ibidi Heating System, Multi-Well Plates, K-Frame
The display shows the measured (’I’ = instantaneous) and set (’S’ = set) temperatures of all the chan-
nels.
The cursor position is indicated with square brackets (”
[
]
”). You can move the cursor using the
”left” and ”right” buttons. If you want to select a parameter or a function, press the round button
and the square brackets will change to angle brackets (”
<
>
”). Now you are able to change the
value with the ”up” and ”down” buttons. To confirm the changed value, you must press the round
button once more.
Standardly, the channels are pre-defined with the following settings to match all possible combina-
tions of heated components on the controller:
Table 4 – Channel assignment of the Temperature Controller
Channel No.
Short name
Components to connect
Product number
Channel 1
”Lid”
Heated Lid, Universal Fit
#10918, #10927
or
Heated Lid, Multi-Well Plates, K-Frame
#10929
Channel 2
”Plate”
Heated Plate, Universal Fit, for 1 Chamber
#10918
or
Heated Plate, Multi-Well Plates, K-Frame
#10929
Channel 3
”Glass”
Heated Glass Bottom, Multi-Well Plates, K-Frame
#10929
Channel 4
”Ch4”
Heated Plate, Universal Fit, for 4 µ-Slides
#10927, #10928
5.3.1
Run/Stop Mode
Set the whole system to run or stop mode by manipulating the setting in the display’s bottom line to
”Run” (= system is running) or ”Stop” (= system is not running).
Figure 11 – Main display indicating ”Run”
5.3.2
Incubation Parameters
Set the parameters in the front display and wait for the temperature to equilibrate. It is recommended
to start the system at least 30 minutes before inserting cells. Recommended values are given in table
Before starting an experiment, an initial temperature adjustment must be performed (see Section
5.3.3
Setup Menu
The Setup menu offers the possibility to change the settings of the individual channels and the dis-
play. For standard operation no changes need to be made. Enter the setup menu by navigating to the
”Setup” entry and pressing the round button. The mode dialog will open.
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