Cole Parmer Stuart SC6PLUS User manual

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Using the SC6PLUS printer and PC software
• Introduction
The Stuart S 6PLUS colony counter consists of a touch-
sensitive illuminated receiver plate and keypad with a digital
LED display. Pressure applied to the receiver plate by marking
a colony registers a count indicated by an audible bleep and
advance on the digital display.
To give a more permanent record of the colony counts, the
counting results together with plate averages and statistics
can be printed on the accessory printer or alternatively sent
to a computer via USB and viewed using the S 6PLUS
software.
We describe here how to use the S 6PLUS colony counter with
the accessory printer and P software.
• Using the printer
If using the accessory printer, connect the printer to the socket on the rear of the unit and
connect the printer to the mains supply. The power indicator should illuminate.
To print individual counts:
•ount the colonies present on the plate in the usual way then press the save key to
confirm. The unit will beep and the display will show three dashes ---.
•Press the print key. The printer will print the count of the plate.
•To clear the counts, press the save key then press and hold the correct/reset key. The
unit will beep and reset to 0.
To print the results of several counts:
•ount the colonies on the first plate then press the save
key twice.
•Repeat for the remaining plates but after the last count
press the save key only once. The individual counts are
saved as in the averaging function and the display ends
with ---.
•Press the print key. The printer will print the counts of all
the plates together with the population and sample
standard deviations, % Vs, maximum and minimum
counts as shown in the example opposite.
•To clear the memory, press and hold the correct/reset
key. The unit beeps twice and resets the count to 0. The memory is cleared of the
saved counts.

Using the SC6PLUS printer and PC software
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• Using the PC software
If intending to use the S 6PLUS software, follow the instructions for installing the software
given at the following link:
http://www.stuart-equipment.com/adminimages/S 6PLUS_P software_Setup(1).pdf.
After installing the software, connect the unit to a P using the supplied USB cable. The
S 6PLUS software screen will be displayed on the computer. The icons perform the
following functions:
Save the data as a text (txt) file for import into a
spreadsheet.
lear the current data.
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To print individual counts to the PC:
•ount the colonies on the plates then press the save key to confirm. The unit will beep
and the display will show three dashes ---.
•Press the print key. The software will display the counts for Dish 1.
•To clear the counts on the unit, press and hold the correct/reset key. The unit beeps
twice and resets the count to 0.
•To clear the counts in the S 6PLUS software, click on the red cross icon to clear the
display.
To print the results of several counts to the PC:
•ount the colonies on the first plate then press the
save key twice.
•Repeat for the remaining plates but after the last
count press the save key only once. The individual
counts are saved as in the averaging function and
the display ends with ---.
•Press the print key. The software will display the
counts of all the plates.
•In the S 6PLUS software, click the file save icon and save the data. The data is saved
as a .txt file in the selected location.