Turning The Dna Engine Cycler On; Understanding The Main Menu - BIO RAD PTC-200 Operation Manual

DNA Engine Operations Manual
Turning the DNA Engine
Move the power switch to "1" (the "On" position). The fan will turn on and the power light
on the keyboard will glow red. In most cases a self-test of the heat pumps will begin
running (see note below). Its progress is tracked on a screen in the LCD window:
This screen disappears in 1 minute. If a problem is detected, the display shows an error
message.
Note: If the Alpha
because the Alpha unit was recently in use), the machine will skip the self-test.
If the self-test does not detect any problems, the Main Menu is displayed:
The DNA Engine cycler is now ready to execute programs.

Understanding the Main Menu

The Main Menu is the common access point to all programming and machine configuration
screens.
• Run: Executes a program.
• Enter: Allows new programs to be entered.
• List: Accesses utilities that display or print a program's steps.
• Edit: Allows modification of stored programs.
• Files: Accesses file management utilities.
• Setup: Accesses machine and networking configuration screens.
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