52 | Chapter 3: Operation
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MAP screens appear in the order that they were defined in the assay. If the
assay has a closed variable, the screen for this variable is omitted.
D E F I N E :
M E T H O D MAP FORMULA CU R V E
At the DEFINE options screen, select MAP to begin the plate map process.
Map Generation
“Map Generation” represents the method by which blanks, controls, standards,
and/or samples are assigned to specific locations on the plate.
M A P G E N ERATION: MANUA L
A U T O M ANUAL
• Select AUTOMATIC PLATE MAP GENERATION to instruct the software
to automatically generate a plate map after the blanks, controls,
standards, and/or samples have been defined.
• Select MANUAL PLATE MAP GENERATION to indicate that the well
assignments will be performed manually (by the user) at Define and/or
Read time.
• Press
ENTER to save the selection and continue.
Use the SHIFT-CLEAR keys to clear any previously defined
manual map.
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