ProteOn XPR36, User Manual

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ProteOn XPR36 | Experiments
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Setting Sensor Chip Temperature
Current chip and instrument temperatures are shown on the Instrument
Control screen and on the status bar. Set the chip and instrument
temperatures to match the protocol temperatures if they are different.
Until the sensor chip is initialized, its temperature is set on the Instrument
Control screen. After the chip has been initialized, it can be reset only on the
Protocol Steps screen. To remind you, a message appears in the Chip
Temperature area after the chip is initialized.
You cannot change the sensor chip temperature while an experiment is
running.
To set the sensor chip temperature on the Instrument Control screen:
1. Enter a value in the Sensor Chip edit box between 15 and 40ºC (the
difference between room and chip setting temperature must not exceed
+/- 15°C). The default sensor chip temperature is 25ºC.
2. Click Set to apply the temperature setting.
To set the default chip temperature:
• Select Options on the Tools menu and specify the chip temperature
in the dialog box that appears. See ProteOn Manager Software
Options on page 7.
To set the sensor chip temperature on the Protocol Steps screen:
1. Drag the Set Temperature step from the Step list into the Protocol Steps
list. You can rename this step.
2. In the Step Details panel, enter a temperature in the Sensor Chip
Temperature box within the range given.
3. In the Wait after temperature reached box, enter a time up to 24 hr. This
setting ensures that you wait the appropriate amount of time to ensure
that the temperature is stable.
The status bar and the Instrument Control screen show the actual
temperature.