HP D300 Operating Manual page 15

8. On the HP D300 Digital Dispenser main operating window, click File and then Load Plate
Configuration, then locate and select a plate configuration (.xls) that has been previously
saved on your computer. Example configurations are in C:\Program Files\HP-D300\Configs.
Many of the settings, including the Fluids List, assay volume, DMSO limit, plate layout and the
plate jitter option, will change to reflect the configuration you select. See
five plates can be included in a Plate Configuration for multiplate configurations.
Figure 4-8 Click File and then Load Plate Configuration
9. If the Fluids List needs to be modified, enter the new fluid name, source plate, source well and
concentration in the Source Plate/Vial, Source Well and Concentration columns in the Fluids
List. Only the fluid name and concentration are required. See
NOTE: These identifiers may be typed into the Fluids List individually, or they may be entered by
scanning a barcode, or pasted in from an Excel or other tab-separated file that has a compatible
layout. To copy and paste information from another file, the information must be arranged in
columns as the Fluids List is, but it is not necessary that the originating table contain all of the
columns that the Fluids List contains. Once you have pasted information into the Fluids List, if
certain cells (such as those in the Concentration column) do not contain the proper numerical
data, then default values will be used for those cells.
TIP: Paste information from another file into the Fluids List just as you would in any other
Windows program: click in the upper left-most cell that you want to paste into, then right-click and
select Paste.
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If the NoDispense check box is selected, you can program that fluid just like the other
fluids, but it will not be dispensed. This may be useful when you want to maintain
information in the output report file about wells that have not been dispensed into. See
Figure 4-9.
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If the Edit check box is deselected, that fluid cannot be added to the configuration and will
not be displayed in the plate layout. This fluid will still be displayed in the Global View
layout if it was added to any wells prior to deselecting the Edit check box, and it will still be
dispensed. Deselecting the Edit check box may be useful when you have added multiple
fluids to individual wells and want to view or manipulate one or more fluids in the well, but
not all the fluids in the well.
10. Click on the arrow at the lower-right corner of the Fluids List to display the entire Fluids List.
See Figure 4-9.
HP D300 Digital Dispenser
Figure 4-8. Up to
Figure 4-9.
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