Manual

C1000 Touch
TM
Thermal Cycler Manual
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• Ethernet port — for connecting the thermal cycler to a network
Controlling S1000 Thermal Cyclers with the C1000
Touch Thermal Cycler
Up to three S1000 thermal cyclers can run under the control of a C1000 Touch thermal cycler.
Each S1000 thermal cycler can be connected to the C1000 Touch thermal cycler through the
USB A ports of the C1000 Touch thermal cycler.
When connected to a C1000 Touch thermal cycler, the S1000 thermal cyclers can be
controlled by either the touchscreen on the C1000 Touch thermal cycler or by a PC connected
to the C1000 Touch thermal cycler and running CFX Manager
TM
2.1 software (or higher).
For detailed instructions on running the S1000 thermal cycler when it is connected to a C1000
Touch thermal cycler, refer to the instruction manual for the S1000 thermal cycler.
Connecting S1000 Cyclers Directly to a C1000 Touch
Thermal Cycler
To connect up to three S1000 thermal cyclers directly to a C1000 Touch Thermal Cycler, follow
these instructions:
1. Plug a high quality, shielded USB cable (such as the Bio-Rad USB cable catalog # 184-
8000) into the USB B port on the back of the S1000 thermal cycler.
2. Plug the other side of the USB cable into a USB A port on the back of the C1000 Touch
thermal cycler.
The C1000 Touch Thermal Cycler instrument detects the attached S1000 thermal cycler
and displays the current status on the C1000 Touch thermal cycler home screen.
NOTE: If the S1000 thermal cycler instrument has a name, then the name is
displayed on the status button instead of the serial number.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to connect up to three S1000 cyclers directly to the same C1000
Touch thermal cycler.
Operating S1000 Thermal Cyclers Under the Control of
the C1000 Touch Thermal Cycler
When an S1000 thermal cycler is under the control of the C1000 Touch Thermal Cycler cycler,
it is in semi-lockdown mode. In this mode, the S1000 thermal cycler does not respond when
control panel keys are pressed. However, the following keys function on the control panel:
• SCREEN — to access the running, graphical, and time remaining screens
• PAUSE — to temporarily stop a protocol that is currently running on the S1000
thermal cycler. This function is active when an individual protocol screen is being
displayed
• CANCEL — to cancel a protocol that is currently running on the S1000 thermal
cycler. This function is active when an individual protocol screen is being displayed
• ENTER — to begin a run that has been sent remotely from the CFX Manager
software
• ENTER — to skip a step. This function is active when an individual protocol screen is
being displayed