Agilent Technologies AssayMAP Bravo Installation Manual page 71

Teaching the 96AM Wash Station at deck location 1
AssayMAP Bravo Platform Installation Guide
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Carefully, use the Jog Axes Down +Z control to move the pipette tips down
until the pipette tip is 1–2 mm from the crosshairs, and then use the Jog
Axes X/Y controls to center the A1 tip above the crosshairs.
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When the A1 tip is perfectly centered above the crosshairs, click Teach to
save this value temporarily.
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Click the Move to safe height at current X/Y position. Remove the teaching plate
from the Orbital Shaking Station.
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Ensure that deck location 9 is still selected, and then click Move. The head
moves down so that the tip is approximately 10 mm above the top surface
of the plate nest in the Orbital Shaking Station.
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Use the Down +Z control to lower the pipette head incrementally.
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When the pipette tip is 1–2 mm above the flat surface of the Orbital
Shaking Station, do the following:
a
Set the Down +Z increment to 0.2 mm. Carefully, jog the head down in
0.2- mm increments just until a 0.254- mm (0.010- inch) feeler gauge
cannot fit under the pipette tip.
b
Raise the head by 0.05- mm increments until you reach the lowest
possible height that allows the feeler gauge to slide under the pipette
tip without deflecting it.
Note: Alternatively, you may use the Jog Axes controls to move the head
down in the z- axis until the pipette tip is as close as possible to the
top surface of the plate nest, without making contact.
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Click Teach to set the new teachpoint values for deck location 9.
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To save the new teachpoint for this location, click the Profiles tab, and then
click Update this profile.
CAUTION
Failure to remove the pipette tip from the A1 probe will cause the pipette tip to
collide with the wash station chimney, damaging the Bravo 96AM Head and 96AM Wash
Station. Ensure that you remove the pipette tip before starting the procedure.
For this procedure, you will center the syringe probes above the wash station
chimneys to adjust the x- and y- axes for the teachpoint, but you will use the
existing z- axis teachpoint.
To teach the 96AM Wash Station:
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If you have not already done so, remove the pipette tip from probe A1.
IMPORTANT
Ensure that the 250- µL tip remains selected as the
Teaching tip type in the Profiles tab. Ensure that no pipette tips or
cartridges are seated on the Bravo 96AM Head.
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In the Bravo Diagnostics Jog/Teach tab, click Location 1.
Teaching part 2: Adjusting teachpoints for accessories
Setting the teachpoints
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