Bio-Rad PowerPac™ Universal Power Supply - Manual (Page 11)

Section 3
Setup and Operation
3.1 SET UP
This section describes how the PowerPac Universal power supply is set up and
connects to an electrophoresis cell(s).
Step Procedure Description
1. Connect Cells Insert power leads into one of the output
terminals located on the front of the power
supply (shown to the left). Note that the
symbol indicates high voltages and that
the power leads must be inserted perpendicular to
the curve of the case (see Figure 5).
Fig. 5. Power Lead Connected Correctly
Fig. 6. Power Leads Connected Incorrectly
2. Turn power on Use the switch located on the right side of the
power supply to turn the power on. When turned
on, the unit briefly displays the firmware version
and serial number and then goes to the Home
screen. The Home screen soft keys are used to
operate the power supply in
manual (Section 3.2) or method mode (Section
3.3).
MANUAL mode: Program and run a single step
method without storing into memory.
METHODS mode: Program, store, and run
single or multistep methods.
3. Open the setup editor Press SETUP to start the setup editor. SETUP
can be pressed from any screen except the run
screen.
Universal
Universal
5
FW Version: 1.20
Serial No. 000002
SELECT MODE
MANUAL METHODS