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Viscous Dispensing Tips and Tricks.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
Adding a Dispense Delay.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Using Excel to Edit a Dispense Design..................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Creating and Using Protocols.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Creating and Using Reagent Configurations....................................................................................................................................................................................................55
Priming the Chips...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Executing a Plate Dispense............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Recovering Excess Reagent Volume.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Importing Dispense Data..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
Reloading Dispense Data................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68
Normalizing Concentration............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Cleaning the Chips................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................73
Dispensing ROCK MAKER
Dispensing FORMULATOR
Performing a MANTIS Factory Reset......................................................................................................................................................................................................................76
Resolving Dispense List Errors....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................77
Using the Options Menu...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................78
Using the Security Settings............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................83
Chapter 10: Large Capacity Chip Changer (LC3)...............................................................................................................................................................................88
LC3 Components...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................88
Setting Up the LC3 for a Dispense............................................................................................................................................................................................................................91
Tuning the LC3 Carousel..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................92
Chapter 11: MANTIS Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID)........................................................................................................................................................95
Using the RFID Functionality in MANTIS..............................................................................................................................................................................................................97
Chapter 12: MANTIS Configuration........................................................................................................................................................................................................101
Configuring MANTIS-ROCK MAKER Integration..........................................................................................................................................................................................101
Configuring MANTIS-FORMULATOR Integration.......................................................................................................................................................................................104
Chapter 13: Deck Geometry Correction..............................................................................................................................................................................................106
Chapter 14: System Maintenance...........................................................................................................................................................................................................108
Sterilizing MANTIS Chips ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................108
Chapter 15: Troubleshooting and FAQs...............................................................................................................................................................................................110
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................110
FAQs...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................114
Accessories........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................115
Index......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................117
® Crystallization Software Plate Designs...............................................................................................................................................74
® Screen Builder Plate Designs..................................................................................................................................................................75
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