Sartorius PICUS - Advanced Pipetting Modes

11
2. Turn the adjustment wheel to set the desired value.
3. Confirm the setting by pressing
a. the operating button or the right Softkey for OK, which will exit the
editing mode.
OR
b. the middle Softkey for NEXT, to move on to edit the next highlighted
setting.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all settings you wish to edit.
5. To exit the editing mode without saving changes, press the left Softkey for
BACK.
To use the pipette with the selected program:
1. Press the operating button to aspirate the liquid (selected volume +
excess).
2. Press the operating button again to dispense the selected volume.
3. To continue reverse pipetting without discarding the excess volume, press
the left Softkey for NO and return to step 1.
4. To discard the excess volume and empty the tip, press the operating
button twice.
5. Eject the tip by pressing the electronic tip ejector button.
Advanced Functions
Counter, Excess Adjustment, and Tracker can be used in conjunction with
Reverse Pipetting.
−Counter counts the number of times a liquid is dispensed. Counting can be
set to start at any number.
−Excess Adjustment can be used to set the excess volume. Otherwise a
default value is used.
−Tracker displays the location to next dispense liquid in a microplate.
For more information on using advanced functions see section 3.2.10.
NOTE! Only one advanced function can be selected at a time.
3.2.3. Multi-Dispensing
Multi-Dispensing aspirates the total volume as well as an excess volume, then
repetitively dispenses equal volumes of liquid. It is recommended for long
pipetting series and microplate dispensing.
To select Multi-Dispensing mode:
1. Select MENU by pressing the left Softkey.
2. Use the adjustment wheel to select Multi-Disp and confirm by pressing
the operating button or the right Softkey for OK. The latest settings used
will then be displayed.
To edit the settings for volume, speed, and number of dispensings:
1. Press the middle Softkey for EDIT or turn the adjustment wheel all the way
to the right or left. The first setting to be edited is now highlighted.
2. Turn the adjustment wheel to set the desired value.
3. Confirm the setting by pressing
a. the operating button or the right Softkey for OK, which will exit the
editing mode.
OR
b. the middle Softkey for NEXT, to the next highlighted setting.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all settings you wish to edit.
5. To exit the editing mode without saving changes, press the left Softkey
for BACK.
To use the pipette with the selected program:
1. Press the operating button to aspirate the liquid (selected volume +
excess).
2. Press the operating button again to discard the prime excess.
Dispensing 10 µl twelve times.