Plate Calibration - tecan sunrise RC Technical Manual

4.4.6

Plate calibration

2004-10 Technical Manual for sunrise RC, TW, TS, TC, BC, 6F No. T 137 302 Rev No. 1.1
Click Poti check again to check and adjust the other filters (adjustment is done
automatically by the software. The values should not be higher than 55 %.)
Make sure the values are correct for all of the available filters on the filter slide. If
the values are within the correct range, click Close to return to the Mirror and
Lamp Adjust dialog box.
If the values are too far apart, and it is not possible to get better results, the fiber
optic must be replaced. See chapter 6.9 Replacing Fiber Bundle.
Select Plate calibration... from the <Setup> menu. The following dialog box is
displayed:
Select a filter and click Start to calibrate the plate transport. The <home to fixed
out> and the <home to fixed in> values calibrate the in and out movement.
<home to full dark edge> is a white-dark position on the plate carrier and is
adjusted by the light beam. It counts the steps from the home to the dark edge
position. The <home to rear> shows the number of steps from the home to the
rear plate transport position. This adjustment is required to locate all the wells on
a MTP plate correctly.
4. Firmware and Software Description
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