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ROBOT MANUAL
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STERILIZING AGENT
Recommended for sterilizing ClonePix 2 and its components and accessories. Catalogue
number K8080. (Sterilization Agent (K8080) cannot be used in North America.)
TEMPLATE
A program from which Processes can be generated. A Template is saved as a .gft file.
TRANSILLUMINATION
The white light option normally used to detect colonies using LEDs positioned on the robot
head.
WASH BOTTLE
4 liter bottle of sterile water used to purge the fluid system (1 liter in some older systems).
WASTE BOTTLE
4 liter bottle used to collect purged fluid (1 liter in some older systems).
WHITE LIGHT
Full spectrum LED illumination, of which there are two options: Transillumination (Trans) is
normally used to detect colonies. Epi-illumination is normally used for configuring the robot
and for visualising colonies during picking.
X DRIVE
Robot axis running from right to left.
XML
Extensible Markup Language. A simple text format derived from SGML Originally designed to
meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is also used in the exchange of
a wide variety of data on the Web.
Y DRIVE
Robot axis running from back to front.
Z DRIVE
Robot axis running vertically from high to low on the Robot bed.
