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Chapter 6
Customizing the CytoFluor System
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6.5 Configuring the Scanner for Top
or Bottom Plate Reading
Changing probe
position
Checking probe
height
6.5.1 Changing the Probe Position
Configuring
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You can configure your CytoFluor scanner to read plates from
the top or bottom, depending on your application needs. To do
this, you need to move the probe by using the procedure in
Section 6.5.1, Changing the Probe Position.
After you move the probe, you must check the probe height
position and adjust it if necessary. If you have a
CytoFluor Series 4000/TR use the procedures in
Section 6.5.2, Checking and Adjusting Probe Height in a
Temperature-Ready Scanner. If you have a CytoFluor Series
4000/TC use the procedures in Section 6.5.3, Checking and
Adjusting Probe Height in a Temperature Control Scanner.
The default configuration for the system is the bottom-read
position. The illustrations in the following procedure show
changing the probe from the top-read position to the
bottom-read position.
To change the probe position:
1.
Make sure the plate transport carrier is inside the
scanner. If it is not inside, select the Maintenance
menu. Then click on the Plate In button.
2. Turn off the scanner. Open the scanner cover by turning
the thumb wheel clockwise and lifting up the cover.
3. Slide the probe arm gently to an area where you can
access the probe. When the probe is in the top-read
position, the upper fiber-optic cable goes to the emission
module and the lower fiber-optic cable goes to the
excitation module.
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