Biotek 800 TS Series, Instructions For Use Manual

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30 | Operate the Reader Using the Touchscreen
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The left side of the Main Menu screen lists the assay protocols defined on the reader. As
shipped, the reader contains no protocols and the list is empty. Up to 40 uniquely named
protocols can be programmed and stored. Tap Next to scroll through the list.
On the right side of the Main Menu are the following options:
• Quick:
Define and run a simple single- or dual-wavelength protocol. You can
select the primary and secondary wavelength values and the plate type. If
applicable to your reader model, shake
and/or incubate options are available.
•
Protocol: Edit, create (and save), delete, and copy protocols. You can define
the protocol name; select the primary and secondary wavelength values, read
speed, and plate type; and define blank well(s). If applicable to your reader
mode, shake options are available.
• Results: View and optionally print/export measurement data stored on the
reader (for the 12 most recently run protocols).
•
Instrument: Configure the reader, printer, and USB flash drive settings; define
results output criteria; run an Absorbance Plate Test; and more.
Configure Your 800 TS
After you install the reader, and before you use it to create and run protocols, perform the
tasks in this section to define important instrument settings.
Set the Time and Date
When you turn on the 800 TS for the first time, set or confirm the date and time at your
location.
800TSI and 800TSUVI models:
When the incubator is turned on, the reader’s internal
temperature is displayed at the top of the screen, as shown above. When the incubator
is off, dashes are displayed.
The reader automatically performs delta OD and blank subtraction. To select the
dataset(s) for print or export, tap Instrument and then the Output tab.