Molecular Devices QPix 450, User Manual

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Selecting Barcode Options
When you are creating or editing a White Light only routine, the Barcodes window displays.
Using a Barcode Reader
Note: You should always use barcodes for accurate data tracking.
To use a barcode reader:
1. To scan source and destination receptacles for barcodes, select the Use Barcode Reader
check box.
2. Click a Read Failure Option to define the system response when a barcode cannot be read.
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. Use the Validation Barcode list to define the barcodes for source receptacles. If the
scanned barcode on a source receptacle cannot be found in the list, a message displays.
To manually enter valid barcodes, enter each barcode in the field below the list and
then click Insert.
To import valid barcodes from a text or .csv file, click Import and then select the file
from which to import the barcodes.
To use the valid barcodes in the database, click From Database.
To remove a barcode from the list, click the barcode in the list and then click Remove.
4. Click Next to define the destination receptacles. See Setting Destination Plate Options on
page 108 .