Running an Assay
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LabChip GX Touch/GXII Touch User Manual
PerkinElmer, Inc.
Defining the Run Parameters (Continued)
•
To select or clear adjacent wells, touch and drag over the
desired wells.
•
To use a Sample Names file to select the wells, see
Selecting Wells using a Sample Names File on page 57
7
If desired, select the
Column-wise
check box to sample the
plate in column order. If not selected, the plate is sampled in row
order.
8
If desired, select the
Advanced Settings
check box.
•
To repeatedly run the selected wells and combine the data
into one data file, touch the
+
or
-
button under
Sample Sips
to select the number of times to sample the selected wells.
•
To perform the assay multiple times on the same plate,
touch the
+
or
-
button under
Plate Cycles
to select number
of times to run the assay.
•
To randomly sample a specific percent of the selected wells,
touch the
+
or
-
button under
Random Select%
to specify
the percent of wells to sample during the run.
9
Touch the
Next
button
. The
opens.
10
If desired, type the name of the operator in the
Operator
text
box. (If the LabChip GxP option is installed, the name of the
current user is automatically displayed and cannot be edited.)
11
For ProteinEXact chips that have been primed before the run
(see
), select the
Skip Warm
and
Skip Prime
check
boxes to avoid repeating the priming and warming process.
12
To read the plate barcode (if your instrument is equipped with a
barcode reader), select the
Read Plate Barcode
check box.
(The plate barcode can be used as part of the data file name if
selected.)
13
To change the
Data Path
, touch the
Browse
button, select the
desired location for the data file in the Browse for Folder
window, and touch the
OK
button. If the LabChip GxP option is
installed, the data file must be located in the CDR. To restore
the default path, touch the
Default
button.
14
Select the
Copy to
check box to automatically create a copy of
the data files. Touch the
Browse
button, select the desired
location for the data files in the Browse for Folder window, and
touch the
OK
button. To restore the default path, touch the
Default
button.
