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The assigned protocol displays in the
Source Protocol
field.
Destination:
This field should display “The results will be saved using
Autosave” because AutoSave is required to start a plate read from the
Read Plate
window.
Read:
Click to start the reading.
Cancel:
Click to cancel the action and return to the main StakMax window.
To start a reading
1.
Turn on the StakMax system and reader instruments. See
the StakMax® Instrument On and Off on page 89
.
2.
Open the StakMax software interface. See
.
3.
Load the plates into the StakMax magazine. See
StakMax® Instrument on page 90
.
4.
Click
Start Read
.
The
Read Plate
window opens.
5.
Specify the number of plates to read or indicate that you want to
read all of the plates in the input stack.
6.
Select one of the following actions to take when the Plate
section(s) are filled:
Select Open a New Protocol to save the data to a different file
OR
Select Append a Plate Section to save the data from all of the
plates to the same file.
7.
Click Assign to assign a protocol.
8.
Select a protocol from the list and click
Open
.
Note:
If you do not see the protocol you want in this list, refer to
the
SoftMax
®
Pro User Guide
for information on protocol
authoring.
Note:
If you do not see the desired protocol in this list, refer to the
SoftMax
®
Pro User Guide
for information on protocol authoring.
Summary of Contents for StakMax
Page 1: ...StakMax Plate Handling System User Guide 0112 0133 Rev B May 2010...
Page 6: ...Contents 6 0112 0133 Rev B General Specifications 141 Diagrams 142...
Page 10: ...Safety 10 0112 0133 Rev B...
Page 14: ...Introduction 14 0112 0133 Rev B...
Page 80: ...Installation and Setup of SpectraMax L instrument 80 0112 0133 Rev B...
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