Beckman Coulter BiomekFX, Quick Start Manual

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Learning to Create Methods for the Biomek® FX 2-15
Biomek® FX and FX-P Laboratory Automation Workstations Quick-Start Guide
2.5.3 Configuring Source Labware
To configure the labware named
Dest1
as source labware in the
Combine
step:
1. Click on Click here to add a source .
2. Click on the Dest1 labware sitting on
P5
in the Current Deck Display.
Note:
The information you supplied during
Instrument Setup
is displayed in
the source labware configuration.
3. The
Volume
field is highlighted, which allows you to designate the amount of
liquid to be dispensed. For this tutorial, you’re transferring 25 μ L; so, type 25
into the
Volume
field.
Note:
The volume is measured in microliters ( μ L) automatically and indicates
the amount of liquid that will be aspirated (25 μ L) from each selected well.
4. Leave the Auto-Select checkbox selected to use the technique selected by
Biomek Software.
5. Right-click on the large tip illustration next to the microplate graphic in the
configuration and choose Measure from the Bottom .
6. To adjust the height precisely to 1.00 mm, click on the tip and use the up or down
arrow keys on your keyboard while holding the
Alt
key.
OR
Right-click on the graphic, select Custom Height from the menu that appears,
and enter 1.0 in
Height
. This will be your aspirate height for this transfer.
Techniques allow
pipetting settings to be
saved globally and used
in any method. Biomek
Software includes several
predefined techniques. If
Auto-Select
is chosen in
a pipetting step, such as
Combine
, each time a
method is created,
Biomek Software
automatically selects the
technique most
appropriate for the
pipetting operation.
Techniques
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