SPECTROstar Nano Operating Manual
BMG LABTECH
12/16
0601B0001C
2012-07-18
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Overview
Front and Keypad Control of SPECTROstar Nano
3.1
The front of the SPECTROstar Nano is divided into three sections: the Microplate Carrier, the Cuvette Port,
and the Keypad Control (figure 1). Each section is described below.
Figure 1: Front view of SPECTROstar Nano
3.1.1 Microplate Carrier
The Microplate Carrier is designed for standard SBS microtitre plates from 6 – 1536 well format as well as
for BMG LABTECH´s LVis Plate (for low volume measurements down to 2 µL and for instrument
performance testing).
3.1.2 Cuvette Port
The SPECTROstar Nano comes with an integrated cuvette port for standard cuvettes with 10 mm path
length, for micro cuvettes, and is also compatible with low volume cuvettes such as the Traycell.
Open the cuvette port by briefly pressing on the lever of the lid. The door opens automatically and shows the
cuvette port. An arrow inside the cuvette port displays the direction of the light path. Hence a cuvette must
be placed so the light can pass through (figure 2.). Close the cuvette port by pressing on the lid until it
resides flat.
Figure 2: The SPECTROstar Nano Cuvette Port
