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6.6.2 Language Update
To update languages:
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Start the Pota Pal app
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Click the ‘Language Update’ icon
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Click icon, navigate to file location
and highlight language file
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Click open then ‘Send File’ to install
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The file will upload with incubator
displaying mode screen
•
Upon completion the message
‘Charging’ will appear on the screen
•
Language update will also include
any updates to voice instructions
6.6.3 View Incubation Cycle
Up to 100 incubation cycles will be stored
on the incubator in chronological order.
To view incubation data:
• Select ‘View Incubation Data’
• The dialogue screen will list the incubation
cycles available for view listed by date/time,
incubation protocol and number
• Choose the required cycle
to view and press ‘OK’
• The app will plot incubator temperature
on the top graph and power consumption
on the lower graph over the entire
incubator cycle
• Drag the progress icon to the right to
see the trend throughout the cycle
• Click ‘Fit to Window’ to see the
entire incubation cycle on the device
window at once
NOTE: only one incubation data file can
be viewed; before opening additional
cycles close the currently open view.
6.6.4 Upload Audio Instructions
The unique audible instructions included in
the incubator, support new and experienced
users alike in providing simple support for
key steps in microbiological analysis.
Audible prompts are included in English,
French, Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin).
New prompts in local languages and dialects
can be uploaded using the Pota Pal app and
Audacity software functionality. The Android
app also has the ability to record prompts.
To create correct format audio files for upload,
download the freeware Audacity software
(www.audacity.sourceforge.net) to
your internet-enabled device.
The predefined format of acceptable
audio files is:
File extension should be *.wav
Bit rate is 16bps
Sample rate frequency set to 8kHz
Max file size per clip is 640KB
Max length per clip is 40 seconds
Once audio files have been created for the
individual prompts in the desired language/
dialect, save them to a memorable location.
To upload instructions via the Pota Pal app:
• Connect the incubator via the USB cable
• Open the Pota Pal app
• Select ‘Upload Audio Instructions’
• Select the Prompt Card required for
the audible instructions (see section
6.3.4 and existing prompt cards)
• Select the address from Intro
(0) to 6 for the audible prompt
• Select the file to upload
to the specified location
• Select ‘Upload’ and the progress
bar will show the upload action
• Once updated, the selection of
‘Custom’ will appear in the Voice
Instructions menu and can be played
in the usual way
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