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7. Close the thermo cassette cover and
make sure it closes properly:
8. Ensure that the thermo cassette lid is
completely closed. An open lid can cause
serious damage to the instrument.
9. Close the measurement chamber door by
pressing the symbol
on the touch
screen of the instrument.
10. Press
New Experiment
button to select
protocol to be executed and then press
Start experiment
to start. The protocol is
set up and uploaded to the instrument
with BioScreener PRO Software installed
to your PC. Refer to the BioScreener PRO
Software User Guide.
7.4 Opening the Cover during the
Experiment
The measurement chamber door is locked during
the experiment run. If necessary, the
measurement chamber door and the thermo
cassette cover can be opened between the
measurement cycles. To do so, press the
Pause
button on the Bioscreen C° Pro´s touch
screen. Make sure that the Bioscreen C° Pro has
come to a full stop and it is safe to open the
cover. Then press the
Eject
button to get the
plate carrier out. New samples can be added,
samples for other studies can be removed etc.
Close the thermo cassette cover and press the
eject button again to retract the plate carrier and
to close the chamber door. Continue the
measurement by pressing the
Play
button on
the touch screen.
Note:
When the thermo cassette cover is opened,
condensation may occur onto the microplate lid
because the thermo cassette cover and the
Honeycomb 2 Microplate lid cool down when
they are opened. If condensation occurs, wait
until the condensation has evaporated from the
lid before pressing the
Play
button. While the
experiment is paused the incubation is still on
and slight condensation should diminish gradually
when the thermo cassette cover heats up again. If
the condensation forms droplets on the
Honeycomb 2 plate lid it needs to be dried up
separately.
7.5 Shutting Down the Instrument
Switch the instrument off when it is not in use for
prolonged periods of time.
To shut down the Bioscreen C° Pro, follow these
steps:
1. Open the measurement chamber door,
remove any microplates and check the
thermo cassette and the cover for spills
or other problems.
