PerkinElmer Wallac 1420, User Manual

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Operating Wallac 1420
30
Stackers are
loaded ready
for operation
Quick release
mechanism for
plates
4. Select the protocol and click the Start button or use the Start Wizard .
5. The plates will be moved one by one from the input stacker to the measurement position.
After each plate has been measured, it is moved to the output stacker. When the assay has
been completed operation will stop.
If there are still plates in the input stacker it means that you must start a new assay by
selecting the protocol and clicking
Start as described above.
6. When all plates have been moved to the output stacker, it can be removed. To do this,
press the release tab at the bottom of the stacker, then lift it up.
After you have removed the stacker, pull up the handles of the quick release mechanism to
allow the plates to be emptied easily from the stacker.
Note: make sure you do not operate
this mechanism when the stacker is loaded in Wallac 1420 because you may jam the
conveyor.
If the button on Wallac 1420 is blinking, it means that the assay has not finished and you
must remove the empty input stacker, load an empty output stacker and then an input
stacker which has the remaining plates of the assay (plus plates for other assays if you
want).