Thermo Fisher Scientifi c
Thermo Scientifi c Novus SCP/MCP User Manual
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1. Dip the tip under the surface of the fi rst liquid in the reservoir and press the
trigger. The fi rst volume is drawn in to the tip. A text AIR appears on display.
2. Withdraw the tip from the liquid touching it against the edge of the reservoir
to remove excess liquid. Press trigger again to aspirate air buffer.
3. Dip the tip under the surface of the second liquid and press the trigger. The
second volume is drawn in to the tip.
4. Withdraw the tip from the liquid.
5. To deliver the both volumes, press the trigger and hold it down. The blow-
out is also included to empty the tip.
6. Release the trigger to return to the ready position.
If necessary, change the tip and continue pipetting.
Programs are stored settings, that can be edited, stored and retrieved.
Additional functions as mixing, counter etc. are available in program mode.
To retrieve a program, choose PROGRAM from menu as described above. The
display shows the fi rst program (PROG1). Select the desired program with
scroll key and accept with OK.
If you want to change the settings, press EDIT. Select the function with scroll
key and accept with OK. Note that there are additional functions available
compared to main menu. After selecting the function, set the volumes, speeds
etc. as described in the function instruction above.
When working with programs, the scroll key selects the program and it is a very
fast way to switch between different settings.
Mix + Pipette
This function adds automatic mixing after normal pipetting. First select the
desired volume with scroll key and accept with OK. Then select pipetting
speeds accordingly. After dispensing the volume a text MIX appears on display.
By pressing trigger the pipette starts to pipette ca. 70 % of the selected volume
several times as long as the trigger is held pressed. After releasing the trigger
the pipettes stops after next dispensing and a text BLOWOUT appears to
display. A normal blowout function is done by pressing the trigger and pipette
is again ready for next pipetting.
P Count
This function adds automatic count number to pipetting. First select the desired
volume with scroll key and accept with OK. Then select pipetting speeds
accordingly. Next choose the max. number of pipettings, the default value is
999. After the max. number of pipettings is reached, the counter returns to zero.
The counter can be reset at any time to zero by pressing SCROLL DOWN ; OK ;
SCROLL UP ; OK.
Program
Additional
functions in
program mode
