Matrix WellMate - Operate the Instrument Manually

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Setting up and running the Instrument
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g. When you have fi nished aligning the 384-well
plate under the nozzles, press the RESET button.
The stage shuttle will move to its home position
under the right stacker.
4. Turn the WellMate unit off, then turn it on.
The WellMate stacker is ready for use. When you
press START during manual operation, the fi rst plate
in the stacker will be moved to the dispense position.
7. Operate the Instrument Manually
To operate the instrument manually:
1. Select the plate type.
Set the plate type by moving the plate type slide in
toward the machine for 384-well plates and out away
from the machine for 96-well plates.
Verify that the plate type LED for your plate
(96 or 384) lights up on the keypad.
2. Put a plate or other receptacle on the stage.
3. Adjust the nozzle height to the correct height by
using the nozzle height spacer guide.
4. Set the dispense volume:
a. Press MODE. The VOL (μL) LED lights up.
b. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to increase or
decrease volume (the current volume appears in
the LED Display).
Note: To increase the dispense volume in
increments of 200µl, press RESET.
5. Select the dispense pattern (which plate columns
are to be fi lled):