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Turning Your Thermocycler On and Off
To power on your thermocycler, press and hold the power button
(located on
the top of the unit) for roughly half a second. The status LED on the front of your
thermocycler will illuminate white to indicate it has successfully turned on. To turn
the unit off, press and hold the power button for 1.5 seconds and the status LED
will turn off upon release of the button. The unit will also turn itself off after 15
minutes of inactivity.
Charging & Checking Battery Status
Note:
To preserve your smartphone’s
battery life, disconnect from the
thermocycler when it’s not in use.
If your battery is running low, simply plug the AC power adapter into an outlet and
insert the power connector into the back of your thermocycler. The LED on the
back of the thermocycler will illuminate blue. If you're unable to turn your
thermocycler off using the power button on top, you may press the reset button to
force it off (all test data on the unit will be lost). Lastly, when the battery
button
is held, the LED on the front of your thermocycler indicates the battery charge
status as follows:
Franklin™ PCR Thermocycler User Manual
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