Main Screen - Labcyte Echo 525 User Manual

USER GUIDE | Echo® 525 Liquid Handler User Guide

Main Screen

The Echo Liquid Handler software opens in the Main screen. The Main screen shows tabs for each major function and user
interactive area for selecting from a list of protocols or clicking options or function keys. The first tab shows the Protocols window.
Below the user interactive area is the status window. This window displays every action that the Echo hardware or software
performs. The follow page describes the elements of the Main screen.
Tabs: Each tab opens a window for a function or related group of functions.
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Protocols: In the Echo Liquid Handler software, a protocol is a set of user-selected parameters (plate/fluid type,
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plate mapping, transfer volume, and repetition) that define a single liquid transfer procedure. The Protocols window
lists the protocols available to run. From this window you can create, modify, run, or delete a protocol.
Labware: The Labware window shows a list of pre-defined types of microplates. You can select these microplates
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during the creation of a protocol. From this window you can also create additional destination microplates.
Diagnostics: The Diagnostics window displays the status of the Echo Liquid Handler. From this window you can
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also manipulate some of the individual motor controls and perform some maintenance tasks.
Calibration: The Calibration window provides calibration procedures for microplate registration, power modulation,
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transducer focus, and barcode alignment.
Advanced: The Advanced window provides additional liquid transfer options and system functions, such as
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shutting down or restarting the instrument.
Function Keys: Function keys perform tasks specific to the window in which they are displayed, such as creating, editing,
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or removing a protocol.
Status window: Two status windows are available: Client and Server. The Client status window shows the applications that
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are executed during a protocol run. The Server status window shows the individual tasks that are performed within an
application.
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Figure 48: First window in the Echo Liquid Handler software
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