Bio-Tek ELx405, Руководство оператора

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| Chapter 3: Operation
Adjust Utility
(ADJUST)
The
ADJUST
utility allows the user to view the positions of the aspirate and
dispense tubes in relation to the microwells, and “single-step” the carrier or
manifold axes through their offset ranges to select the best offset. For example, use
the Adjust utility to determine the most effective setting for the Horizontal
Dispense Position in a Wash program.
1. Place a microplate on the carrier.
2. To view aspirate/dispense tube positions or adjust an offset, follow the
menu path below.
UTIL SETUP ADJUST PLATE TYPE
ADJUSTMENT POSITION AXIS
3. From the PLATE TYPE screen, choose
96
or
384
for the Select, Select CW,
and HT/96-tube manifold, and
96
or
96Bead
for the Magna. ( PLATE TYPE
does not appear in the standard ELx405 or HT with the 192-tube manifold
installed.)
4. At the ADJUSTMENT POSITION screen, select a tube position:
ASPIR
(aspiration),
DISP
(dispense), or
MAGNET
(magnetic plate – Magna model
only). Only one tube position may be viewed at a time.
5. At the AXIS selection screen, choose an axis. The top line of the display
indicates which axis is active, and the offset position of that axis. The axis
options are model-dependent, as follows:
MAN Manifold (up/down movement) All models
CARX Carrier x-axis (left/right movement) All models
CARY Carrier y-axis (front/back movement) Select, Select CW, HT
MAGNET Magnet plate carrier (up/down
movement)
Magna
6. Press the
◄
(reverse) key to single-step the offset in a negative direction,
and the
►
(forward) key to single-step the offset in a positive direction. See
the examples in
Figure 21
on the following page.
7. When the desired offset position is found, record the position number for
later use when selecting an offset for a wash, dispense, or aspirate program.
8. To quit the Adjust utility, press Main Menu . When the selection is made,
the software automatically repositions the carrier and manifold to their
default positions.
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