TMA Grand Master 2.6 – User’s Guide
Contents
Disclaimer....................................................................................................................................4
Declaration Of Conformity...........................................................................................................6
Character Formats and Symbols...................................................................................................7
Terms and abbreviations..............................................................................................................8
1 Intended Use.............................................................................................................................9
1.1 Main Features of TMA Grand Master....................................................................................................9
1.2 New Features.......................................................................................................................................10
2 TMA Grand Master Hardware..................................................................................................11
2.1 TMA Grand Master Main Unit..............................................................................................................11
2.2 Cabling.................................................................................................................................................12
2.3 Delivery................................................................................................................................................13
2.4 Installing and Configuring TMA Grand Master Hardware....................................................................14
2.5 Transporting the TMA Grand Master Main Unit..................................................................................14
3 Installation of TMA Control Software ......................................................................................16
3.1 Prerequisites for the TMA Control Software Installation.....................................................................16
3.2 TMA Control Software Installation.......................................................................................................16
4 Operating the Main Unit..........................................................................................................21
4.1 Switching the Main Unit On or Off.......................................................................................................21
4.2 Starting the TMA Control Application..................................................................................................21
4.3 Main User Interface.............................................................................................................................24
4.3.1 Main Toolbar..................................................................................................................................................25
4.4 Inserting and Removing Blocks............................................................................................................28
4.4.1 Block preparation...........................................................................................................................................28
4.4.2 Cleaning block and PCR cassette preparation ...............................................................................................29
4.4.3 Inserting a block into the main unit...............................................................................................................30
4.4.4 Removing a block from the main unit............................................................................................................32
4.4.5 Removing a PCR cassette from the main unit................................................................................................32
4.5 Changing the Drill Bit and the Puncher................................................................................................32
5 Using TMA Grand Master........................................................................................................36
5.1 Creating TMA Blocks with TMA Grand Master.....................................................................................36
5.1.1 Before You Start..............................................................................................................................................37
5.2 Working with Recipient Block Layouts.................................................................................................37
5.2.1 Creating a recipient block layout....................................................................................................................37
5.2.2 Modifying a recipient block layout.................................................................................................................42
5.2.3 Deleting a recipient block layout....................................................................................................................43
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