Sartorius PICUS - Advanced Functions

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8. To remove a step:
a. Use the adjustment wheel to select Delete step and confirm with the
operating button or the Softkey for OK. The pipette then lists the
available steps.
b. Use the adjustment wheel to select the step to be deleted and confirm
with the operating button or the Softkey for OK.
9. To save the protocol, press the Softkey for SAVE.
OR
Press the Softkey for BACK to discard your changes and return to the
Protocols menu. You will be asked to confirm if you want to discard your
changes: press the appropriate Softkey for YES or NO. If you select NO you
will be returned to the editing menu.
To activate a pipetting protocol:
1. Select MENU by pressing the left Softkey.
2. Use the adjustment wheel to select Protocols and confirm by pressing the
operating button or the Softkey for OK.
3. Use the adjustment wheel to select the desired protocol (P1-P3). Confirm
by pressing the operating button or the Softkey for OK. The selected
Protocol is now active. You can only activate a protocol that has been set
up. To set up protocols please go to the start of section 3.2.9.
To use a pipetting protocol:
1. When a pipetting protocol is activated, you automatically start on the first
step.
2. Operate the pipette by pressing the operating button.
a. On the screen, next to the mode name, you can see the number of the
current step and the total number of steps, e.g. 1/3 means that you are
on the first step of three.
b. The pipette automatically takes you to the next step after each one is
completed.
c. Alternatively you can navigate through the steps by using the Softkeys
for NEXT (next) and PREV (previous).
3. When all the steps in the protocol are completed, the pipette will notify
you with a sound (if enabled) and the text “Protocol completed!”.
a. To restart the protocol, press the operating button or the Softkey for
NEXT.
b. To return to the last step, use the Softkey for PREV.
c. To finish using the protocol, press the Softkey for MENU and choose
the next pipetting mode you wish to use.
Mode Settings and Advanced Functions
In Protocols, the mode settings and advanced functions are defined based
on the modes selected inside the protocol. Please see main mode settings in
sections 3.2.1 - 3.2.8 and advanced functions in section 3.2.10.
3.2.10. Advanced Functions
Advanced functions can be optionally used in conjunction with the main
pipetting modes as shown on the table on page 9 of this manual.
To activate or deactivate advanced functions, once you have already selected
the main mode:
1. Press the right Softkey for ADV. All available advanced functions are
listed and their current status (On/Off) is displayed.
2. Scroll through the list of advanced functions using the Softkey for NEXT.
3. Turn the selected highlighted advanced function on or off by turning the
adjustment wheel.
4. Press the operating button or the Softkey for OK to accept the changes,
or press the Softkey for BACK to discard.
Titration has been programmed as the first
step out of five.
The protocol has run through all its steps.