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PIPETMAN® M
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USER’S GUIDE
Figure 22
Bulding a custom protocol
Default tasks available:
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Aspirate:
aspirates specified volume into the tip.
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Dispense:
dispenses specified volume from the tip.
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Dispense all:
dispenses all remaining volume from the tip followed by a purge action.
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Repeat
(1)
:
enables repetition of any task once or more.
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Mix:
mixes the specific volume in one or more cycles.
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Purge:
dispenses all remaining volume from the tip followed by purging
extra volume.
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Wait:
introduces a wait for a specified number of seconds.
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Wait for click:
pauses the protocol until Push button is clicked.
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Beep:
makes pipette produce a beeping sound while selected tasks are executed.
Add tasks to the protocol through drag-and-drop actions, by selecting a task and
clicking the arrow button or by double-clicking the task. Drag-and-drop actions
position the tasks in the following way: the selected task will be placed directly above
the task highlighted in the protocol section. If you are moving a task upwards or
creating a new task, the task will be positioned above the highlighted task. If you are
moving the task downwards, the task will be dropped after the highlighted task.
After you add a task to the protocol, you can modify task parameters.
NOTE
(1)
Tasks within
Repeat will be executed in a sequence for the specified number
of iterations.
Example: If Repeat contains two tasks:
Aspirate 20 µL followed by Dispense
20 µL and the number of iterations is set to 3, the tasks will be executed on
PIPETMAN M in the following order: 1.
Aspirate 20 µL, 2. Dispense 20 µL,
3.
Aspirate 20 µL, 4. Dispense 20 µL, 5. Aspirate 20 µL, and
6.
Dispense 20 µL.
