Turner BioSystems TBS-380, User Manual

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TBS-380 Mini-Fluorometer Operating Manual
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3 Instrument Parameters
3.1 Setup Flowchart TBS-380
Version 29 0607
X.X
UV
5 second warm up
Indicates Fluorescence
Reading and activity of IDL Indicates which channel is
active (UV or BLUE)
X.X
UV
X.X
BLUE
HOME screen
Cal Val: XX.X
<UP/DOWN>
UV
3.5 Press
CAL
button to
calibrate instrument
Logging Points
Left: XXX
RFU-BLK: X.X
RFU-STD: X.X
Press
ENTER
button to
toggle between screens
Calib UV
<ENT> to start
Press
ENTER
button to
move to next screen
Insert Blank
Then press <ENT>
Press
ENTER
button to
begin reading blank
Reading Blank
XX.X
Insert Cal Soln
then press <ENT>
Press
ENTER
button to
begin reading cal solution
Calib Complete
press <ENT>
Press
ENTER
button to
accept calibration
If
ENTER
button is not
pressed within seconds, the
following screen will
appear:
Abort Cal?
< ↑ > Yes < ↓ > No
3.7 Press
DATA
button to
access Data Logging
Datalogger:
<DATA> to toggle
Download data:
5X<ENT> to start
Data logger has
no valid data!
Erase Data
5X <ENT> to start
Press
ENTER
button five
times to begin download
If no data is logged the
following screen will
appear:
Press
ENTER
button five
times to begin erasing data
Erase Data
All data erased
Press
DATA
button once for
Data Logging status
Press
DATA
button twice to
download data
Press
DATA
button three
times to erase data
Status: Stop
<ENT> to toggle
Status: Logging
<ENT> to toggle
Press
ENTER
button to
toggle between screens
3.9 After calibration, insert the Solid
Standard and press the
READ
button.
Confirm that the value does not deviate
from previously recorded value by 5% or
more. If it does, recalibrate the instrument.
If it does not, record the reading.
3.2 Press
↑
or
↓
buttons
to adjust brightness of LCD
3.3 Press
A/B
button to
switch between
UV
and
BLUE
3.4 Press
STD VAL
button
to view value of standard
3.8 Press
DIAG
button to
view Diagnostics Screens
Press
ESC
button to return
to the HOME screen
Press
ESC
button to return
to the HOME screen
Press
ESC
button to return
to the HOME screen
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3.9 If the message Standard<Blank,
Recalibrate appears, we recommend the
standard concentration be increased by
10X or examine the blank for high
fluorescence background.