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1 instrument components and controls – Bio-Rad PROTEAN® IEF Cell Accessories User Manual

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Section 2
Basic Set-up and Operation

2.1 Instrument Components and Controls

Fig. 1. Front panel display.

The soft keys, the alphanumeric key pad and the control keys are used to program the

instrument. A detailed description of each of the keys is provided in the table below.

Key

Description

T

T

T

Th

h

h

he

e

e

e A

A

A

Allllp

p

p

ph

h

h

ha

a

a

an

n

n

nu

u

u

um

m

m

me

e

e

errrriiiic

c

c

c K

K

K

Ke

e

e

eyy

y

yss

s

s are used to enter numbers,

letters and spaces during programming. To activate
the keypad press the soft key adjacent to the parameter
to be entered. The keypad is active when the cursor
(-) and enter symbol (

) are displayed on the LCD

panel. Press the appropriate alphanumeric key
repeatedly to scroll through selections until the
desired letter or number appears on the LCD panel.
Pressing the "0" key rapidly three times displays the
"pH" symbol.

T

T

T

Th

h

h

he

e

e

e E

E

E

Exx

x

xiiiitttt K

K

K

Ke

e

e

eyy

y

y is used to return to the previous screen

during programming.

T

T

T

Th

h

h

he

e

e

e C

C

C

CE

E

E

E K

K

K

Ke

e

e

eyy

y

y is used to clear an entry or to go back

one character when entering values.

S

S

S

So

o

o

offfftttt K

K

K

Ke

e

e

eyy

y

yss

s

s

Programming parameters are selected by pressing
the green adjacent soft key. When an arrow (

) is

displayed, the adjacent soft key allows you to scroll
through the parameters displayed on the adjacent
line or to activate the keypad. The selected parame-
ter is displayed in capitalized reverse-type. When
values need to be entered for a selected parameter,
the adjacent softkey is pressed and the (

) is

replaced by a cursor (-) and a return arrow
(

) are displayed. The alphanumeric keypad is then

used to enter the required values.

C

C

C

Co

o

o

on

n

n

nttttrrrro

o

o

ollll K

K

K

Ke

e

e

eyy

y

yss

s

s

The S

S

S

Stttta

a

a

arrrrtttt kk

k

ke

e

e

eyy

y

y is pressed to begin or resume a

programmed rehydration and/or a focusing method.

The S

S

S

Stttto

o

o

op

p

p

p K

K

K

Ke

e

e

eyy

y

y stops the run in progress. Total volt-

hours are displayed. Pressing the stop key
again when the run is stopped or complete returns
you to the main screen.

The P

P

P

Pa

a

a

au

u

u

uss

s

se

e

e

e K

K

K

Ke

e

e

eyy

y

y interrupts the run in progress. The

current method can be edited while paused.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

EXIT

CE

abc

def

ghi

j kl

mno

pqrs

tuv

wxyz

space

PROTEIN IEF Cell

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

EXIT

C E

abc

def

ghi

jkl

mno

pqrs

tuv

wxyz

space

4

Graphics display

Alphanumeric keypad

Control keys

Indicator light

Soft keys