Setting Up The Software; Loading A Microplate - Molecular Devices MultiWash+ User Manual

MicroWash+ Microplate Washer User Guide

Setting Up the Software

Before running procedures with the MultiWash+ Microplate Washer, select the instrument
set up options, define the microplate types, define the wash or rinse cycles, and then define
the procedures.
Do the software set up procedures in the following order:
1. Selecting Instrument Set Up Options, see page 113
2. Defining a Microplate Type, see page 77
3. Defining a Wash or Rinse Cycle, see page 65
4. Defining a Procedure, see page 51

Loading a Microplate

A microplate can be loaded into the microplate carrier in either portrait or landscape
orientation, depending on the installed manifold.
The standard 8-channel manifold works with 96-well plates in portrait orientation.
The optional 12-channel manifold works with 96-well plates in landscape orientation.
The optional 16-channel manifold works with 384-well plates in portrait orientation.
The instrument comes with the standard 8-channel manifold.
Figure 2-2: A 96-Well Microplate in Portrait and Landscape Orientation
In portrait orientation, load the microplate with well A1 in the upper-right corner.
In landscape orientation, load the microplate with well A1 in the upper-left corner.
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