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QPix 420 Colony Picking System User Guide
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Running Picking Processes
After a picking routine has been configured, you can run the process on the instrument. If you
have not configured the picking routine you want to run, you must create a new picking routine
or edit an existing routine.
Note: Before running a picking process, it is important that you do the cleaning and set
up procedures in
Preparing to Run Processes on page 27 .
Some steps that are included in these procedures might not be available, depending on the
features included with the instrument and license.
To run a configured picking routine:
1. Open the Picking window. See Opening the Picking Window on page 40 .
2. Select the picking routine you want to run. See Selecting Picking Routines on page 40 .
If you do not need to make changes to the routine, select the Skip Steps check box before
clicking Next.
3. Review the configured settings for the routine. See Viewing the Settings Summary on page
46 .
4. In the Settings Summary window, click Next to arrange the source plates in the instrument.
Arranging the Plate Layout
To arrange the plate layout:
1. Open the instrument door.
2. In the Holder Layout Summary window, follow the instructions to correctly arrange the plate
holders in the instrument. The layout is defined by the selections you made in earlier steps.
3. Select the Checked? check box to confirm the plate holder layout.
4. When you are finished making all of your changes, click Next.
CAUTION! At this point, you cannot go back and change settings. To make changes
now, you must cancel the process and start again.
5. Remove all plate lids.
6. In the Load Plates window, follow the instructions to correctly place the destination plates.
7. Click Next.