Pipetting; Pipetting Modes - VWR International VWR 10 Instruction Manual

Reset: To reset your pipette, simultaneously press on the Push-button and the Mode-button for at
least 5 seconds.
Switch off: To switch off your VWR Electronic Pipette, press the Push-button for at least 5 sec.
Display: The VWR Electronic Pipette display is an OLED screen. It shows the current mode and
operation step, pipetting volume, battery indicator and piston status (aspirated and dispensed
volume) in real time.
Warning messages appear in the place of volume.
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PIPETTING

Your VWR Electronic Pipette is set by default on "PIPET Mode", that means forward pipetting.
You can select a volume and start to pipette.
Switch on
Press Push-button.
Adjust the volume setting
• Hold your VWR electronic pipette in pipette position.
• Turn the Push-button half way (quite quickly), the screen will display:
"click to change volume"
• Now press the Push-button; the volume on the display will start blinking, you can now adjust the
volume:
• Turn the Push-button either clockwise to decrease volume or counter clockwise to increase
volume, like indicated on the button.
• Press the Push-button one time when finished. The volume is locked.
You are ready to pipette!
The tip can be emptied at any time during a pipetting cycle. To do so, turn
the Push-button quickly: the message "click to abort" will appear on the
screen. Click on the Push-button to validate: the liquid will be dispensed
and an automatic purge followed by piston reset to zero will occur.
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PIPETTING MODES

VWR Electronic Pipette offers essential pipette modes for a large number of applications: you will
find all pipetting modes in the menu (for system settings refer to the chapters 7 and 13). Access the
menu by pushing the Mode-button. To choose one of the pipetting modes, turn the
Push-button and confirm your selection with a simple click!
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