Eppendorf Mastercycler Gradient - Mastercycler Personal Card Usage; Personal Card Safety and Handling

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9 Personal card
Depending on the length of the program, a maximum of ten programs can be stored on a personal card. When
a program is started from a personal card, the program is loaded into a temporary memory (but not into the
internal memory or into the processing level) for the duration of the program processing.
Programs can be transferred to other devices of the Mastercycler
®
, Mastercycler
®
gradient and
Mastercycler
®
personal using the personal card.
For the "Start", "FILES/Load", "FILES/Edit" and "FILES/Delete" menus, a difference will be made between the
memory of the personal card
〈
MCARD
〉
and the internal memory of the Mastercycler
®
〈
INTERN
〉
only when
the personal card has been inserted.
Menus "Start", "FILES/Load" and "FILES/Delete"
Only the programs of a memory appear in the display. The memory which is currently closed appears
in the display at the head of a program list as
〈
INTERN
〉
or
〈
MCARD
〉
. The closed memory can be
opened by selecting and then confirmed by pressing . This also closes the previous memory.
Menu "FILES/Edit"
The memory target (Target) must be selected using the key before the program name is
determined.
9.1 Safety precautions
The gold-colored contact area on the personal card must not be damaged, scratched or contaminated in any
way. Avoid touching the contact area with your fingers.
Electrostatic charges can destroy stored programs.
9.2 Operation
Inserting the card
– With the arrow facing forwards and the gold-colored contact area facing upwards, insert the card into the
slot under the control panel.
– Insert the card up to the stop. It clicks into place automatically.
Removing the card
– Insert the card up to the stop.
– The card is pushed out by spring pressure and can then be removed.
Formatting the card
A new card must be formatted. The request for formatting appears automatically in the display only when it is
necessary. The request for formatting is also made if the card has been erroneously inscribed.
– "Memory card not valid"
Confirm "Format: Yes" by pressing .
The nominal/actual steps appear in the bottom line of the display.
9 Personal card