Dispensing Runs
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P/N CLS155330 Rev. A
FlexDrop iQ User Manual
PerkinElmer, Inc.
Dispensing Runs
This chapter describes how to set up the FlexDrop iQ target and source
plates, prepare the instrument, start a dispensing run, and analyze the
results.
Starting the FlexDrop iQ
To start up the FlexDrop iQ:
1. Switch the instrument power switch on the back of the instrument to the
On (|) position.
2. Press the On/Off switch on the front of the instrument. Wait for the tablet
to start and the instrument to initialize.
3. On the tablet, touch the FlexDrop iQ Studio icon to start the FlexDrip iQ
Studio software. You are prompted to Open a Saved Protocol or Create a
New Protocol as shown in the figure below.
Figure 1. Starting Screen of the FlexDrop iQ Software
4. If the desired protocol has not been saved, touch the
Create New
Protocol
button and continue with
Selecting the Protocol Settings
on the
next page.
If the desired protocol already exists, click the Open Saved Protocol
button, open the desired XML file, and then edit or run the protocol.
NOTE:
The tabs along the top of the FlexDrop iQ software screen (Figure
1) guide you through each single step of a dispensing run,
highlighting the current step in blue.
