Molecular Devices QPix 420, User Manual

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QPix 420 Colony Picking System User Guide
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Selecting Rearraying Routines
To select a Rearraying routine:
1. In the Routines window, select to create a new routine or to edit a routine.
To create a new routine, click New Routine.
To edit a routine, click Run Existing Routine and then select the name of the routine
from the Select Routine list.
To run the routine without making changes, select the Skip Steps check box.
2. Click Next to set the barcode options.
Note: You can import, export, and delete routines in the Routines window.
Removing Rearraying Routines
The Select Routine list contains the routines that are in the database. Only routines that match
the type of routine that you are creating are included in the list.
If you no longer need a routine, you can delete it from the database.
Deleting a Routine
To delete a routine, select the routine in the Select Routine list and then click Delete. In the
Delete Routine dialog, click OK to permanently remove the routine from the database.
Selecting Barcode Options
You can scan source and destination plates for barcodes.
Using a Barcode Reader
Note: You should always use barcodes for accurate data tracking.
To use a barcode reader:
1. Select the Use Barcode Reader check box to scan source and destination receptacles for
barcodes.
2. Click a Read Failure Option to define the system response when a barcode cannot be read
correctly.
Click Manual Prompt to open a dialog where you can enter a barcode or name for the
receptacle.
Click Skip Receptacle to ignore the receptacle and scan the next receptacle for a
barcode.
Note: If the system fails to identify a barcode for the source receptacle, the
routine ends, since the source requires a valid barcode.
Click Auto Generate to allow the system to automatically assign a valid random
barcode and continue the routine.
3. Click Next to define the source plate options.