Integra VIAFLO 96 - Getting Started

VIAFLO 96/384 – Operating instructions V11 Installation
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WARNING
VIAFLO 96/384 must be secured with the “Park Head” function before
carrying.
Before VIAFLO 96/384 can be relocated, the pipetting and base unit must be fixed. Select
“Park Head” from “Calibration & Service” of the Toolbox menu, see “3.4.5 Calibration &
Services” on page 18. Make sure GripTips have been ejected, clear the Instrument deck
(7
) and press the RUN key (17) to start the park routine. The unit moves to the park
position and is anchored on the base with a bolt. Switch off VIAFLO 96/384 and
disconnect it from the electricity mains.
3.3 Getting started
Turn on VIAFLO 96/384 (see "Turn on/off the device" on page 21). To adapt the device to
the appropriate applications, select the following functions of the Toolbox menu in this
order:
• Change head: Select the toolbox menu “Change head” and insert the appropriate
pipetting head, see "
Change head" on page 14.
• Load 96/384 GripTips, see "Attaching and removing GripTips" on page 21
• Position settings - Head alignment: Define the center of the wells of a 96-or 384-well
plate, see "
Position Settings" on page 16.
• Position settings - Tip align: VIAFLO 96/384 base unit can be moved left and right
(X direction). Tip align locks onto the wells of a plate and helps to guide the tips into the
microplate wells.
• Z-Height: VIAFLO 96/384 pipetting unit can be moved up and down (Z direction). A
minimum height can be defined in every pipetting mode, e. g. to set optimal tip immer-
sion depth, see “4.3.2
Set Z-Position” on page 23.
• Preferences: Define system parameters, see "Preferences" on page 16.