Molecular Devices QPix 420, User Manual

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Chapter 3: QPix 420 Software Overview
The QPix 420 Colony Picking Software controls the QPix 420 Colony Picking System.
To start the software, from the Windows desktop, double-click the QPix 420 Colony
Picking icon.
When the software first starts, the Navigation window displays the New Process tab. The
processes that appear depend on the modules you bought and installed.
To change the view and available options, click the tabs near the top of the window below the
menus.
New Process gives you a full set of options for creating and managing processes and
system maintenance. See
New Process Options on page 23 .
Templates displays a list of saved templates that can be used for creating new processes.
Recent Processes displays a list of recently opened processes.
Click the Open Process button at the bottom of the window to display the Open dialog where
you can select and open a saved process file.
To turn the interior light on and off, in the bottom-
right corner of the window, double-click the interior light icon. The interior light is not used for
imaging and automatically turns off during imaging.
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