then absorbance data from the DNA/RNA,
Protein, OD600 and λ assays will be exported when you press Print. Those data
will be printed at the same time.
9. Current time. The time will be displayed in the present format.
Current time:
If the displayed time is incorrect, press Select and then Enter.
Enter new time.
AM or PM: ____ : ____ AM
• Use the number pad to enter the hour and press Enter, then enter the minutes and press
Enter again. After setting the time, press Select to change from AM to PM if you are
using the 12-hour format. Press Enter when complete.
10. Current date. The date will be displayed in the present format.
Current date:
11/25/98
If the date is not correct, press Select to toggle from Yes to No and Enter.
Enter new date in format
MM/DD/YY:
No
1:12 PM
is this OK? Yes
Select
(MM/DD/YY)
Is this OK? Yes
___/___/YY
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No