Software Configuration
SkanWasher 400 User Guide
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Program
Configuration
Description
Exit/Save
Use to exit program. User able to save or reject data
before exiting.
Name
Program name selected up to 5 characters.
Select each character by using the up or down arrow
buttons.
Press Enter to move to the next character position.
Characters can be capital or lower-case letters,
digits, or special characters such as brackets,
asterisks, colons, etc.
Delete program by moving
arrows to blank
space.
Air Pressure
Pressure set for internal air pressure pump.
Set to any value from 0.0 to 0.6 bar (approximately 9
psi).
Pressure is changed to adjust the inlet wash liquid
flow.
To disable the pressure pump, select 0.0 bar.
For normal wash, select 0.25 bar (approximately 4
psi).
Volume
Adjust
Adjustment can be made to fine tune the dispensed vol-
ume using dispense or wash functions. The instrument is
set at a default of 1.00 which can handle water and
0.0
2%
Tween. If a viscous material is used, increase the dis-
pense volume by increasing the factor.
Set Aspirate
Position
The position of the aspirate probe is adjusted using this
setting.
This position is the height above the bottom of the
well during aspiration.
Place microplate in lift and press Enter to raise
microplate to probes. Use up/down arrow buttons to
set at correct height. See Figure 8.
For low residual volume, the aspirate probe must be
close to the bottom of the well. Total adjustable
distance is 6 mm.
