2. General
2.4 Instrument Software Features
The instrument has the following software features:
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30 user definable washing programs
, stored under the numbers 1 to 30.
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Up to 60 processing steps per program
, each processing step can be
identical or different from the previous step.
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3 Washing Modes
, Dilution Washing, Bottom Washing and Overflow
Washing.
Set using the Plate type parameters.
•
Soak Time
selectable from 1 to 999 seconds.
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Software selectable Dispensing Speeds
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Software selectable Aspirating Speeds
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Software selectable Bottom position
, for aspiration contact to the bottom
of the wells.
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Four Rinse Modes
, the different Rinse modes can be used to select how the
instrument is rinsed before it is left to stand or switched off.
•
Automatic Microplate Centering
, the microplate is automatically centered
before the start of the washing program.
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Programmable Strip Selection
, the program can be defined so that the
strips to be washed can be selected before starting the washing procedure.
2.4.1 Software
Menus
The instrument can be used in the following software menus:
Run
Selection of the Run procedure to perform the selected program
Prime
Priming procedure for each channel
Rinse
Rinsing procedure
Program
Selection of the Programming procedure, to define the required
program
Clear
Procedure to clear a program from the instrument's memory
Show
Procedure to show the parameters for a program
Adjust
Procedure to adjust the instrument parameters
Service
Selection of the Service submenu
For service engineer only
May 2003
Instructions for Use for Columbus Washer No. I 109 006 Rev No. 2.2
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