Installation and Setup of StakMax® system
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Performing a Functional Check
Following calibration, perform the following functional check procedure
to make sure that the StakMax instrument is operational.
Required Equipment
•
5 empty microplates (located in the accessory kit)
To perform a functional check
1.
Turn on the StakMax instrument.
2.
Open the SoftMax Pro software. Click the StakMax button.
3.
Place 5 microplates in the input stack or the magazine.
4.
Click the
Scripting
button.
5.
Click
Open
.
6.
Select the
Functional Check
protocol and click
Open
.
7.
Click the
Run
button.
The first of 5 plates is now loaded into the read drawer.
The drawer closes then re-opens.
The plate is picked up and placed in the output stack.
The process continues for all of the plates.
After the plates have been processed, they are moved from
the output stack and are re-stacked in the input stack.
This repeats 10 times for a total of 50 plate load/unload cycles.
If the plates are stacked properly, your StakMax system passed the
functional check.
8.
Click
Done
to close the
Scripting
window.
Getting Started
This section describes the basic tasks needed to operate the StakMax
system.
Summary of Contents for StakMax
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