Chapter 4: Operating the Instrument
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Fluorophore
Excitation Wavelength (nm)
Emission Wavelength (nm)
HPPA
320
405
4-MeU, NADH, NADPH
355
460
Biotinidinase
355
544
PKU
390
485
Green Fluorescent
Protein
390
510
Attophos /Attofluor
444
555
FITC
485
538
Ethidium Homodimer
(DNA)
530
620
TRITC, Ethidium Bromide
544
590
Texas Red
584
612
TAMRA
547
580
Tryptophan
280
340
Fluorescence Fluorophores Wavelengths
Read a Plate
CAUTION!
Before you read standard 96-well or 384-well plates from the top, you must
insert the plate adapter into the plate drawer. Before you do a bottom read, or when
you use high profile (6-well, 12-well, 24-well, or 48-well) plates, you must remove the
plate adapter from the plate drawer. See
.
Before you place a plate in the drawer, the underside of the plate must be dry. If the plate
has fluid on the underside, you must dry it with a lint-free cloth before you place it in the
drawer.
1. On the rear of the instrument, turn on the power switch.
The instrument carries out a diagnostic check. During this check, the plate drawer opens,
and then closes. When the diagnostic check completes, the plate drawer opens and
remains open.
2. Power on the computer.
3. Start the SoftMax Pro Software and connect the software to the instrument.
4. In the software, in the Ribbon, on the Home tab, click
Acquisition Settings
to display
the Settings dialog where you define the acquisition settings for the Plate section.