Techne 3PrimeG User Manual
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RUN
Touching the Run button sends the selected program to the
3
Prime, ready to start the run.
The Pre-run screen
This screen shows a step-by step representation of the
program in a tile format. The program name is given at
the top of the screen followed by the stage name.
The first step tile is highlighted and enlarged in the
centre of the screen.
• Touch the arrows to scroll forwards and backwards
through the program, or drag a finger across the
screen.
The step tiles show the set incubation temperature. The
white bar underneath shows the stage number and
number of cycles within the stage.
The bottom of the screen shows the expected end time
if the program was started immediately.
• Touch Start to start the program.
• Touch Edit to edit the program.
• Touch Back to return to the previous screen.
The Run Screen
Once the program has been started, the current step is
shown by the central highlighted step tile. The tile shows
the set temperature, the incubation time and the status
i.e. ramping to temperature, paused or the count down
time of the step.
The white bar underneath shows the current cycle
number within the stage.
Timers at the bottom of the screen indicate how long the
program has been running and give an estimate of the
total run time to completion. Total run time is
recalculated throughout the run.
• Touch Stop to stop the program. A prompt will ask
you to confirm the stop. Touch Yes to confirm or
Cancel to continue with the run.
• Touch Pause to pause the program. If paused, touch
Continue to un-pause the program.
• At the end of a run, if the program is in a final hold,
touch Finish to end the program.