Qiagen QIAgility, User Manual

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Operating Procedures
QIAgility User Manual 11/2011 6-21
8. If the current run file has already been saved, the
following message will appear.
9. Click on the “Yes” button.
10. The following dialog box will appear.
11. Select “Move to Safety Position (recommended)”, or
“Stop Immediately”. See below for details about these
options. If “Stop Immediately” was selected, proceed to
step 11.
12. The software will now shut down. If “Move to Safety
Position (recommended)” was selected, the robot will
discard the tip, and the pipetting head will now move to
a safe location. The following message will appear.
13. Click on the “OK” button.
14. Set the power switch of the QIAgility to the off position.
Moving to a safety position
This is the recommended method of shutting down the
instrument. The instrument will discard the tip, complete its
homing routine, and then the pipetting head will be lowered
to a known safe location. The user is prompted when it is
safe to switch the instrument off. All the instrument axes are
disengaged and can be moved freely. As the instrument is