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Chapter 2: Setting Up the Instrument
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Installing the Barcode Reader
When your instrument configuration includes a barcode reader, the label on the plate
must be in the landscape position.
To install the barcode reader:
1. Power off the instrument.
2. Loosen the captive screws on the front of the instrument and then raise the top
cover up and over the instrument.
3. Insert the barcode reader ribbon into the slot on the right of the filters. Of the two
available slots, insert the ribbon in the slot toward the front of the instrument.
4. Place the barcode reader into the opening in the instrument insulation such that the
reader can read the plate in the drawer.
5. Lower the top cover and then tighten the captive screws on the front of the
instrument.
Installing the Software
Before you can operate the instrument, you must install the SoftMax Pro Software on a
computer.
You must install SoftMax Pro Software version 7.0.3 or higher to operate the instrument.
Changing the Plate Aperture
The plate drawer is on the front right of the instrument. The instrument control panel has
a DRAWER button that enables you to open and close the plate drawer. You can also
open and close the plate drawer from within the SoftMax Pro Software. See
Opening the
Drawer Manually on page 43 .
The instrument can accommodate SBS-standard 96 and 384-well plates with dimensions
of 128.2 mm long, 86.0 mm wide, and heights from 14 mm to 15 mm.
The instrument configuration has either an automatic plate aperture or a manual plate
aperture to switch between 96-well plates and 384-well plates.
Automatic Aperture
For instruments with the automatic aperture, you do not need to change the aperture
when you switch between 96- and 384-well plates. When you start a plate read the
instrument automatically changes the aperture to match the plate type you select.
Manual Aperture
For instruments with the manual aperture, you must use the SoftMax Pro Software
Change Aperture command when you switch between 96-well plates and 384-well plates
and from 384-well plates to 96-well plates. The command instructs the reader to check
whether a plate is in the drawer. If no plate is present, the plate carriage moves away
from the read head so that you can manually change the aperture.