Powerpac hv – instruction manual – Bio-Rad PowerPac™ HV High-Voltage Power Supply User Manual
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Section 2
Control Panel
Fig. 4. Front Panel.
Key Description
Run/Pause
Starts or pauses a run. When paused, the run parameters for the
current or subsequent step(s) may be edited. The modified method may
be stored to permanent memory by pressing SAVE at the end of the run.
Stop/Home
Terminates the run in progress and displays the final run parameters, or
if no run is active, changes the display to the Home screen.
Note: If a method has been edited during a run, SAVE must be pressed
at the end of the run to save the changes.
Setup
The SETUP menu allows the operator to set preferences. Press Setup
key again to exit the SETUP menu.
Preferences include: power failure detection, rapid resistance change
detection, no load detection, IR Data acquisition, contrast, key sound,
temperature probe check date and time settings (see Section 3.2).
EDIT Key
Toggles soft key assignments between those used to set the run mode
(constant voltage, constant current, or constant power), run
limits (voltage, current, or power) and time mode (hours, volt-hours, or
untimed).
Up & down
Used to scroll through method list or method protocol. An asterisk (*) is
arrows and
used to identify the selected method or step. The up arrow is used to
decimal point
enter decimal point during parameter programming.
CE
Clears alphanumeric characters from a parameter value or method name.
It can be considered the backspace key.
Alphanumeric
Used to enter parameter values and method names. When method
keypad
names are entered, the manner in which keys are pressed determines
the characters entered and their placement. Rapid repetitive strokes on a
single key, toggles the character displayed at the cursor position. The
cursor position advances each time a different key is pressed or when
there is a pause between strokes of a single key. The “0” key accesses
the “pH” and hyphen “–” sequence.
Function or
The function of the three soft keys is indicated by the legend displayed
Soft keys
directly above the key. This will vary with the menu tree.
SETUP KEY
STOP/HOME KEY
RUN/PAUSE KEY
1
2
abc
3
def
4
ghi
5
jkl
6
mno
7
pqrs
8
tuv
9
wxyz
EDIT
0
CE
CLEAR ENTRY KEY
ALPHANUMERIC
KEYPAD
CURSOR KEYS
FUNCTION KEYS
EDIT KEY
IR PORT
4
EDIT
CE
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