TriContinent 8441 series, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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3.3.4 DISPENSE SPEED
Press until the flashing arrow
appears next to DISPENSE SPEED. Press
the and keys to adjust the initial speed up and down.
The DISPENSE SPEED is the rate at which the liquid will be dispensed from an individual
manifold needle. The DISPENSE SPEED requirement will vary depending on the application.
For an 8-port manifold, the range is 150 µl/sec to 500 µl/sec and for the 12-port it is 150 µl/sec
to 400 µl/sec.
3.3.5 SOAK SECONDS
Press until the flashing arrow appears
next to SOAK SECONDS and the soak time
is displayed. Set the soak time by pressing
or . Maximum soak time is 999 seconds.
3.3.6 WASH CYCLES
Press until the flashing arrow appears
next to WASH CYCLES and the number of
cycles is displayed. Set the number of wash cycles by pressing or . Maximum
number of cycles is 10.
3.3.6.1 TO DISPENSE ONLY
Set WASH CYCLES to 0, then the total volume will be dispensed into each well without
aspiration.
3.3.7 STRIP/PLATE MODE WASH
Press until the flashing arrow appears
next to STRIP/PLATE MODE WASH.
Press or to toggle between “SP” = STRIP or “PL” = PLATE wash modes. When
“PL”, PLATE WASH MODE is selected, the arrow will remain displayed as a visual reminder
that Plate Wash mode has been selected for this program.
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PROGRAM NUMBER
DISPENSE VOLUME
DISPENSE SPEED
SOAK SECONDS
WASH CYCLES
STRIP/PLATE WASH MODE
PLATE SELECTION
2-8 PORT MANIFOLD
12 PORT MANIFOLD
8 PORT MANIFOLD
PROGRAM NUMBER
DISPENSE VOLUME
DISPENSE SPEED
SOAK SECONDS
WASH CYCLES
STRIP/PLATE WASH MODE
PLATE SELECTION
2-8 PORT MANIFOLD
12 PORT MANIFOLD
8 PORT MANIFOLD
PROGRAM NUMBER
DISPENSE VOLUME
DISPENSE SPEED
SOAK SECONDS
WASH CYCLES
STRIP/PLATE WASH MODE
PLATE SELECTION
2-8 PORT MANIFOLD
12 PORT MANIFOLD
8 PORT MANIFOLD
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PROGRAM NUMBER
DISPENSE VOLUME
DISPENSE SPEED
SOAK SECONDS
WASH CYCLES
STRIP/PLATE WASH MODE
PLATE SELECTION
2-8 PORT MANIFOLD
12 PORT MANIFOLD
8 PORT MANIFOLD
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