Biometra TRIO
Operating
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Command
Function
Chapter
P
ROGRAMS
Viewing, running and editing programs
See chapter 7
P
ROTOCOL
W
IZARD
Automatic creation of PCR programs
See chapter 10
B
LOCK
Shows the current block status. If a block is
Free
a
touch on the button leads to a user- specific list of the
previously used programs
for quick start for the selected sample block
See chapter 6.5
and chapter 6.6
I
NCUBATE
For running a sample block at a constant temperature
See chapter 6.7
T
OOLS
Settings, documentation, extended self-test, cycler info
and diagnosis mode
See chapter 11
L
OG OUT
User log out
6.5
Block status
In the log in screen (see chapter "Log in Screen" p. 30) and the home screen (see chap-
ter "Home Screen" p. 32) a special button for the current sample block status is shown.
The sample block status can be F
REE
, R
UN
or P
AUSE
and is indicated by the color of the
button and the textbox in the middle of the button (2 in Figure 12). In the line above
the textbox the current sample block temperature is shown (1). If the temperature is
higher than 70 °C the characters are shown in red and the warning Hot plus the corre-
sponding warning symbol are displayed. In the line below the textbox the remaining
run time is shown (3). The block number is shown above the button.
1 Block temperature
2 Block status
3 Remaining run time / pause time
Figure 12 Biometra TRIO block status/quick start button
The following table summarizes the different button colors and sample block status.
When the button is pressed, it depends on the sample block status which function is
activated by the Biometra TRIO software. If the status is R
UN
or P
AUSE
, a touch of the
button will lead to the program overview (see chapter "Display during run" p. 58). If
the status is F
REE
, the program quick start function is activated (see chapter "Quick