BRAND Liquid Handling Station Operator's Manual page 10

Minimum bottom distance
Denotes the smallest permitted distance between the labware bottom and the lower end
of the tip that will be approached when moving into the labware. This distance is used
to avoid crashes and ensure the correct aspiration of liquids.
P
Pipetting step
Aspiration of a predefined volume from a source well and dispense of that volume (entirely
or in partial steps) in a destination well.
Position
Individual recess on the Work Table onto which the labware can be positioned. The
Work Table of the Liquid Handling Station has eight positions. Seven of them can be
equipped freely, but one position is predefined for the waste box.
R
Remaining Volume
Volume that must remain in the labware to permit defined, reliable liquid aspiration. The
remaining volume is reliant on the minimum immersion depth and the minimum bottom
distance.
S
Settings
Configurations for the labware on the individual positions, as well as the individual
commands.
Source
Labware from which liquid is taken to transfer it into another labware (the destination).
Source Well
Individual well in a piece of labware defined as the source.
T
Tab Denotes individual tabs on a menu tab. Example: Method tab on the main menu.
Transfer
A single transfer includes all the pipetting steps carried out between one or more sources
and one or more destinations in a Transfer command.
Transfer volume
The volume of liquid transferred from the source into the destination, or into the indi-
vidual wells of the destination.
V
(Distribution) Pattern
Specification of the position of aspiration in a source (source wells) and the position of
dispensing of a destination (destination wells).
W
Well Content
General: Contents of one or more wells.
In the operating software: Settings such as liquid volume, name, liquid type that apply
to the contents of a fillable labware.
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