Techne Prime Elite - Manual (Page 29)

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The temperature value will now appear orange in
the programming screen indicating that it contains a
modified function.
TIME ENTRY
When touching a time parameter a time entry screen will open. There are two forms of time entry
screen:
• A simple form for adjusting the time of the program parameters such as initial denaturation and final
extension.
• An advanced form when programming step hold times within a cycling stage that includes the
options for introducing incremented/decremented time, for example in long PCR.
Simple time entry
• Enter the time using the + or – buttons to
increase or decrease the number of hours,
minutes or seconds.
• Using the – button with the value set at 0 will
scroll to the maximum permitted value.
• Touching Hide Hours will remove the hour time
selector and just display selectors for minutes
and seconds.
• Once the time is correct, touch OK to return to
the previous screen.
• Touch Cancel to return to the previous screen if
no changes are required.
Advanced time entry
• First ensure the number of cycles for the stage has been set then enter the required hold time as
described above.
Note: Increase/Decrease Per Cycle will be inactive unless the number of cycles set is greater than 1.