Promega Corporation ·
2800 Woods Hollow Road
·
Madison, WI 53711-5399 USA
Toll Free in USA 800-356-9526
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Phone 608-274-4330
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Fax 608-277-2516
· www.promega.com
Printed in USA.
Part# TM311
Revised 5/10
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16.F. Connecting to a PC Using a USB Cable
1. Turn on the instrument and computer.
2. Connect the GloMax
®
-Multi+ Detection System to the computer using a
USB cable. Use the USB port on the
back
panel of the instrument. The USB
port on the front of the instrument is used only for data transfer.
3. From the Home screen, go to the Instrument Control screen, and touch the
“Tools” button.
4. Touch the “External PC Control” button.
5. Launch the GloMax
®
-Multi+ Detection System PC software from the
computer.
6. Check the Instrument Status bar of the PC software for connectivity. When
the connection is successful, the Instrument Status bar should read
“Ready”.
7. If it does not, select the “Tools” button of the Instrument Control screen on
the computer, and confirm that the Instrument Port setting is on “USB”.
From this point, all instrument control should be done from the computer. To
return control to the GloMax
®
-Multi+ Detection System, follow the
instructions in Section 16.H.
16.G. Connecting to a PC Using an RS-232 Serial Cable
1. Turn on the instrument and computer.
2. Connect the GloMax
®
-Multi+ Detection System to a computer using the
RS-232 serial port located on the back panel of the instrument.
3. From the Home screen, go to the Instrument Control screen, and touch the
“Tools” button.
4. Touch the “External PC Control” button.
5. Launch the GloMax
®
-Multi+ Detection System PC software from the
computer.
6. Check the Instrument Status bar of the PC software for connectivity. When
the connection is successful, the Instrument Status bar should read
“Ready”.
7. If it does not, touch the “Tools” button on the Instrument Control screen of
the computer, and confirm that an appropriate COM Instrument Port is
selected.
From this point, all instrument control should be done from the computer. To
return control to the GloMax
®
-Multi+ Detection System, follow the
instructions in Section 16.H.
