MJ Research PTC-0200, Operation Manual

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DNA Engine & DNA Engine Tetrad Operations Manual
Using the Instant Incubation Feature
The DNA Engine may be converted to a constant-temperature incubator
by pressing «
Instant Incubate
». A screen allowing use of the heated lid
will be displayed:
Use the «
Select»
keys to enable or disable the heated lid, then press «
Pro-
ceed»
. A screen allowing entry of the incubation temperature will be
displayed.
Use the keypad to enter any incubation temperature from –5.0˚C to
105.0˚C, then press «
Proceed
». The DNA Engine will incubate the sample
at the specified temperature until «
Cancel
» or «
Stop
» is pressed.
When the sample block reaches the incubation temperature, a timer be-
gins running in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. To stop and
start the timer, press «
Pause
».
Tip: Tip: Tip: Tip: Tip: The Pause feature is useful if you need to temporarily remove
samples that must be incubated for a precise period of time.
Pausing the timer while samples are not in the block allows
you to track the exact duration of their incubation.
INCUBATE:
Use heated lid?
Yes _No
✔
INCUBATE:
1= 20.0
°
for ever
Use heated lid?
Yes _No