B. Well Selection - Promega E8051 Technical Manual

3. Firmly snap the plate adapter into place to continue with an assay run.
Caution: The Microplate Sample Tray should only have the cover in place for
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96-well plate formats. For all other plate formats, the cover must be removed.
For instructions on how to remove the Microplate Sample Tray Cover refer to
Section 20.D.

9.B. Well Selection

To select or deselect a well, touch the well. This will toggle the coloration of
the well on the touch screen. Green indicates that a well is selected and gray
indicates that a well is deselected. In Absorbance mode, touching the screen
also toggles to Ref, which refers to reference wells.
To select or deselect a whole row or column, touch the corresponding number
or letter. Hold down the button and drag to select multiple rows or columns.
When the "All" button is touched, the entire plate toggles between being either
selected or deselected.
1. Touch the "Plate" button to open the Plate Mapping screen. Select wells to
be read. Green indicates a well is selected. Gray indicates a well is
deselected (Figure 19).
2. The message box below the wells summarizes the well selection.
3. Touch the "OK" button to commit changes made on the Plate Mapping
screen. Touch the "X" button to cancel any changes made.
4. The wells that are selected to read are saved with each protocol setting.
When using a saved protocol, always double-check that the well selection
is properly set to read the intended wells.
Figure 19. Plate Mapping screen. On the plate mapping screen, green indicates
selected wells, gray indicates deselected wells.
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