Walz MINI-PAM - Page 4

CONTENTS
9 Data Transfer.............................................................................. 48
10 Operation of the MINI-PAM via a PC-Terminal and the
RS 232 Interface ......................................................................... 51
11 Maintenance................................................................................ 53
11.1 Internal battery and its replacement ........................................ 53
11.2 Halogen lamp and its replacement .......................................... 54
11.3 Fuse replacement..................................................................... 55
11.4 EPROM and its replacement................................................... 55
12 Chlorophyll Fluorescence Measurements with the
MINI-PAM.................................................................................. 57
12.1 Chlorophyl fluorescence as an indicator of photosynthesis .... 58
12.2 The PAM measuring principle ................................................ 64
12.3 Assessment of photosynthesis with the MINI-PAM: Outline
of the most important functions in practical applications. ......67
12.3.1 Maximal photochemical yield Fv/Fm ...............................67
12.3.2 ML-BURST (menu point 5)..............................................68
12.3.3 AUTO-ZERO (menu point 2) ...........................................69
12.3.4 Fo, Fm (menu point 25) .................................................... 70
12.3.5 INT.TEMP (menu point 35).............................................. 71
12.3.6 qP, qN and NPQ (menu points 26 and 27)........................ 73
12.3.7 YIELD-measurements of illuminated samples ................. 75
12.3.8 ACT-LIGHT and ACT+YIELD (menu points 12 and 13)76
12.3.9 LIGHT CURVE (menu point 17) and LIGHT-
CURVE+REC (menu point 18) ........................................ 79
12.3.10 YIELD- and ETR-averaging (menu point 11) ..................82
12.3.11 INDUCTION CURVE (menu point 21) and
INDUCTION CURVE+RECOVERY (menu point 22).... 83
12.3.12 Repetition Clock (menu point 28: REP-CLOCK and
double key function ON+MEM)....................................... 85
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