Chapter 1: Introduction; Computer Integration - Molecular Devices EMax Plus User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

The EMax® Plus Microplate Reader is a filter-based absorbance microplate reader with eight
standard filters for a wide range of applications.
The instrument can read 96-well plates to run protocols with the visible Absorbance (ABS)
read mode with the Endpoint and Kinetic read types.
The high sensitivity and flexibility of the EMax Plus Microplate Reader make it useful for
applications in the fields of biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, and
microbiology.
Typical applications include ELISA, total protein, and cell proliferation.
Application notes with specific application protocol suggestions are in the Information
Center and Knowledge Base on the Molecular Devices web site at
www.moleculardevices.com.

Computer Integration

Each Molecular Devices microplate reader is shipped with a license key for the SoftMax® Pro
Data Acquisition and Analysis Software that you install on the computer that you use to
operate the instrument. The SoftMax Pro Software provides integrated instrument control,
data display, and statistical data analysis.
You should install the SoftMax Pro Software on the computer before you set up the
instrument. Please be aware that some updates to the SoftMax Pro Software require a
purchase. Contact Molecular Devices before you update the software. To download the
latest version of the software, visit:
https://www.moleculardevices.com/products/microplate-readers/acquisition-and-analysis-
software/softmax-pro-software#Order.
Note: For information about the computer specifications that are required to run the
software, the software installation and licensing instructions, and the directions to
create the software connection between the computer and the instrument, see the
SoftMax Pro Data Acquisition and Analysis Software Installation Guide.
To prevent data loss, turn off all sleep and hibernation settings for the hard disk, the CPU,
and the USB ports. Disable automatic Windows updates. Update Windows manually when
you do not use the computer to control an instrument. You can set these options in
Windows Control Panel.
You can connect the instrument to a printer and operate the instrument in stand alone
mode to run basic Absorbance read mode Endpoint read type protocols. In stand alone
mode, the instrument control panel enables you to adjust the temperature and the
wavelength to do fixed point plate reads. For the SpectraMax Plus 384 you can do fixed point
cuvette reads. Stand alone mode is not available for the VersaMax.
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