VICI M50 - Example Application Methods; 1 Prime System; 2 Aspirate and Dispense

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Example Application Methods
In the Test Mode, user-entered flow parameters cannot be saved; when you
exit the software, the values revert to defaults. So creating several simple
example methods is a useful way to start learning the M6-LHS software.
ThemethodsbelowutilizeowparameterscharacteristicoftheModelM6,
butthesameprinciplesapplytoprogrammingfortheM50.
Example method 1: “Prime System”
1. Fromthemainmenu,chooseMethod>Newtoopenthescreenin
Figure 10onpage12.
2. Action line one will be highlighted. In the pump function field, select
Dispense,andenterthevolumeandowratevaluesfromStep2atthe
topofpage11.Thiswilldispensetheisopropylalcohol,asinourinitial
priming done in the Test mode.
3. ClickDuplicatetoaddanew,identicalaction.
4. While action line 2 is highlighted, check the Event box.
5. Click the End Edit button.
6. On the main menu, choose Method > Save, and call this method “prime
system”.
Running “prime system”
1. Withtheinlettubeinavesselofisopropylalcohol,clicktheRunbutton.
TheboxnexttoDispenseinthefunctionstatusareawillturngreen,indi-
cating that the first action line is underway.
Since the Event box for action line 2 is checked, the program will pause
before executing action line 2.
2. Move the inlet tube to a vessel of water and click on the Event button to
start action line 2, which now dispenses water to flush the alcohol from
the system.
Example method 2: “Aspirate and Dispense”
1. Fromthemainmenu,chooseMethod>Newtoopenthescreenin
Figure 10onpage12.
2. Action line one will be highlighted. In the pump function field, select
Wash,thenenter1000forthevolumeand9000fortheowrate.For
larger tubing, increase the wash volume to equal five times the tubing
volume.
3. ClicktheDuplicatebuttontomakeanidenticalWashactionline.
4. UsetheDn(down)buttontohighlightthesecondline,thenclickthe
Insert button.
5. For the newly inserted line, select Aspirate in the pump function field,
thenenter10forthevolumeand100fortheowrate.
6. ClicktheDuplicatebuttontomakeanidenticalAspirateline.
7. Click on the newly created line to highlight it, then change the volume to
100andtheowrateto500,andenter“2”intheWaitbox.
Programming Application Methods