Using PowerEase
®
500,
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Start-Up Screen
The
Start-Up
screen is the first screen to appear after pressing the
Power
button
on the keypad.
Press the
Select
button to advance to the
Gel Method
screen.
Note
: After first use, the last screen previously in use will appear after shutting
the power off and back on again.
Gel Method
Screen
The
Gel Method
screen (see figure below) allows you to select from a choice of
eight pre-programmed methods for Novex
®
mini-gels or four user-defined
methods.
1. Use the directional arrow buttons to navigate through the menu.
2. Press
the
Select
button to choose the method. You will advance to the
Gel
Quantity
screen (see next page) if a pre-programmed method is chosen, or to
the
Custom Method Option
screen (see page 13) if a user defined method is
selected.
Note
: The pre-programmed method durations are set to the shortest run time per
gel type, or buffer level and buffer strength to prevent over-running a gel.
Different percentage gels within a single gel type can cause a gel to take longer to
run. Additional time can be added to the pre-programmed method before,
during, and after a run (see page 11). The estimated durations for different
percentage Novex
®
mini-gels are listed on page 18.
TBE Gel
Tris-Gly Gel
User-Custom3
User-Custom1
Western Blot
IEF Gel
NuPAGE Blot
NuPAGE Gel
TBE-Urea Gel
Tricine Gel
User-Custom2
User-Custom4
SELECT to continue
and
moves cursor
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