Short Manual Biometra TRIO
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Define the heated lid status and temperature. Touch the input box “Lid” and switch
the heated lid on or off. If the heated lid is switched on enter a temperature between
30 °C and 110 °C.
To switch heated lid preheating mode on or off press the corresponding button.
Select a program step and press Edit. The edit step screen opens:
Use the cursor keys at the top of the screen to switch between program steps. The
number of the currently activated step is displayed.
Touch the input box “Temperature” and enter a temperature (°C).
Touch the input box “Holdtime” and enter the time (h:mm:ss). To program a pause
step press the button .
To program loop touch the input box “Goto” and enter the step number the program
shall go back to. Then touch the input box “Cycles” and enter how often the loop will
be repeated.
To reduce or increase the annealing temperature from step to step within a loop
press the button. ∆T and set a negative or positive temperature increment.
To increase or reduce the incubation time from step to step in a loop press the but-
ton ∆t and set a time increment.
To adjust the ramping rate press the button ∆R and enter any value between 0.1 °C
and max.
To define a Temperature Optimisation Step press button TOS. Enter the primer an-
nealing temperature and define the temperature increment. The temperature for
each sample block is displayed. Press the button to confirm the settings.
To confirm all settings press the button in the edit step screen. The software
leaves the edit step screen and shows the graphical or spreadsheet view.