Manual

C1000 Touch
TM
Thermal Cycler Manual
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Use the following steps to log in to or log off the C1000 Touch thermal cycler:
1. Touch the Log In button on the home screen and select a user.
2. Enter the password using the pop-up alphanumeric keypad, and then touch the OK
button.
NOTE: A password can contain a combination of letters and numbers.
NOTE: The alphanumeric keypad will not be displayed if the user account does not
have a password.
3. To log off the thermal cycler, touch the Log Out button on the home screen.
Tools Screen
The User menu provides a list of functions available to an operator that is either not logged in
or logged in as a user. These functions control the C1000 Touch thermal cycler as shown in
Figure 31.
1. Touch the Tool s button on the home screen.
Figure 31. The User menu.
The functions in the User menu offer the following options:
• About — for viewing the current firmware versions and serial numbers
• System Logs — for viewing:
• System Messages Log — a list of messages that occurred during each run
• System Usage Log — a list of all events that occurred during each run
• Run Reports — viewing the run report for each time a protocol is run. Reports can
also be exported to a USB flash drive (for use when servicing the thermal cycler)
• Gradient Calculator — for calculating a temperature gradient across a block
The Administrator menu provides a list of functions available to an operator that is logged in
as the administrator. There are two ways to log in as the administrator:
1. Touch the Log In button on the home screen. Select ADMIN. Enter the administrator
password if one has been set up.
2. Touch the Tool s button on the home screen. Touch the Admin button. Enter the
administrator password if one has been set up.