Status Indicators - Molecular Devices SPECTRAmax 340PC Operator's Manual

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[Print]
Sends the data from the most recent reading to the printer (if it is connected
directly to the SPECTRAmax 340PC).
[Drawer]
Opens or closes the microplate drawer. Whether or not the drawer will remain
open depends on the incubator setting. If the incubator is off, the drawer will
remain open; if the incubator is on, the drawer will close after approximately
10 seconds to assist in maintaining temperature control within the microplate
chamber.
[READ]
Pressing this key causes the microplate drawer to close automatically, if it was
open, after which the selected assay read mode begins.

Status Indicators

At the far right of the LCD are indicators as shown in Figure 1.3. These indica-
tors will be illuminated when the SPECTRAmax 340PC is performing certain
actions as described below.
Figure 1.3: LCD Indicators
CALIBRATING Illuminated during the automatic calibration cycle before the
instrument reads the microplate.
READING Illuminated while the instrument is reading a microplate.
TEMPERATURE This indicator flashes when the incubator is turned on and
the set point has not yet been reached; it is illuminated con-
tinuously (no longer flashing) when the set temperature has
been reached (± 0.3°C).
BLANK ON Illuminated when a BLANK pattern is active.
SPECTRAmax 340PC Microplate Spectrophotometer Operator's Manual