Qiagen QIAcuity 911000 User Manual page 78

Note: The Edit plate button becomes available when a plate is loaded and the instrument
successfully received the data from the Software Suite. The Create a new plate button is
available when the plate's barcode is not found in the Software Suite database or when the
QIAcuity cannot connect to the Software Suite.
3. Proceed to Plate configuration procedure.
To start the configuration of a plate that has not been loaded into the instrument, follow these
steps:
1. On the Home (Running status) screen, tap New Plate.
Note: The New Plate button is not available for single-plate instruments.
2. To input the barcode manually, tap the Barcode field. To scan the barcode using the external
USB scanner, tap Scan.
3. Proceed to Plate configuration procedure.
Plate configuration procedure
To configure a plate and start the run, follow these steps:
1. In the General data step, enter the following information:
Plate Name: Enter the name of the plate.
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Note: The plate type is automatically selected based on the scanned barcode.
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Description (optional): Provide a description for the plate.
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Note: If you are editing an existing plate, you can only change the value in the dPCR
Parameter section. The fields in the General Data section are disabled.
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