Molecular Devices FLIPR Tetra, User Manual

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FLIPR
®
Tetra High Throughput Cellular Screening System User Guide
0112-0109 H 57
Signal Test
The signal test has two functions:
• Checking the state of the overall system: This function is
typically performed using the yellow test plate with the
respective plate format for your assay and can be accessed
through the Yellow Plate Signal Test command in the main
menu. Outlined in the table below are the default settings used
when performing the yellow plate signal test. These settings
cannot be saved to a protocol for use at a later time.
• Checking initial fluorescence of a plate prior to running an
assay: This function is typically performed to evaluate the assay
plate prior to running an experiment and can be accessed
through the Protocol Signal Test command in the main menu.
Settings outlined in the table below will default to the settings in
the currently open protocol when performing the protocol signal
test. These settings can be saved to the open protocol for use at
a later time.
Set Remote/
Manual Mode
A toggle that switches the instrument between manual and
remote modes.
Set Remote Mode —Enables you to integrate a third-party
robotics system with FLIPR
®
Tetra System. See Appendix A:
Robotic Integration on page 221
.
ScreenWorks automatically goes into Remote Mode if you
open SynchroMax Automation , however Remote Mode
is not used to initiate communication with the SynchroMax
ET.
Set Manual Mode —Disables SynchroMax ET or third-party
robotics control. All instrument commands must be initiated
through ScreenWorks.
SynchroMax
Automation
Opens the SynchroMax dialog for configuration of plate
handling with the SynchroMax ET. See SynchroMax™
Automation on page 59 .
Reset Reinitializes the system to clear any fatal errors as
designated in red at the bottom of the Instrument Status
panel.
Clear Error Clears minor system errors as designated in yellow at the
bottom of the Instrument Status panel.
Calibration Opens the Calibration dialog where Flat Field Calibration
Calibrations can be performed. See Recalibrating the Optics
on page 150 .
Refresh
Configuration
Refreshes the instrument configuration. Use this command
after hardware settings have changed.
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