MANTIS User's Guide | Chapter 6: Initial Setup
If the MANTIS is unable to smoothly pick the chip up from the chip port or your dispense
locations are no longer accurate, you may need to tune the chip port position.
Prerequisites
● You have removed the chip from the MANTIS hand.
● The chip is loaded on the chip port that you wish to calibrate.
To calibrate the chip port position:
1. On the Chip Changer menu, click Tuning.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Continuous Flow chips must be calibrated whenever you want to use them with reagents
that have not already been calibrated for continuous flow use. Continuous Flow chip
calibration determines the amount of fluid dispensed per second.
To calibrate a Continuous Flow chip:
1. Go to the Tools menu and select Continuous Flow Calibration.
2. Next to Reagent, select the reagent you want to use with the Continuous Flow
chip.
3. Next to Chip, select Continuous Flow.
4. Next to Dispense Time, type the number of seconds you want the MANTIS to
dispense the reagent for. If you plan to dispense 200 µL, 1 second is enough. For
a 650 µL dispense, you should run a 3 second test. Type in fractions of a second
like 0.5 second or less if you'd like to calibrate for smaller volumes.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Calibrating the Chip Port Positions
Calibrating Continuous Flow Chips
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