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3.2.9. Protocols (Only in Picus® NxT)
User-definable protocols speed up routine pipetting sequences. A maximum
of ten pipetting and advanced funtion combinations can be used within a
protocol. For example, pipetting with mixing counts as one combination.
To set up or edit a pipetting protocol:
1. Select MENU by pressing the left Softkey.
2. Use the adjustment wheel to select Protocols and confirm by pressing the
operating button or the Softkey for OK.
3. Use the adjustment wheel to select the desired protocol to set up or edit
(P1-P3).
4. Press the middle Softkey for EDIT.
a. If the protocol has not yet been set up, you are first asked to enter a
protocol name.
b. If the protocol already exists either:
i. Continue editing by pressing the Softkey for EDIT. Then go to step
6. When editing an existing protocol, it is not possible to edit the
protocol name.
OR
ii. Clear the existing protocol by pressing the operating button or the
Softkey for OK.
5. Edit the name of the protocol by pressing the Softkey for EDIT, or accept
the name with the Softkey for OK.
a. When entering editing mode, the first character becomes highlighted
and can be edited.
b. Capital letters are used by default. Use the middle Softkey to change the
character type: ABC for capital letters, abc for lower case letters, 123 for
numbers and #@! for other characters.
c. Turn the adjustment wheel to select your chosen character and confirm
by pressing the operating button or the right Softkey for OK.
d. The next character to be edited is then highlighted. Repeat steps b and c
until you have entered the name.
e. Press the operating button or the softkey for OK to accept the changes
and exit the editing mode.
6. To add a step into a protocol:
a. Select Add step with the adjustment wheel and confirm with the
operating button or Softkey for OK.
b. Select the desired pipetting mode with the adjustment wheel and
confirm with the operating button or Softkey for OK.
i. You can select all main pipetting modes and the timer. The timer
alerts the user when a defined period of time has elapsed.
ii. Each main pipetting mode, optionally combined with an advanced
function and the timer, counts as one step in a protocol. A
maximum of 10 steps can be included in a protocol.
c. If needed, edit the mode settings. Move from one setting to the next
(including additional modes) using the Softkey for NEXT. Change
settings using the adjustment wheel.
i. Settings order: basic mode settings (volume/number of dispenses/
number of aspirations) – speed settings – advanced function
settings.
ii. Advanced function settings can be changed using the adjustment
wheel.
d. When in basic mode settings or speed settings, you can save the step
using the operating button or the Softkey for SAVE. When the Softkey
for SAVE is pressed, all settings in the step are saved.
e. Repeat the process from 6. a. to 6. d. until the protocol is ready.
7. To edit a step:
a. Use the adjustment wheel to select the step you wish to edit and
confirm by pressing the operating button or the Softkey for EDIT.
b. Follow the steps in 6. c. to 6. d. until the editing is completed.
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