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Chapter 6: Defining a Wash or Rinse Cycle
Before running procedures with the Mu Microplate Washer, select the instrument
set up options, define the microplate types, define the wash or rinse cycles, and then define
the procedures.
To select the instrument set up options, see Selecting Instrument Set Up Options on
page 113 .
To define the microplate types, see Defining a Microplate Type on page 77 .
To define the procedures, see Defining a Procedure on page 51 .
To edit or define a cycle, scroll the LCD display to Define Cycle . From Define Cycle , define
and save wash or rinse cycles to be used in procedure definitions.
Tip: If you have a previously defined cycle, you can create a similar new cycle by
editing an existing cycle and giving it a new name.
Figure 6-1: The Define Cycle menu option
Button Action
On the left
Press this button to scroll to Define Procedure . See Defining a Procedure on page 51 .
On the right
Press this button to scroll to Define Plate . See Defining a Microplate Type on page 77 .
Press this button to scroll forward through the list of previously defined cycles. If you
want to edit a previously defined cycle, scroll until the name is displayed. If you want
to define a new cycle, scroll until
<new> is displayed.
Press this button to scroll backward through the list of previously defined cycles. If
you want to edit a previously defined cycle, scroll until the name is displayed. If you
want to define a new cycle, scroll until
<new> is displayed.
Press this button to start defining the cycle. See Defining the Cycle on page 66 .
Table 6-1: Actions of Control Panel Buttons
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