Setup Utilities; Choosing A Remote Port - BIO RAD PTC-200 Operation Manual

Setup Utilities

Use these utilities, available from the Setup Menu, to accomplish the following tasks:
• Choose a remote port and a printer port
• Choose a temperature control method for the Hot Bonnet heated lid
• Look up the DNA Engine cycler's software version number
To display the Setup Menu, select Setup from the Main Menu, then press «Proceed»:

Choosing a Remote Port

To choose either the serial port or the IEEE-488 port, select Remote from the Setup
Menu, then press «Proceed». The port selection screen will be displayed:
The cursor will be positioned at the port currently in use.
To choose the serial port, select Serial, then press «Proceed». The cursor will move
to Serial, and a line allowing a baud rate to be specified will be displayed on the last
line of the screen:
Select a baud rate, then press «Proceed». The remote port assignment will change
to serial, and the Main Menu will be displayed.
To choose the IEEE-488 port, select IEEE-488, then press «Proceed». The cursor will
move to IEEE-488, and a line allowing the DNA Engine cycler to be assigned an IEEE-
488 address will be displayed on the last line of the screen:
Setup:
_ R E M O T E
L i d
Remote:
S e r i a l
P r i n t e r :
_SERIAL
Baud: 9600 2400_1200
P r i n t e r :
S e r i a l
Address (0-30): 0
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P r i n t e r
Version
_IEEE-488
IEEE-488
_IEEE-488
Using the Utilities
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