Configuring Source Labware - Beckman Coulter BiomekFX Quick Start Manual

2-10 Learning to Create Methods for the Biomek® FX
Techniques
Techniques allow
pipetting settings to be
saved globally and used
in any method. Biomek
Software includes several
predefined techniques. If
Auto-Select is chosen in
a pipetting step, such as
Transfer, each time a
method is created,
Biomek Software
automatically selects the
technique most
appropriate for the
pipetting operation.
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2.4.3

Configuring Source Labware

To configure the labware named Resv as source labware in the Transfer step:
1. Click on Click here to add a source.
2. Click on Resv labware sitting on P4 in the Current Deck Display.
Note: The information you supplied during Instrument Setup is displayed in
the source labware configuration.
3. Leave the Auto-Select checkbox selected to use the technique selected by
Biomek Software.
4. Right-click on the large tip illustration next to the microplate graphic in the
configuration and choose Measure from the Bottom.
5. To adjust and set the aspirate height for the depth the tip descends into the
reservoir, place the mouse cursor over the tip illustration. When the cursor
turns into a hand, hold the left mouse button down to move the hand up and down
until the depth is as close to 1.00 mm from bottom as you can get. Then adjust
the height precisely to 1.00 mm using the following note. This will be your
aspirate height for this transfer.
Note: After you click on the tip, you can adjust the height more precisely by
using the up or down arrow keys on your keyboard while holding the Alt key.
You can also right-click on the graphic, then select from the menu that appears to
adjust the height.
The source labware configuration is complete and the main editor now looks like
Figure 2-9.
Figure 2-9. Transfer step with source labware configured