Bio-Rad Peelable Foil Heat Seal - Manual (Page 13)

Storing and Using Sealing Protocols
Storing Protocols
1. Touch Protocols on the home screen
(Figure 6).
2. A screen displaying a table of saved
protocols is displayed (Figure 12). View
additional protocols by touching the
and arrows.
3. Touch the protocol you would like to edit
or replace with a new sealing protocol.
4. Touch Edit. A screen displaying the
protocol name, temperature, and time appears.
5. Touch the parameter you wish to modify and use the keypad to make the desired
changes. Touch OK to save the changes or Cancel to revert back to previously
saved protocol.
Using saved protocols
1. Touch Protocols on the home screen.
2. A screen displaying a table of saved protocols is displayed. View additional protocols
by touching the and arrows.
3. Touch the protocol you would like to use.
4. Touch Load. The protocol name, temperature, and time appear on the home screen
and the platen automatically starts heating to the desired temperature.
Set Auto Shutdown
The Set Auto Shutdown function allows you to customize the duration of time an idle
instrument remains at the set temperature prior to automatically shutting down.
1. Touch Set Auto Shutdown on the home screen (Figure 6).
2. Enter the time the idle instrument should remain at the set temperature before
automatically shutting down. Times can range from 30 minutes to 3 hours.
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If the instrument has received no user input for this set amount of time, the
heater and screen will automatically shut off and the LED light will change
from green to orange
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Touch the screen to bring the instrument out of Auto Shutdown mode.
The instrument will automatically begin heating to the last set temperature
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Changes made to the Auto Shutdown setting are saved when the main
power is shut off
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Fig. 12. Protocols window.