SynOptics SYNBIOSIS aCOLyte3, User Manual

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Editing plate measurements
To change the Reject Small Particles filter setting for an individual plate result:
1. Select the Edit Result tab for the plate result – see Editing plate measurements , page 78.
2. Drag the
slider; click the arrow buttons at the ends of the slider to adjust the slider by a single
step; or press anywhere on the slider bar to set the slider to that position.
The plate will be remeasured with the new setting.
3. Check that the real colonies are still being counted while the small particles you want
to reject are being excluded, and repeat Step 2 if the result is still not satisfactory.
Note You may find it helpful to zoom the image – see Zooming the image , page 10.
4. Save the change to the result (see Saving changes to results
, page 82).
Changing the Sensitivity setting for a result
When you create a batch you can adjust the detection Sensitivity – see
Total Plate Count
,
page 30. After you have accepted the batch, you can also change the Sensitivity setting in
Measurement mode
before taking a measurement (see Test measurement and adjusting
settings , page 72).
This section shows you how to change the Sensitivity setting for an individual plate after it has
been measured.
To change the detection Sensitivity setting for an individual plate result:
1. Select the Edit Result tab for the plate result – see Editing plate measurements
, page 78.
2. Drag the
slider; click the arrow buttons at the ends of the slider to adjust the slider by a single
step; or press anywhere on the slider bar to set the slider to that position.
The plate will be remeasured with the new setting.
3. Check that the real colonies are being counted and the background and any debris are
being excluded, and repeat Step 2 if the result is still not satisfactory.
Note You may find it helpful to zoom the image – see Zooming the image , page 10.
4. Save the change to the result (see Saving changes to results
, page 82).
Splitting colonies in a result
When you create a batch, you can choose whether to use the colony splitter to split
overlapping colonies so that they are counted separately – see
Total Plate Count , page 30. You
can also change the colony splitter setting in Measurement Mode before taking a
measurement (see Test measurement and adjusting settings , page 72).
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