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SpectraMax M3, M4, M5, and M5
Chapter 4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cuvette Read-Quick Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Microplate Read-Quick Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Turn the Instrument and Computer On . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Set the Temperature (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Select the Wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Read the Cuvette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Read the Microplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Optimizing Fluorescence Assays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Optimizing Absorbance Assays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Excitation and Emission Wavelengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emission Cutoff Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Readings Per Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PMT Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Temperature Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Optimizing Luminescence Assays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 5 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Cleaning the Fan Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Changing the Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Opening the Drawer Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Error Codes and Probable Causes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Multi-Mode Microplate Readers
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