Biotek Cytation 5, Instructions For Use Manual

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16 | Installation
2. Set Up Gen5 for Imaging
Configuration information must be set before any optical components are installed.
Use Gen5 to update the instrument's onboard settings. The LED cubes and imaging
filter cubes must be installed with the reader off . Follow these installation steps in
the order in which they are given.
1. In Gen5, select
System > Instrument Configuration > Cytation 5 >
View/Modify > Setup
.
2. On the Imaging Configuration tab, input the objective and LED cube and
imaging filter cube configurations (see 3a. Setting the Objective, LED Cube,
and Imaging Filter Cube Configuratio n
on page 17), then click
Send
Values
.
Click
Access
next to an objective position in the Objective
Configuration area to lower the focusing system into the desired
access position and to rotate the objective turret to the selected
objective's installation position.
3. Install the objectives (see 3b. Install the Objective s on page 17) in their
defined locations.
4. Power off the instrument, and install the LED cubes and imaging filter cubes
(see 3c. Install the LED Cubes and Imaging Filter Cubes on page 17) in their
defined locations. Close the side access door.
Leave Gen5 open with the Reader Setup dialog onscreen while
performing the next steps.
5. Power on the instrument. After the self-test, the instrument will beep and the
eject button LED will be red, indicating that the objectives must be
calibrated.
6. Press the carrier eject button to stop the beeping.
7. Click
Auto Calibration
. Note that this process can take up to 15 minutes on
an instrument with six objective installed.
Phase contrast components are calibrated in the factory before shipment.
You do not need to run the Phase Ring Configuration and Calibration
routines at this time.
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