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129951_V02_QSG_MINI_96.docx
MINI 96 control unit
m.
Display
n.
Touch wheel
, spin to scroll the cursor
o.
OK button
, to make a selection
p.
RUN button
, to start operations
q.
Tip ejector
r.
PURGE button
, to empty tips
s.
Arrow buttons
, for selections
t.
Back button
, to navigate backward
Loading GRIPTIPS
•
Insert the
base stage
(
b
) on the
deck
. “96” or “384” must match the tip
rack pattern. Put a tip rack on the
base stage
.
•
To load 96 tips four times from racks of 384 tips
(12.5 μl and 125 μl only),
move the tip rack in one of the four corners, e. g. front left.
•
Hold the
control unit
(
f
) and lower the
pipetting unit
(
h
) down onto the
tip rack until you are prompted to press
OK
to start automated tip loading.
•
Partial tip loading requires the optional two position stage. P
ress Partial ► and Set No. of
Columns
►. Enter the number of columns filled with tips and press
OK
.
Setting pipetting height
•
To define the lowest possible pipetting height, for ex.
the bottom of a well plate, select Pipetting Height
.
•
With tips attached move the pipetting unit down to the
desired pipetting height.
•
Press Set
to save your setting.
Running a pipetting program
Select from predefined programs that you can adapt easily or create multi-stepped custom programs.
Program
Description
Pipet
Liquid transfers when aspirate and dispense volumes are equal.
Repeat Dispense
Dispense multiple aliquots of the same volume.
Sample Dilute
Aspirate two liquids divided by an air gap, followed by dispense.
Pipet/Mix
Multiple mixing by aspiration and dispensing of defined volume.
Manual Pipet
Control the aspiration and dispensing up to the set volume.
Reverse Pipet
Liquid transfers of viscous or high vapor pressure liquids.
Variable Dispense
Dispense multiple aliquots of different volumes.
Multi Aspirate
Aspirate multiple aliquots of different volumes.
Sample Dilute/Mix
Aspirate two liquids divided by an air gap, followed by dispense and mix.
Serial Dilution
Aspirates a transfer volume followed by a mix.
Custom
Creates and store multi-stepped pipetting protocols.
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