VWR International VWR 10, Instruction Manual

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Use Push-button mixing (checkbox) : when checked, mixing will be performed continuously
for as long as the user holds the Push-button on the pipette; once the Push-button is released,
mixing stops and the next task in the protocol is executed.
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Number of cycles
(2)
: specify how many times the volume should be mixed.
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Comments : enter any comments related to the task.
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Display text
(2)
: enter text that is displayed on the pipett
e’s LCD screen when the task is
activated (note that the number of characters for display text is limited
(3)
).
Purge task has the following parameters:
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Task name
(2)
: specify the name of the task.
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Comments: enter any comments related to the task.
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Display text
(2)
: enter text that is displayed on the pipette’s LCD screen when the task is
activated (note that the number of characters for Display text is limited
(3)
).
Wait task has the following parameters:
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Task name
(2)
: specify the name of the task.
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Duration(s)
(2)
: specify the duration of the pause in seconds.
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Comments: enter any comments related to the task.
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Display text
(2)
: enter text that is displayed on the pipette’s LCD screen when the task is
activated (note that the number of characters for Display text is limited
(3)
).
Beep task has the following parameters:
•
Task name
( 2)
: specify the name of the task.
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Comments : enter any comments related to the task.
Example of use: in order to produce a beep sound with duration of 1 second on the
pipette before the Aspirate task, position the following set of tasks before the Aspirate
task:
- Beep task (creates the beep start and end tasks).
- Wait task (with duration 1 s), which should replace the beep placeholder task between
the two beep tasks.
(2)
Parameters marked with an asterisk are mandatory.
(3)
Pipettes are able to display a limited number of characters on their LCD screen. If you use
longer strings of characters in Display text not all may be displayed.