ProteOn XPR36, User Manual

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Inside the Instrument
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Autosampler
The autosampler consists of the needle holder, thermal platform, three sample
holder sensors, and needle wash station. Shown below are two ProteOn
microplates in the left system, and one ProteOn sample rack in the right
system.
Lighting in the autosampler compartment works in two different
modes: Auto and On. When Auto is chosen from the ProteOn
Manager software Instrument screen, the light is on only when
the autosampler door is closed. When On is chosen, the light
remains on, whether the door is open or closed.
Thermal Platform
The thermal platform accommodates two types of sample holders:
• One or two 96-well microplates (12 x 8 format with either standard
or deep wells)
• A 6 x 12 format aluminum sample rack for 2 ml sample vials. The
platform supports and maintains the temperature of the sample
holder
You can set the thermal platform temperature from 2–35ºC, using the
Instrument Control screen in ProteOn Manager software.
See Setting the Autosampler Temperature on page 69.