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Sealing microplates
G5585B PlateLocThermal Microplate Sealer Quick Guide
Selecting and editing a saved method (touchscreen)
To select and edit a saved plate sealing method:
1 On the touchscreen, press to display the Preset page.
2 Press or to move the highlight to the desired Preset row, and then do one
of the following:
• To use the highlighted Preset without changing it, press Select. The selected
values are loaded to settings on the Home page.
Status messages appear at the top of the Home page, such as, Warming up,
Cooling down, or Ready.
• To edit the highlighted Preset, press Edit, and then proceed to step 3.
3 In the Preset edit page, set the following:
• Seal Time. The duration (seconds) that the hot plate will be in contact with the
seal material and microplate.
• Seal Temp. The hot plate temperature (°C) when the seal cycle starts.
• Gas Purge Time. Gas-Purging PlateLocs only. The amount of time (seconds) the
microplate will be exposed to argon before the microplate is sealed.
Press or to change the value for the corresponding setting.
4 Click Save to save the edits for the Preset.