1 instrument components and controls – Bio-Rad PROTEAN® IEF Cell Accessories User Manual
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Section 2
Basic Set-up and Operation
2.1 Instrument Components and Controls
Fig. 1. Front panel display.
The soft keys, the alphanumeric key pad and the control keys are used to program the
instrument. A detailed description of each of the keys is provided in the table below.
Key
Description
T
T
T
Th
h
h
he
e
e
e A
A
A
Allllp
p
p
ph
h
h
ha
a
a
an
n
n
nu
u
u
um
m
m
me
e
e
errrriiiic
c
c
c K
K
K
Ke
e
e
eyy
y
yss
s
s are used to enter numbers,
letters and spaces during programming. To activate
the keypad press the soft key adjacent to the parameter
to be entered. The keypad is active when the cursor
(-) and enter symbol (
↵
) are displayed on the LCD
panel. Press the appropriate alphanumeric key
repeatedly to scroll through selections until the
desired letter or number appears on the LCD panel.
Pressing the "0" key rapidly three times displays the
"pH" symbol.
T
T
T
Th
h
h
he
e
e
e E
E
E
Exx
x
xiiiitttt K
K
K
Ke
e
e
eyy
y
y is used to return to the previous screen
during programming.
T
T
T
Th
h
h
he
e
e
e C
C
C
CE
E
E
E K
K
K
Ke
e
e
eyy
y
y is used to clear an entry or to go back
one character when entering values.
S
S
S
So
o
o
offfftttt K
K
K
Ke
e
e
eyy
y
yss
s
s
Programming parameters are selected by pressing
the green adjacent soft key. When an arrow (
) is
displayed, the adjacent soft key allows you to scroll
through the parameters displayed on the adjacent
line or to activate the keypad. The selected parame-
ter is displayed in capitalized reverse-type. When
values need to be entered for a selected parameter,
the adjacent softkey is pressed and the (
) is
replaced by a cursor (-) and a return arrow
(
↵
) are displayed. The alphanumeric keypad is then
used to enter the required values.
C
C
C
Co
o
o
on
n
n
nttttrrrro
o
o
ollll K
K
K
Ke
e
e
eyy
y
yss
s
s
The S
S
S
Stttta
a
a
arrrrtttt kk
k
ke
e
e
eyy
y
y is pressed to begin or resume a
programmed rehydration and/or a focusing method.
The S
S
S
Stttto
o
o
op
p
p
p K
K
K
Ke
e
e
eyy
y
y stops the run in progress. Total volt-
hours are displayed. Pressing the stop key
again when the run is stopped or complete returns
you to the main screen.
The P
P
P
Pa
a
a
au
u
u
uss
s
se
e
e
e K
K
K
Ke
e
e
eyy
y
y interrupts the run in progress. The
current method can be edited while paused.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
EXIT
CE
abc
def
ghi
j kl
mno
pqrs
tuv
wxyz
space
PROTEIN IEF Cell
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
EXIT
C E
abc
def
ghi
jkl
mno
pqrs
tuv
wxyz
space
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Graphics display
Alphanumeric keypad
Control keys
Indicator light
Soft keys