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Instrument Overview
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START and STOP — Allows you to start and stop the run
of a program. Also, you press STOP to stop the program
when an error occurs and an alarm sounds. After you
press STOP, the operation (dispense) of the currently
selected channel will fi nish and then the operation will end.
PRIME and EMPTY — Allows you to manually aspirate
supply agents into channel tubing (PRIME) or manually
dispense agents currently in the channel tubing (EMPTY).
You must press and hold the key for as long as you want
the fi ll or empty operation to continue.
ALARM — LED lights up when error occurs; audio signal
also sounds and LED display shows error code.
UP and DOWN Arrows — VOL mode, allows you to
increase or decrease dispense volume. PATTERN mode,
allows you to select or deselect individual channels
for dispense. MEMORY mode allows you to choose a
program number for a program.
VOL (μL) — Allows you to set dispense volumes.
PATTERN — Allows you to set columns (wells) to be fi lled
during a dispense.
MEMORY — Stores up to 18 sets (programs) of dispense
volumes and selected dispense channels: 9 programs for
96-well plates (including 6, 12, 24, and 48 well plates) and
9 programs for 384-well plates.
RESET — Allows you to restart a program after you have
stopped the program run. When you press RESET, the
stage returns to its starting position. Also, when the VOL
mode is selected, you can press RESET to increment the
dispense volume setting by 200μL at a time.
MODE — Allows you to select the three modes (VOL,
PATTERN, and MEMORY) one at a time, to set a
program’s parameters.
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