BIO RAD PTC-200 - Entering a Temperature Step

Creating Programs
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Use this menu to enter each step of the program:
• Temp enters a temperature step.
• Gradient enters a Gradient step.
• GoTo enters a GoTo step (note: since a protocol cannot begin with a GoTo
step, GoTo does not appear on the initial Enter Menu).
• Ramp enters a ramp step.
• End enters the End step.
Entering a Temperature Step
To enter a temperature step, select Temp from the Enter Menu, then press «Proceed».
The first Temp screen will be displayed:
The second line of this screen shows the number of the step being programmed (1 is used
in the example above). The last line of the screen allows a target temperature (in degrees
Celsius) to be entered for the step.
Use the keyboard to enter any number between –5.0 and 105.0 as the target temperature
(92.0 is used in the example below):
Press «Proceed». The target temperature will move to the second line of the screen, and
a line allowing a hold time to be entered for the step will be displayed:
Enter: CUSTO M 1
1=
Temp C: _
Enter: CUSTO M 1
1=
Temp C: 92.0
Enter: CUSTO M 1
1= 92.0
Time: _