SONOPLOT MICROPLOTTER Proto, Manual

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If your solutions are not in a micro titer plate, but in custom wells that you have placed on the
deck of the system, you will need to manually define their positions. To set up a custom well
location, first move the dispenser into the well so that it is taking up solution. Then click on the
Use current coordinate as custom position button to set the location of the well.
Other parameters can be set for the solutions. These include the distance a solution can be
drawn before needing to be reloaded into the dispenser, how long (in seconds) to load that
solution into the dispenser, the time it takes to spray all of that solution out of the dispenser, and
the number of rinse cycles required to fully clean out that solution from the dispenser.
Each solution can be set to either return solution back to its original solution well when done or
to eject it into a designated waste well. The waste well can be chosen from any of the solution
wells you have added. The same goes for the well to use for rinse solvent.
Along with the solution settings, there are a few toolbar items for manually controlling the
solution loading and rinsing process. If you wish to load a solution into the dispenser, select the
solution from the list and click on
Load With Solution . To empty the dispenser, click on
Empty Dispenser . To put the dispenser through the entire rinsing process, click on Rinse .
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